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Can Ethiopia be brought back from the brink?

It's embroiled in an internal war which has huge humanitarian and economic implications

• 17 mins

After Merkel: What German companies want

What do small and medium-sized German companies want from a new government?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

COP 26: Should we rethink our economic priorities?

• 49 mins

Climate weighs on German elections

The fight to succeed popular German chancellor Angela Merkel could not be tighter

• 17 mins

Decentralised Finance on the rise

Regulators are taking a close look at new crypto-trading environments

• 17 mins

Inside an influencer house

An advertising model for the smartphone generation

• 17 mins

Evergrande and China's property woes

Evergrande's debt distress and what it tells us about China's economic model

• 17 mins

Smart cities and broken dreams

Do smart cities justify the hype? And will planned tech hubs in Africa ever be realised?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Energy crisis hits Chinese homes and businesses

• 50 mins

Can technology transform emergency services?

What do you do in a medical emergency if there is no 9-1-1 service where you live?

• 17 mins

Living in the metaverse

Are virtual online worlds the future of the internet?

• 17 mins

Big tech and carbon

Google pledges to be carbon free by 2030 ahead of next month's UN Climate Summit

• 17 mins

Life at Kenya's Dandora rubbish dump

Kenya's biggest rubbish tip could soon close but what will that mean for local residents?

• 17 mins

Working in your 80s: The Artist

What can octogenarians teach us about the nature of work? We ask Geraldine Robarts.

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Was this Facebook’s worst ever week?

• 50 mins

The economics of donkeys

These beasts of burden are an economic lifeline for many. Why are they often mistreated?

• 17 mins

The economics of older mums

Why are many women delaying motherhood and how is technology helping?

• 17 mins

China's gaming crackdown

Why the government doesn't like video games, and what's next for China's gaming culture

• 17 mins

The supply chain's weak link

How disruption in a single port, factory or freight centre can cause global chaos

• 17 mins

Eyes on climate: new ideas to fight global warming

We bring you the conversation from the Countdown climate summit in Edinburgh.

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Calls for aid to Afghanistan

• 50 mins

Rethinking the future: cleaning up big emitters

Fresh ideas to help some of the world's dirtiest industries cut greenhouse gas emissions.

• 17 mins

Bug burger anyone?

Is the Western diet ready for farmed insects in food?

• 17 mins

Ticking timebomb in the Red Sea

Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster

• 17 mins

'Fixing' Facebook's algorithm

Could regulation make Facebook a kinder platform?

• 17 mins

Big fat Indian weddings

Are the days of the big fat Indian wedding over?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Credit Suisse fined over loan scandal in Mozambique

• 50 mins

Saving the Amazon with economics

A new platform aims to connect private sector cash with tropical forests worldwide.

• 17 mins

Can global shipping go green?

How the maritime sector is developing environmental alternatives

• 17 mins

Net zero: Do corporate pledges make any difference?

More and more companies are making pledges to be carbon neutral ahead of COP 26.

• 17 mins