Global Business

Insights into the business world from the BBC.

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Esther Dyson - On The Internet
Esther Dyson talks about the changes the internet is bringing to the business world
13 Mar 2001,25 mins
Auctions and Price Fixing
What does the outcome of a price-fixing law suit mean for auction houses
06 Mar 2001,26 mins
More Women In Business
How female-friendly is the business world and do things need to change?
05 Mar 2001,26 mins
Robots - Smarter Than A Human?
Robotics technology and its evolution
25 Feb 2001,26 mins
When Pain Equals Profit
Interview on the pharmaceutical industry with Sir Richard Sykes head of GlaxoSmithKline
16 Feb 2001,25 mins
Intellectual Property And Copyright - Part Two
The second in a series on intellectual property and copyright issues within business
12 Feb 2001,26 mins
Intellectual Property And Copyright - Part One
Intellectual property and copyright issues and business are explored
02 Feb 2001,26 mins
Making Space Pay
A report on the private companies that want to conquer new frontiers of space
22 Jan 2001,26 mins
What Next For The US?
The performance of the American economy and its change in direction
21 Jan 2001,26 mins
The Seeds Of Contention
A report on whether seed-saving and re-planting will disappear with transgenic crops
15 Jan 2001,26 mins
A Question Of Time
A report on time, how we measure it,how we use it, and a look at GMT
09 Jan 2001,25 mins
Review Of The Year - Big Names in 2000
A look at the last 12 months and a look forward to the coming year, 2001
22 Dec 2000,26 mins
Review Of The Year - Big Ideas In 2000
A review of some of the themes the programme has explored over the last 12 months
19 Dec 2000,26 mins
The Tequila Success Story
A report on the demands of Mexico's tequila industry
15 Dec 2000,25 mins
The Frankfurt Book Fair Does E-Books
Report from the Frankfurt Book Fair, including the emergence of the electronic book
11 Dec 2000,26 mins
Is An MBA Worth It?
The advantages and disadvantages of studying for an MBA qualification
01 Dec 2000,25 mins
The Bluetooth Revolution
A report on the communications protocol Bluetooth, expected to be the next big thing
24 Nov 2000,26 mins
Can BioTech Turn A Profit?
A look at whether the biotechnology industry can ever turn a profit
23 Nov 2000,23 mins
Argentina's Economic Medicine
Why Argentina is not experiencing the same boom as other Latin American countries
20 Nov 2000,26 mins
Future Goldmines - The Commercialisation of Space
Could space be a goldmine of the future?
16 Nov 2000,22 mins
Brazil's 500th Anniversary - Looking To The Future
Report on rediscovering the past, present and the future of Brazil
06 Nov 2000,26 mins
Mexico - A New Republic?
The election of Vicente Fox, the first leader of Mexico not to come from the PRI party
24 Oct 2000,25 mins
Riding The Internet Rollercoaster - Fernando Espuelas
An interview with the entrepreneur Fernando Espuelas
20 Oct 2000,25 mins
Mexico - Open For Business
A report on proposed changes in Mexico following the election of a new president
13 Oct 2000,25 mins
Business As Normal For Pakistan?
A report on business in Pakistan, a year after General Pervez Musharraf seized power
06 Oct 2000,26 mins
The Search For Agreement - Mediation
A report on the mediation work of the UK's Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
02 Oct 2000,26 mins
The Bank of England Visits Washington
A report from the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Washington
22 Sep 2000,25 mins
The Bank of England - Setting Interest Rates
A report from the 'mother of central banks' the Bank of England, in London
11 Sep 2000,26 mins
Bursting The Dot-Com Bubble
A report and discussion on the bursting of the dot-com bubble
04 Sep 2000,25 mins
Future Perfect - Keep It Complex Stupid
Why complexity, not simplicity could be the ethos of the future
15 Aug 2000,25 mins