BBC World Service - Business Daily

Women's empowerment

How poor women can be given the power to earn their own living as entrepreneurs.

Why some people pin their faith on alternative investments, such as wine or stamps.

Are Africans benefiting from the billions China is spending on the continent?

Can entrepreneurs provide the economic growth the world needs right now?

When will Africa be able to feed itself and the world?

Is giving presents is a waste of money? We look at the economics of gift-giving

The festive fellow who could help save Europe's indebted economies, and shale gas.

What can businesses do about corporate espionage?

How can a country can cope when its main source of wealth, its oil wells, are taken away?

Coal is booming because of rising demand from Asia. What will it mean for climate change?