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The women leading Africa’s FinTech boom
We speak to the female entrepreneurs who are digitalising money and services.
24 May 2022,17 mins
La Liga's record deal
Ashish Sharma investigates a 50 year deal La Liga has signed with an investment company.
23 May 2022,17 mins
Million by 30: Ally Salama
Ally Salama tells us how he started a podcast, which has had over a million downloads.
20 May 2022,17 mins
Spending on defence
How has Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed attitudes to defence spending?
19 May 2022,17 mins
Generation Z and crypto trading
Why some young people are drawn to risky digital assets like cryptocurrency and NFTs
18 May 2022,17 mins
Rebuilding Puerto Rico's electricity supply
Meet the Puerto Ricans trying to move their country to sustainable electricity sources.
17 May 2022,17 mins
Business Daily Meets: Estonia’s first billionaire
Kristo Käärmann tells us how a €500 mistake led to a multi-billion dollar business.
16 May 2022,17 mins
Million by 30: Iseult Ward
Iseult Ward explains how she made millions of meals from tonnes of food waste.
13 May 2022,17 mins
Eurovision: The price of performing
What is the economic impact of taking part in one of the world's biggest song contests?
12 May 2022,17 mins
Cash in a conflict
How does day-to-day survival work in a war when cash and food are in short supply?
11 May 2022,17 mins
The Royal Family: How strong is its brand?
How valuable is the British royal brand? How badly has it been damaged in recent years?
10 May 2022,17 mins
Turning waste into money
How rubbish can be turned into money, and opportunity.
09 May 2022,17 mins
Million by 30: Hertzy Kabeya
Tech entrepreneur, Hertzy Kabeya, tells us how he made a million before turning 30.
06 May 2022,17 mins
How the war in Ukraine has affected global tourism
Resorts hoping for a post-pandemic boom have now lost Russian and Ukrainian tourists
05 May 2022,17 mins
The DNA sequencing revolution
The fast and portable DNA sequencers that are transforming conservation and medicine.
04 May 2022,17 mins
Female digital entrepreneurs in Africa
How digital platforms are helping African women gain financial independence.
03 May 2022,17 mins
Living face-to-face with climate change
Coastal communities in Sâo Tomé and Príncipe tell us they're seeing homes washed away.
02 May 2022,17 mins
Disney's Florida fallout
Why has Florida's governor targeted Disney, and what will the row mean for the company?
29 Apr 2022,17 mins
The power of the brooch
The brooch might be a small accessory, but it’s got an awful lot to say
28 Apr 2022,17 mins
False banana: A new superfood?
Could enset, or false banana, help solve global food insecurity?
27 Apr 2022,17 mins
The cost of China’s zero-Covid policy
How is China's Covid policy affecting the country's economy, and the people living there?
26 Apr 2022,17 mins
Wealth from waste: can urban mining save the planet?
Can extracting materials from used products make us less reliant on traditional mining?
25 Apr 2022,17 mins
Sporting Sanctions
We look at how sport has reacted to the conflict in Ukraine.
22 Apr 2022,17 mins
Fleeing danger
We look at how businesses evacuate their staff from dangerous situations.
21 Apr 2022,17 mins
Will satellite internet technology connect the world?
Elon Musk gave satellite internet terminals to Ukraine and Tonga, but does it work?
20 Apr 2022,17 mins
Why whales matter
Can baleen whales rebound from near extinction and help revive ocean life?
19 Apr 2022,17 mins
The future of job interviews
Are face-to-face grillings a thing of the past?
18 Apr 2022,17 mins
The chocolate islands
São Tomé and Príncipe was once the world’s biggest cocoa exporter. What happened?
15 Apr 2022,17 mins
Nike’s most controversial ad campaign
Greg Hoffman, former Nike CMO, tells us how the ad with Colin Kaepernick came about.
14 Apr 2022,17 mins
Sri Lanka's debt crisis
Why is Sri Lanka facing its biggest economic crisis for decades?
13 Apr 2022,17 mins