The World of Business

Insights into the business world - featuring content from BBC Radio 4's In Business programme, and a

Episodes

Total: 471

Are Freeports the Future?

2018/11/29

Can 'freeports' spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom?

Changing Realities

2018/11/24

Aleks Krotoski explores new ways that we are watching and listening to content.

How much influence does China have on Hong Kong’s media?

With the media in the United States facing a period of unprecedented challenge - technologically, ed

Tunisia has seen huge changes in its media industry in the seven years since its revolution and move

Recrafting Serbia's Economy

2018/10/20

Across Serbia, age-old traditions passed down through the generations are dying out. Those hit the h

Can the fashion for high-end coffee save Colombia’s struggling farmers? It’s not been easy growing c

Retail's AI Revolution

2018/9/27

Will artificial intelligence change how we shop and decide which retailers succeed? Senior retail ex

As international trade tensions escalate, the US state of Wisconsin is a fascinating place to discov

How Sex Toys Became Sexy

2018/9/6

Do you own a sex toy? And if so, would you admit it to your friends? Increasingly, the answer to bot

Young Taiwanese entrepreneurs working in a start-up hub are offered attractive sweeteners. But this

Retiring Retirement

2018/8/16

Life expectancy is going up, pensions are declining. Meanwhile the official retirement age has been

Banking on Change?

2018/8/9

Online banking has grown massively, and some new banks don't bother with a branch network at all. Bu

Thousands of new consumer products are launched every year, and most end in failure. These flops are

Once known as a hugely successful " Asian Tiger" economy built on hi-tech manufacturing, Taiwan's re

Can tech entrepreneurs revitalise Southern Italy’s failing economy? Manuela Saragosa visits Naples –

Our 5G Future

2018/6/23

In just a couple of years, the fifth generation mobile network will be available. Like previous gene

As K-pop and K-drama go global, what are the secrets of their success? The Korean Wave - South Korea

When you throw away rubbish, it can create an environmental problem – or a business opportunity.Your

What do digital nomads mean for the world of work? A new army of digital nomads is wandering the wo