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• Biz Daily: A stronger Eurozone? 28 May 12

  Mon, 28 May 12

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  Whose idea was this single currency anyway? We speak to Graham Bishop, one of the founding architects of the euro, who believes reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated. We hear from the brewer SAB Miller on the role of big business in managing scarce global resources. And Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times reflects on parting shots; when quitting your job, what's the best way to abuse your ex-employer?

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• In the Balance:Who should fix climate change?

  Sat, 26 May 12

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  27 mins
  
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  This week In the Balance goes to the beach. Lesley Curwen visits the Future in Review conference at Laguna Beach, California, to meet some of America's top technology entrepreneurs. Lesley asks: does business have a responsibility to come up with solutions to climate change? Or is that the job of governments? And how to give it all away - is philanthropy, giving away a fortune, even more fun than making the money in the first place? Jin Zindell, founder and chairman of Blue Planet Network, David Sarna, chief executive of Woodall Tech Inc and Peter Byck, director and producer of the film "Carbon Nation" discuss the issues. While Colm O Regan muses over whether he should set up his own In the Balance Foundation.

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• Technology and ethics 25 May 12

  Fri, 25 May 12

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  What are the rights and wrong of sending robots to war? Lesley Curwen meets innovators pushing the boundaries of technology and ethics at the Future In Review (FiRe) conference in California. The actress Julia Ormond tells us about using mobile phones to combat human trafficking. And Sheryl Connelly a futurologist at Ford tells us how they anticipate what cars the customers of 2030 will want to drive.

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• Future in Review 24 May 12

  Thu, 24 May 12

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  At the Future in Review (FiRe) conference in California, Lesley Curwen hears from innovators on a mission to change the world. Tony Lammers of Mar Systems tells us about technology to remove dangerous pollutants from drinking water. Philippa Lewis from Simavita explains how electronics can help elderly people manage incontinence. And we hear how cars could be propelled by oil made from algae, with Dan Simons of Heliae Technology Holdings.

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• China slowdown 23 May 12

  Wed, 23 May 12

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  19 mins
  
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  With Europe hogging the headlines, we look at another major risk to the global economy - a slowdown in China. Wang Xiaobing, from the University of Manchester and Mark Williams from Capital Economics disuss the latest warning signs emerging from the world's second largest economy. Mark Anderson, the founder of the Future in Review Conference in California tells us how lateral thinking can turn new innovations into technological gold.

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• Egyptian Elections 22 May 12

  Tue, 22 May 12

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  The overthrow of President Mubarak's government last year has heralded a new era of democracy. But as Egypt prepares to go to the polls the country remains mired in recession. We have a report from Cairo, and we speak to Jordanian businessman Labib Kamhawi on the impact of the Arab Spring on the wider region. And we hear from Minouche Shafik of the IMF on what sort of international assistance the Arab world can now expect.

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• Eurozone: what don't we know? 21 May 12

  Mon, 21 May 12

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  As uncertainty over the fate of Greece grips financial markets, we ponder the knowns and unknowns in the sovereign debt crisis with Dr Paola Subacchi of Chatham House and former UK government adviser, Vicky Pryce. Amidst all the fear, John Grout from Britain's Association of Corporate Treasurers offers practical advice to businesses whose trade depends on the eurozone. And our regular commentator, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times, explains how saving rubber bands might just save a British corporate giant - The Royal Mail.

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• In the Balance: Collective Memory

  Sat, 19 May 12

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  27 mins
  
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  In the Balance gets to grips with why businesses DON'T learn the lessons of the past. Why for example banks like JP Morgan make huge trading losses. What's happened to the collective memory of organisations? And once the mistakes are made - what about the blame game - should it be the boss or the underlings who take the rap when it all goes pearshaped? Join Lesley Curwen and her guests, Bob Collymore, the chief executive of Safaricom, the African telecoms company; from Geneva, Thiierry Malleret, co-founder of the newsletter "The Monthly Barometer"; and from Boston in the USA, Professor Baskhar Chakravorti, senior associate Dean at the Fletcher School at Tufts University

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• JP Morgan Chase

  Fri, 18 May 12

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  Would new US regulations have prevented the trading scandal at JP Morgan Chase? Lesley Curwen discusses this with Roger Nagioff, co-founder of independent investment firm JRJ Ventures, and Dennis Kelleher, President and CEO of the non-profitmaking body, Better Markets Inc. Plus Lesley goes to a gallery in London to meet Edward Burtynsky, the photographer who is captivated by the workings of the global oil industry, to find out why he had an 'oil epiphany'.

