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Fed Hikes Rates, World Reacts
A quarter point rise in US interest rates. Reactions from US, Europe and Asia.
17 Dec 2015,17 mins
Fed Rate Decision: No Surprises?
The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, is expected to start raising interest rates.
16 Dec 2015,17 mins
Space Junk: It's Getting Crowded Up There
The debris of spent and exploded satellites poses a risk to future launches.
15 Dec 2015,17 mins
Paris Climate Pact: Corporate Winners and Losers
Corporate winners and losers following the Paris global deal on climate change.
14 Dec 2015,17 mins
Delhi's Dirty Air
India's capital has the world's worst air pollution - how do people cope with the smog?
11 Dec 2015,17 mins
Gold and Oil in Ghana
Ghana's gold mines; the curse of oil; moving on from commodities
10 Dec 2015,17 mins
California: Fruits, Nuts and Droughts
Why blaming California's drought on climate change is controversial
09 Dec 2015,17 mins
Paris Climate Summit: What Businesses Can Do
Singing Norwegians; the boss of Ikea; burgers made from plants
08 Dec 2015,17 mins
Paris Climate Summit: A Carbon Tax?
Cutting emissions; renewable energy in Germany; and do we learn from our mistakes?
07 Dec 2015,17 mins
Venezuela's Elections
Will Venezuela be the next Latin American country to turn its back on leftwing populism?
04 Dec 2015,17 mins
Ghana's Power Cuts
How Ghana's chronic power shortages are affecting daily life, businesses and the economy
03 Dec 2015,17 mins
Greek and African Growth Pains
Greeks ponder hopes for recovery, and African business bosses challenge the politicians.
02 Dec 2015,17 mins
100 Women: India
Three women tell their contrasting stories of life in this male-dominated country
01 Dec 2015,17 mins
Paris Climate Summit: Will Business Help or Hinder?
Paris Summit: the role of business, Ivory Coast's boom and what value corporate "values"?
30 Nov 2015,17 mins
100 Women: USA
A special edition, looking at the stories of three women in the US workforce.
27 Nov 2015,17 mins
Ireland: The Problem with Property
How did Ireland go from having too many new homes to not having enough?
26 Nov 2015,17 mins
100 Women: Japan
A special edition looking at the role of women in and out of the Japanese workforce.
25 Nov 2015,17 mins
The Robots Are Coming
Do robots put our jobs at risk? Is the answer a government-funded basic income for all?
24 Nov 2015,17 mins
Argentina Elections: New Economic Era?
Argentines vote for Mauricio Macri, a pro-business, reformist candidate, as president
23 Nov 2015,17 mins
Digital Currencies: Financing Terrorism?
Do digital currencies help fund terrorism? Vietnam's tech hub and Argentina's elections.
20 Nov 2015,17 mins
Europe's Schengen Agreement: Does It Have a Future?
Schengen; European Union; EU; Vietnam; Mekong Delta; Paris; climate change; rice farmers
19 Nov 2015,17 mins
Islamic State Funding and the Cyber-Threat
Where IS gets its money, can you kill people via the net, and North Korea's real economy
18 Nov 2015,17 mins
Technology Hubs: Power and Pain
Technology hubs bring investment and kudos but what happens to the towns they take over?
17 Nov 2015,17 mins
16/11/2015 GMT
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
16 Nov 2015,17 mins
Paris Returns to Business
Paris business reacts to terror attacks, India's beef industry, and life after divorce
16 Nov 2015,17 mins
The Disappearing Islands
A special report from Tonga on the real-life threat from climate change.
13 Nov 2015,17 mins
What's the Point of Financial Markets?
Who do financial markets serve? What role should banks play?
12 Nov 2015,17 mins
Athletics: A Tarnished Brand?
2012 chief defends her record, Filipino call centres, and the "unhackable" remote.
11 Nov 2015,17 mins
Can Democratic Myanmar Maintain the Boom?
Myanmar elections, doping in Athletics, and the cost of the Filipino typhoon season.
10 Nov 2015,17 mins
Australia's Immigrants
Australia's immigrants spur economic growth, IMF's chief economist, Kellaway on Barclays
09 Nov 2015,17 mins