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Power failure in Iraq
Why is Iraq still crippled by power shortages? Plus, safety rules that test our patience
07 Sep 2010,18 mins
Ethical and green?
Green hot air or green cool thought? With: high rises, eco funerals and treadle-mills.
06 Sep 2010,18 mins
The road to the future?
Business Daily looks at voice control in the car of the future - would you use it?
03 Sep 2010,18 mins
Success in adversity
Why are there so few Muslim companies that make it onto the list of the biggest brands.
02 Sep 2010,18 mins
A brutal trade
The US law that tries to stop companies buying minerals which fund conflict and abuse.
01 Sep 2010,18 mins
Is Europe's social model dead?
Is Europe's social welfare model unaffordable? And, should women show cleavage at work?
31 Aug 2010,18 mins
Speculators and commodities
Are commodity prices too low? Is it right and fair for speculators to force them higher?
30 Aug 2010,18 mins
China's disguised bank loans
How China's banks hid the size of their lending, by disguising loans as investments.
27 Aug 2010,18 mins
Cars and culture
What cars say about America and the old Soviet Union
26 Aug 2010,18 mins
Is private equity misleading investors?
Has the private equity industry been misleading investors about returns on their money?
25 Aug 2010,18 mins
The cost of low prices
Should governments put a cap on food and fuel prices to help the poorest in society?
24 Aug 2010,18 mins
Advertising in Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's biggest advertising firms says there is still no hope for rapid growth
23 Aug 2010,18 mins
Nanny state or caring government?
Should sweet drinks be taxed so we drink less and get healthier? And money and football.
20 Aug 2010,18 mins
No Oil. No Gas. No Problem?
Top scientists on how the world can stop using oil totally. Is nuclear the answer?
19 Aug 2010,18 mins
A Business Jihad?
The CEO of a huge Malaysian company wants a "business jihad" to lift Islamic economies.
18 Aug 2010,18 mins
The Future of Television.
With 900 channels how to choose what to watch? The people shaping the industry tell us.
17 Aug 2010,18 mins
All change for China's currency?
Is the loss of Chinese jobs a price worth paying to tilt its economy away from exports?
16 Aug 2010,18 mins
How to win friends and influence people
Why London city traders are taking up courses in 'ultimate violence' to protect themselves
13 Aug 2010,18 mins
An immigration auction?
Nobel laureate Gary Becker argues that the right to move country should be auctioned
12 Aug 2010,18 mins
Networking: Is it what you know or who you know?
New and old ways to meet people, from Freemasons to Facebook plus speed networking
11 Aug 2010,18 mins
Tax is good!
Why a smile is bringing in more revenue for tax collectors in Sierra Leone
10 Aug 2010,18 mins
Harvard MBAs - arrogant and immoral?
The Dean of Harvard Business School refutes charges it helped to cause the credit crisis.
09 Aug 2010,18 mins
Banks, Beaches and Brazilians
Are bankers being wise or just self-interested with the latest plans for banking reform?
06 Aug 2010,18 mins
Is the internet best for the young .... and younger?
How do young people drive innovation? And technology insights from Google Ghana's boss.
05 Aug 2010,18 mins
Blood Diamonds, Twitter - And Legal Cannabis.
What to do about alleged violence around a Zimbabwe diamond mine. Plus, pot and Twitter.
04 Aug 2010,18 mins
BP's Chairman Speaks Out
The first interview with Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg after BP's boardroom shake-up.
04 Aug 2010,18 mins
America's Stimulus
America's 787 billion dollar stimulus package, is it working? Steve Evans finds out.
03 Aug 2010,18 mins
All in the mind
Why do we spend less if we have a big note rather than smaller ones.
03 Aug 2010,18 mins
Iran: The Business of Revolution.
How did the Revoutionary Guard become a huge economic enterprise? A founder tells us.
02 Aug 2010,18 mins
Banks: Money and Morals.
Niall Ferguson on Siegmund Warburg. What could today's bankers learn from him? Morality?
30 Jul 2010,18 mins