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• Greece and Germany

  Thu, 17 May 12

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  An adviser to the German government, Professor Christoph Schmidt, tells Lesley Curwen that Greece must stick to the terms of its bailout agreement, despite fears that Greek voters will reject austerity in next month's elections. But Giorgios Christides, the economics editor of the United Reporters news website, explains why there are contradictions in the attitude of the Greek electorate. And Julia Pittam reports on the Cambridge MBA students who are having a laugh with improvisation classes.

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• Greek exit? 16 May 12

  Wed, 16 May 12

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  How much money is flowing out of southern Europe because of a possible Greek exit from the eurozone? Lesley Curwen talks to economist Gabriel Stein from Lombard Street Research. Plus Carl Elsener, CEO of Victorinox, talks about the Swiss Army knife without a blade. And technology commentator Jeremy Wagstaff argues that new technologies don't always mean the death of the old ones.

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• Food not so glorious food 15 May 12

  Tue, 15 May 12

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  What can a lunch at the canteen in the BBC's World Service headquarters at Bush House in London tell us about the iniquities of world food production and consumption? Quite a lot, it turns out. Tim Lang, the world's only professor of Food Policy, and Knox Chitiyo, Africa fellow at the foreign policy think tank Chatham House, join Justin Rowlatt for a meal to discuss the politics and economics of world food. Plus - do we drive innovation or does innovation drive us?

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• Greece - in or out?

  Mon, 14 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  The influential German news weekly Der Spiegel certainly knows what it wants to happen to the eurozone: "Adieu Greece" is the headline on the latest issue. The paper argues it's time to kick the country out of the euro. It seems a full scale confrontation is on the cards. So exactly how would Greece leave the euro? Business Daily has gone back to an earlier era of European confrontation to find out. We've taken a look at the challenges of changing currency - Pathe newsreel style. And Justin Rowlatt debates the intricacies of exit with Guntram Wolff of the European economic think tank Breugel and with Andrew Walker the BBC's Economics Correspondent. Plus - how do you know when you've met a truly powerful woman? It's pretty simple, according to our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times.

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• BizDaily:In the Balance: Eurozone contagion?

  Sat, 12 May 12

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  How far will the economic troubles of the eurozone affect the rest of the world? Are developing economies being hit by contagion from the Eurozone? Join Justin Rowlatt and guests: Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa at the World Economic Forum, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay an economist at the University of London, Andrew Norton who is the research director at the Overseas Development Institute, and Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Global Head of Research for the Standard Bank Group to discuss the fallout from Europe's economic troubles.

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• Is the IMF in too deep?

  Fri, 11 May 12

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  With renewed fears this week over Greece's future within the eurozone, we ask a former IMF chief economist, Simon Johnson, if the Fund has pledged too much of the world's money to countries that can't pay it back. Also a leading British cyber-policeman, Mick Jameson of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, tells us about the challenges of battling fraud on the Internet. And there's a new oil boom in Kenya - but is this really going to benefit ordinary Kenyans or just corrupt oil-men and politicians? We hear the thoughts of the BBC's regular Kenyan commentator, Wycliffe Muga.

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• Austerity versus growth 10 May 12

  Thu, 10 May 12

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  Should debt-ridden European nations stick to austerity, or abandon it in favour of economic stimulus measures? Ed Butler and Lesley Curwen explore the argument through an unusual game of Snakes and Ladders. The austerity question is also debated by the BBC's economics editor Stephanie Flanders and diplomatic correspondent James Robbins.

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• Youth unemployment 9 May 12

  Wed, 9 May 12

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  Business Daily looks at the problem of youth unemployment around the world. Veteran Washington journalist James Srodes wonders whether America's young adults are too ready to give up job-seeking when they get rejected. Meanwhile, Lesley Curwen talks to three young entrepreneurs - start-up support advisor Luis Rivera in Madrid, software developer John Hanna in Cairo, and engineer Bhupesh Sharma in Singapore.

