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How global conflict's changing air travel
Global conflict areas are growing.
One of the world’s largest airline groups has told Business Daily that airspace closures, due to war zones, a...
Lew Frankfort: building a billion-dollar brand
When Lew Frankfort joined Coach, it was a family run, wholesale handbag business worth six million dollars.
He spent 35 years at the company, fr...
Can an island of flowers become a global chip hub?
Forty years ago Japan made more than half of the world's semiconductors. Today, it produces just over 10%. But the country has big ambitions to turn t...
Small country, auto giant
When Slovakia was part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the cars it made were noisy, thirsty and slow by western standards at the time. But whe...
America's affordability question
In the second of two programmes, we look at Donald Trump's record on the economy one year into his second presidential term. Today, we are asking is t...
Life after DOGE
Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term as President, we examine what it’s meant for the US workforce.
For government workers it has been...
CEO of the Folio Society, Joanna Reynolds
We meet retail turnaround expert Joanna Reynolds, the woman behind the revival of the Folio Society, one of Britain’s oldest publishing houses.
...
What's gone wrong with Iran's economy?
Outrage has been growing in Iran over the country's struggling economy. Any growth this year or next looks unlikely.
Protests starting in the ca...
Bonds: Has the debt become too big?
The power of the global bond market seems to have grown in recent years, to the extent that it can now dictate government policy and even topple polit...
Bonds: heroes or villains?
We explore how the world became so dependent on bonds, those IOUs from governments and firms that helped build the modern economy. Bonds are often di...
Can Asia’s economic growth hold up in 2026?
We explore how economies and companies rode out the tariff-driven economic storms of 2025 and hear how many continue to forge new partnerships in a ch...
What's the future for Venezuelan oil?
After American forces arrested and removed the leader of Venezuela, Rahul Tandon looks at what the future might hold for the world's largest oil reser...
2026: What next for the global economy?
Tariffs and trade wars dominated 2025, but what does the year ahead have in store? And what about the prospect for rising prices we’ve seen around the...
Yiwu: Christmas city
We're in Santa’s grotto – sort of - a Chinese city that some call the Christmas capital of the world.
With 75,000 traders, across 50,000 stores...
How Christmas spending is changing
Festive spending habits are changing, with many, especially younger shoppers, predicted to cut back.
We look at what’s driving the shift, the im...
The rise of the 'ghost job'
You might be familiar with the term "ghosting" when it comes to dating. One minute you’re talking to someone, the next they disappear.
The same...
How Peru's Chancay Port is changing trade
We return to Peru’s mega port - the Chancay Port. This $3.5bn project is a joint venture between China’s state-owned shipping company Cosco Shipping a...
The cost of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure
Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan in October following sporadic fighting between the two countries.
Since then, the movement of goods...
John Pagano: the CEO trying to grow Saudi tourism
We meet the real estate developer who’s been tasked with turning Saudi Arabia into a global tourism hub.
It is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
The cost of Australia’s social media ban
This week, the country becomes the first in the world to implement a social media ban for under 16s.
We look at the impact on content creators,...
Miishe Addy: from Silicon Valley to Accra
Miishe Addy started her first company in California’s Silicon Valley followed by another business in Accra, Ghana. Now, she runs one of Africa’s faste...
The making of a World Cup
Whether you call it football or soccer, next summer, the US, Mexico and Canada will host the FIFA World Cup. It’s the first time three countries have...
Welcome to 'Bitcoin city'
In Lugano, Switzerland, the cryptocurrency is accepted in some shops and for local municipal services.
But the drive towards using what can ofte...
What's happened to Europe's air traffic controllers?
Staff shortages and strikes are leaving passengers and airlines frustrated. So why are there such problems in recruitment?
Industry bodies esti...
Business Daily meets: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
We hear how a free online encyclopaedia, run by volunteers, became one of the internet's most popular sites.
Co-founder Jimmy Wales tells about...
The cocoa conundrum
Can Europe be weaned off cheap chocolate? EU efforts to block cocoa linked to deforestation were due to come into force at the end of this year – but...
Is this the end for South East Asia's scam centres?
It’s one of the biggest human trafficking operations of modern times. Scam centres across South East Asia have been making hundreds of billions of dol...
Monetising Machu Picchu
Peru is home to Machu Picchu - the ancient Inca city in the Andes mountains.
It's one of the seven wonders of the world, and a UNESCO World Her...
What happens when the aid money runs out?
In the second of our two-part series on tightening aid budgets, Sam Fenwick explores what shrinking donor support means for global health — from the s...
What's next for USAID funded projects?
We examine the fallout from the cuts to US foreign aid.
We meet projects in Rwanda and Nepal that were close to shutting down - and hear the sto...
Is cricket financially healthy?
One of world sport's biggest rivalries gets underway this week, with England and Australia going head to head in the Ashes. Most matches will last aro...
A special interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai
We speak to the tech executive leading Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc.
Sundar Pichai gives us his take on the 'AI bubble', saying n...
Can global shipping go green?
After the collapse of a landmark deal, with opposition from both the US and Saudi Arabia, we hear from those in the industry.
What's next for...
Business Daily meets: the ex-soldier building weapons
As war becomes more high tech than ever, artificial intelligence companies are making software which is increasingly being used on the battlefield.
What is oshikatsu and can it boost Japan's economy?
The superfan culture involves doing everything you can to be closer to your idols - often through concerts, merchandise, and streaming support.
...
A fresh start for the carbon market?
We find out whether new rules could allow it to move away distance itself from previous accusations of "greenwashing" and fraud?
There have be...
What’s gone wrong with the Dutch power supply?
As the country shifts away from fossil fuels, thousands of homes and businesses have been left on waiting lists to connect to its electricity grid.
Business Daily meets: Tim Brown, co-founder of Allbirds
Tim Brown is a former footballer who went on to co-found Allbirds, a billion-dollar brand known for its woollen shoes.
We hear how Tim balanced...
Why are analogue cameras experiencing a comeback?
We go to the heart of street photography in Berlin, Germany, to visit an independent camera shop where sales of analogue cameras are flying because of...
Raising Japan’s female leaders
We find out why the country Japan ranks so poorly in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index and hear about what’s being done to change things