The World of Business

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

Episodes

Total: 471

Since its inception, the National Health Service has always relied on doctors and nurses who have be

The NHS is facing a sustained squeeze. An ageing population, the rising cost of new treatments and i

How is Mexico preparing for the presidency of Donald Trump? During the election campaign Mr Trump pr

Work on HS2 is finally due to start next year. And those whose housing will be affected have dominat

Who pays for the arts, who should pay for the arts? In the UK, there is controversy about corporate

What will Brexit mean for the future of British farms? The EU has been subsidising agriculture - via

Last year, the UK became the first place where spending on digital ads exceeded that spent on all ot

Why are Italy's banks in crisis and what's the impact on business? The country's banks have huge num

Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, with only 1.3 million citizens. But it is hoping

When it comes to business, much of the focus in Sweden is on its successful tech start-ups. But its

How has London's French community fared since Brexit? Caroline Bayley explores why so many entrepren

Brexit, a global slump in oil prices, and political uncertainty around a second independence referen

The business of making babies is booming, both in the UK and globally, as recent research suggests t

Peter Day takes a close look at the progress of 3D printing in manufacturing 5 years on from the fir

According to Sheryl Sandberg – Chief Operating Office of Facebook and one of the most powerful peopl

A new technology is emerging which could change the world as significantly as mobile phones or the I

Companies don't often like to admit it, but we know the spies are out there, attempting to infiltrat

Trinitas Mhango is one of a new generation of young, would-be entrepreneurs in Malawi. She has a dre

Job losses have plagued Teesside for decades and the area still has a stubbornly high unemployment r

Chattanooga has been re-inventing itself for decades. In the late 1960s Walter Cronkite referred to