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• Asia and tax cheats 8 May 12

  Tue, 8 May 12

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  Is Asia's wealth gap worsening? Lesley Curwen talks to the Asian Development Bank's Assistant Chief Economist, Joseph Zveglich, about the rise of inequality. And it is estimated that India's wealthy evade $300bn in taxes each year, hiding much of it in foreign banks and zero tax regimes. Bundeep Singh Rangar is Chairman of IndusView, which helps foreign companies invest in India. He explains why tough laws to tackle tax evasion are opposed by special interests. Plus, the BBC's Katie Hunt reports from Hong Kong on how some of Asia's most powerful business dynasties are gripped by bitter succession battles.

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• Democratic deficit?

  Mon, 7 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  Can the French and Greek elections turn the tide against austerity in Europe? Former UK politician Lord Brittan describes what it's like to inherit an economic mess from a previous government. And Lesley Curwen talks to Pippa Malmgren, President of Principalis Asset Management, Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis, Director of the European Studies Centre, and Sean Taylor, the director and co-founder of software company Content Guru.

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• In the Balance: Dying newspapers? 05 May 12

  Sat, 5 May 12

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  The capo di tutti capi of the world's media moguls, Rupert Murdoch, has been the subject of much press coverage this week with a claim that he's not a fit person to run an international corporation but that isn't the biggest threat his nespaper business faces. Justin Rowlatt and his guests, Carla Buzasi UK editor of the Huffington Post. Kalpana Sharma, a former editor of the Mumbai edition of the Hindu, and Tom Rosenstiel of the Pew Research Centre in the USA discuss whether press barons like Mr Murdoch are an endangered species. Should we care if they face extinction? Plus why free online news isn't really free at all.

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• Is Putin good for business? 4 May 12

  Fri, 4 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  As Vladimir Putin prepares to resume the Russian presidency on Monday, Business Daily reports from Moscow on whether it will be good for the business community, both domestic companies and foreign investors. Lesley Curwen speaks to billionaire Alexander Lebedev, who has been a critic of the Russian government, and Arkady Dvorkovich, economic advisor to outgoing president Dmitri Medvedev. Plus, we look at the day-to-day challenges faced by small and medium-sized firms in Russia.

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• Selling off the Greek famly silver 3 May 12

  Thu, 3 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  As Greece prepares to go to the polls, the authorities are continuing to sell off the family silver. Justin Rowlatt asks Costa Mitropoulos, the official in charge of the country's privatisation programme, whether he has one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. Plus, the boss of Ford Europe, Stephen Odell, explains why his company supports the euro. And finally, Paul Eisenstein takes a closer look at the growing trend of carmakers forming partnerships.

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• Will China's economic miracle end? 2 May 12

  Wed, 2 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  China’s economy continues to grow at a rapid pace, but could the bubble soon burst? While many commentators argue that its economy is not innovative enough, economist Markus Eberhardt looks at the big increase in Chinese patent applications, which may suggest that levels of innovation are rising. Meanwhile, Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World, tells Justin Rowlatt that China’s economy will continue to expand strongly for many years to come. And finally, Jeremy Wagstaff looks at whether Blackberry-owner RIM is making the right decisions in Indonesia, one of its key markets.

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• Nuclear risks and benefits 1 May 12

  Tue, 1 May 12

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  18 mins
  
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  The polarisation of Europe's attitude to nuclear power is most striking in neighbours Poland and Germany. While Poland is committed to building a number of new nuclear power stations, Germany has vowed to close all of its reactors and not to construct any replacements. Justin Rowlatt talks to Zbigniew Kubacki from the Polish government’s Nuclear Energy Department. And we hear from Klaus Toepfer, a former German environment minister. Plus, Ken Caldeira of Stanford University warns that higher prices for fossil fuel won’t encourage us to invest in greener power.

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• Curbing chief executive pay 30 Apr 11

  Mon, 30 Apr 12

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  Can soaring chief executive pay be curbed? We invited Tim Bush from research group PIRC, and Mark Pettman, an executive headhunter, to discuss the question. Plus, management writer Tom Lloyd asks whether chief executives are needed in the first place. Finally, Lucy Kalloway looks at resumes, and how people can best describe their job credentials.

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