Global Business

Insights into the business world from the BBC.

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Battery Matters
What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?
03 May 2014,28 mins
New Manufacturing in the UK
What will it take for British manufacturing to survive and prosper in a globalised world?
26 Apr 2014,28 mins
Has the Book a Future?
Can books survive? Peter Day looks for the answer at the London Book Fair.
19 Apr 2014,28 mins
Engineers in the City
Tackling problems for a living: challenges facing cities from the viewpoint of engineers
12 Apr 2014,28 mins
The Violins of Cremona
Cremona in northern Italy is a centre of violin making but can a niche industry survive?
05 Apr 2014,28 mins
Italy Veneto
How family-owned businesses in Italy's Veneto region are surviving economic turmoil
30 Mar 2014,28 mins
Creative Economy
How knowledge-based industries are changing the way we live and work around the world
23 Mar 2014,28 mins
The Ambitious Korea
The robots who care for dementia patients
16 Mar 2014,28 mins
Korea Change
Peter Day reports on how South Korea is trying to make a ‘creative economy’.
09 Mar 2014,28 mins
Cyber Town Malvern
How the quiet English town of Malvern became a hub in the fight against cyber crime
02 Feb 2014,28 mins
Cork
Peter Day travels to Cork to find out what life is really like after the EU bailout.
26 Jan 2014,28 mins
Longevity War Game
Rich people of Newcastle live 11 more healthy years than the poor. Can we brige the gap?
19 Jan 2014,28 mins
Stitch in Time
Are there signs of a fledgling revival in British textile manufacturing?
12 Jan 2014,28 mins
The Music Industry
How can musicians make money in an industry that has changed so much in the past decade?
04 Jan 2014,28 mins
Global Look Ahead 2014
Peter Day discusses the trends that will be affecting our lives in 2014
28 Dec 2013,28 mins
Curtain Up
Pantomines generate income for local theatres in the UK - how do they do it?
21 Dec 2013,28 mins
Workplace Revolution
What effect does office design have on office workers?
14 Dec 2013,28 mins
Entrepreneur of the Year - Part Two
Stories from four winners at the World Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Monte Carlo
07 Dec 2013,28 mins
Water
The global trends affecting that most precious resource: water
01 Dec 2013,28 mins
Mass Made to Order
Management consultant Joe Pine on mass customisation and what customers really want
23 Nov 2013,28 mins
Brand China
Can Chinese brands such as Huawei, Shang Xia and Xiaomi compete in the global market?
16 Nov 2013,28 mins
Smashed Fridges and Catfish: The Story of Haier
How a failing fridge manufacturer became one of the largest white goods companies
09 Nov 2013,28 mins
The Tale of Two Chinas
Peter Day explores two very contrasting enclaves in China.
03 Nov 2013,28 mins
China’s Crossroads
Why can’t China’s class of 2013 find the jobs they want?
26 Oct 2013,28 mins
The World Turned Upside Down Part Two
After 25 years of business reporting Peter Day argues the world has turned upside down
19 Oct 2013,28 mins
The World Turned Upside Down (Part 1)
After 25 years of business reporting, Peter Day argues the world has turned upside down
12 Oct 2013,28 mins
The Entrepreneurial State
The role of the state in bringing new goods and services to market
05 Oct 2013,28 mins
Kit of Life
Peter Day reports on an entrepreneur using ideas from soft drinks to distribute medicine.
28 Sep 2013,28 mins
Internet of Things
What would the future be like if cows and cars were connected to the Internet?
21 Sep 2013,28 mins
Civilian Drones
Could an unmanned aerial vehicle be delivering your pizza in the not too distant future?
14 Sep 2013,28 mins