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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
What can women, and men, do if their boss behaves inappropriately towards them?
24 Oct 2017,17 mins
Kenya Elections: What Next?
Can Kenya's controversial election go ahead and what has the impact been on the economy?
23 Oct 2017,17 mins
How Long Until the Next Crash?
Thirty years after the 1987 Black Monday crash, are markets overvalued yet again?
20 Oct 2017,17 mins
Schooling China's Kids
Is China's education system too academic, too high pressure and too elitist?
19 Oct 2017,17 mins
China's Second Class Citizens
Migrant workers in China's big cities still lack the same rights as their urban peers
18 Oct 2017,17 mins
Kicking The Plastic Habit
Single-use plastics are an environmental nightmare, so what is industry doing about it?
17 Oct 2017,17 mins
Money Transfers: Are They Too Costly?
Global remittances exceed global aid budgets, but are money transfer costs too high?
16 Oct 2017,17 mins
The Future of Healthcare
Big data could revolutionise medicine, say speakers at the Future in Review conference.
13 Oct 2017,17 mins
Should We Fear or Embrace the Future?
3D printers, cyber-security, AI - we report from the Future in Review tech conference.
12 Oct 2017,17 mins
The Price of Independence
Catalonia is pushing for independence, but at what cost to the economy?
11 Oct 2017,17 mins
Texas, Trump and Immigration
How a Trump presidency is impacting the fluid border region between Texas and Mexico
10 Oct 2017,17 mins
Economics: Does it Have a Problem with Women?
The lack of diversity in economics and challenging the causes of the gender pay gap
09 Oct 2017,17 mins
Credit Frenzy in China
Consumer spending is booming in China, but so is consumer debt - should we be worried?
06 Oct 2017,17 mins
Beijing's Big Plan
China plans to turn rural town Xiong’an into a city of 5 million over the next decade.
05 Oct 2017,17 mins
The New Bankers
Will 'challenger' banks change the financial industry?
04 Oct 2017,17 mins
Children: Slaves to the Smartphone?
In a hyper-connected world what are smartphones doing to us and our children?
03 Oct 2017,17 mins
The Cost of Catalan Independence
What would be the economic price of a Catalonian declaration of independence from Spain?
02 Oct 2017,17 mins
The Mental Health Gym
Entrepreneurs finding ways to tackle the stigma of mental health at work.
29 Sep 2017,17 mins
Who Benefits From Trump's Tax Plans?
The President is planning cuts and changes to personal and corporation taxes
28 Sep 2017,17 mins
Avocados: Guns and Guacamole
Why is the avocado a symbol of US and Mexico trade relations?
27 Sep 2017,17 mins
Open-plan Office: Friend or Foe?
Open-plan offices are famous for stifling productivity, so why do they still exist?
26 Sep 2017,17 mins
Angela Merkel Wins Fourth Term
What next for the German economy as Merkel loses support to the nationalist AfD party?
25 Sep 2017,17 mins
The Future of Germany's Car Industry
Rob Young reports from Germany on the challenges facing the car manufacturing heartlands.
22 Sep 2017,17 mins
Access Africa
How have mobile phones have transformed young lives in Africa?
21 Sep 2017,17 mins
Beginning of the End for QE
The US Federal Reserve is likely to announce the unwinding of quantitative easing.
20 Sep 2017,17 mins
What Went Wrong at Ryanair?
As thousands of Ryanair passengers are left stranded, what does it say about the company?
19 Sep 2017,17 mins
Is the Future Jobless?
Will the advance of artificial intelligence reduce the amount of jobs available?
18 Sep 2017,17 mins
The Stigma of Great Wealth
We explore the anxieties of the wealthy
15 Sep 2017,17 mins
Does it Pay to Be Nice in Business?
The path to a profitable business could lie in your ability to be nice
14 Sep 2017,17 mins
How Many Tourists Can a Country Handle?
Tourists have become more than just a nuisance in Barcelona, Venice and Amsterdam
13 Sep 2017,17 mins