Martin Webber takes stock of the year in business
World Service,·24 episodes
German monetary union; Tokyo slump; US junk bond scandal; Mrs Thatcher leaves office
30 Dec 1990,·9 mins
The first Gulf War; US interest rates at a 27 year low; PanAm closes; Maastricht Treaty
29 Dec 1991,·9 mins
UK crashes out of Exchange Rate Mechanism; NAFTA is formed; financial scandal hits India
27 Dec 1992,·9 mins
World trade talks end; turbulent European currency markets; economic chaos in Russia
26 Dec 1993,·9 mins
Mexico's economy rescued; UK's oldest merchant bank collapses; India cancels Enron deal
30 Dec 1995,·9 mins
US shares boom; Europe prepares for new currency; Australia's alcoholic lemonade is a hit
28 Dec 1996,·9 mins
Britain hands over Hong Kong to China; Asian financial crisis; Kyoto climate deal
27 Dec 1997,·9 mins
Microsoft prosecuted as monopolist; Brazil currency peg collapses; high tech stocks soar
25 Dec 1999,·14 mins
East and West Germany merge economies; Hong Kong under China; America's economic bubble
01 Jan 1999,·14 mins
Dot com bubble bursts; Vodafone enters German mobile market; Japan works towards recovery
30 Dec 2000,·12 mins
World Trade Centre attacks; US and Japan both dip into recession; China joins WTO
29 Dec 2001,·12 mins
Corporate America plagued by scandals; changeover to the Euro begins in western Europe
28 Dec 2002,·12 mins
Concerns for US economy; Chinese growth slows; EU fines Microsoft; Apple launches iPod
25 Dec 2004,·12 mins
Investors back internet stocks; largest US accounting fraud conviction; farm subsidy row
26 Dec 2005,·12 mins
YouTube sold; China booms; conflict between air travel growth and emissions targets
25 Dec 2006,·8 mins
US housing turmoil leads to further regulation; first run on a UK bank in 100 years
25 Dec 2007,·8 mins
Banks collapse, mortgage providers and insurers struggle; governments scramble to respond
25 Dec 2008,·8 mins
Global economic output slumps; interest rates cut; money supply and public spending go up
25 Dec 2009,·13 mins
Despite growth, sceptics say economic problems unsolved; IMF bails out Greece and Ireland
27 Dec 2010,·8 mins
Earthquake and tsunami rock Japan; US loses triple-A credit rating; Steve Jobs dies
26 Dec 2011,·29 mins
Obama re-elected; bank scandals continue; calls for fairer wealth distribution in China
25 Dec 2012,·26 mins
Bangladesh factory collapses; Chinese housing bubble; Obamacare introduced; Mandela dies
25 Dec 2013,·26 mins
Europe's economic woes; climate change under threat; OPEC struggles with oil prices
25 Dec 2014,·26 mins
Commodity prices slump; EU refugee worries; Greek bailout; Volkswagen emissions scandal
25 Dec 2015,·26 mins
