Business Daily

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• Norway's energy wealth 23 Nov 09

  Mon, 23 Nov 09

  Duration:
  19 mins

  In Business Daily today, Lesley Curwen talks to the prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, about its attempts to become carbon neutral in just 20 years - and how its reserves of fossil fuels will play a role in relieving world poverty. And if kids are always chilled out - will that damage their job prospects for the future? Our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway has rather decided views about this.

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• Brazil: New Land of Opportunity? 20 Nov 09

  Fri, 20 Nov 09

  Duration:
  19 mins

  Brazil has weathered the financial crisis better than most big countries but has it really changed from the old underperforming economy? Steve Evans reports from Sao Paulo. He meets a Lebanese immigrant who's set up his own company and Roger Agnelli, President and Chief Executive of Vale, the world's second biggest minging company, as well as Henrique Mereilles, Governor of the Central Bank. And he investigates the air taxi business where $300 gets you to work faster by helicopter over the gridlock below.

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• The future for economics 19 Nov 09

  Thu, 19 Nov 09

  Duration:
  19 mins

  Just what is the future for economics? The financial crisis has shown up some pretty big holes in the economics being taught in schools and universities around the world. What needs to change for economists to find their way back to the real world ?

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• Unpaid Interns 18 Nov 09

  Wed, 18 Nov 09

  Duration:
  18 mins

  Business Daily asks if it's ever right to work for free. Some interns who get work experience are paid, but many are not. Is that fair? We speak to German film director Jonas Grosch who made a film about a fictional withdrawal of labour by disgruntled interns, and to Andrew Schwartz, an American entrepreneur who runs a business consultancy and employs students as unpaid interns.

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• The Malawi Food Miracle? 17 Nov 09

  Tue, 17 Nov 09

  Duration:
  19 mins

  Business Daily looks at the "miracle of Malawi", where a poor African country has handed out fertiliser and seeds to transform its food production. These, luckily combined with heavy rains, led to a doubling of corn production. Other African countries are now hoping to repeat this kind of subsidy programme. But is it too expensive and could the fertilisers damage the environment? Also, the former boss of British Aerospace, Sir Raymond Lygo, talks about morality in business deals.

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