Sexism in African investment

Why do female entrepreneurs in Africa not get the investment capital they need?

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Over 50 and out of work

What's it like for older people losing their job in the Covid pandemic?

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Africa's animation scene: Ready for takeoff

A grassroots animation industry is building across the continent

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Brexit - ready or not

What sort of Brexit are businesses preparing for?

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Golden passports and cash for citizenship.

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Biotech: Guilt-free palm oil?

A commodity associated with tropical deforestation may soon have a synthetic replacement

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Trading with the USA

What does the international business community hope for from the US elections?

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Google hit by competition lawsuit

The company is accused of violating competition law

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Contact tracing apps: Worth the hype?

Why contact tracing technology has been slow to make an impact

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Why BP is betting against oil

BP's chief economist warns against complacency about the speed of the energy transition

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America First: Has President Trump’s policy worked?

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How to spot fake news

A former CIA analyst shares her tips on separating what’s true from what’s false

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Cinemas: Open, but nothing to show

Delays to Hollywood blockbusters are prompting a crisis in the cinema industry

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The nuclear industry dreams small

Could the future of nuclear power be the mass production of small modular reactors?

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How Dharavi coped with coronavirus

Has one the biggest slums in India escaped the worst of Covid-19?

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What do parents owe adult children?

Should parents give their children money long into adulthood?

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Business Weekly

Carbon neutral Japan by 2050?

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Lessons from the homeless

What happens when you give homeless people an upfront payment of thousands of dollars?

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The billionaires' pandemic

How the world's richest people have become even richer

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What does this all mean for the US economy?

The US vote count continues amid a Trump legal challenge

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Uber and Lyft's big win

A vote in California could have far-reaching consequences for the gig economy

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Business Weekly

Final furlongs in the Race for White House

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US Elections: How will Biden approach the economy?

A Biden presidency faces myriad legal challenges and an economic crisis before it begins

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The 'milestone' vaccine is already having an effect

Stock markets have rocketed on hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough

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Ukraine’s fight against corruption

What’s holding back President Zelensky’s efforts in tackling corruption?

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Does 'Green Finance' offer a solution to climate change?

Big names in the finance think they can reverse capitalism’s effect on the planet

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The problem with polling

Is the polling industry the real loser of the American presidential elections?

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Business Weekly

Examining how the vaccine be administered around the world safely.

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The Pink Frontline

A lack of legal protection in many workplaces can leave transgender employees vulnerable

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Varoufakis: My alternative to capitalism

The former Greek finance minister on his radical vision for market economics

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Your digital legacy

The companies managing your online life after death

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Can Fintech fuel Africa’s Covid recovery?

2019 was a landmark year for investment into digital financial services across Africa

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How Africa's economies are withstanding Coronavirus

Many African countries have been praised for effective campaigns against coronavirus

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Business Weekly

Turning on to electric cars

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What children owe their parents

Is it up to children to take financial care of their parents?

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Rich countries line up for Covid-19 vaccine

After the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, a third arrives from the University of Oxford

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What it takes to vaccinate the world

With Covid-19 vaccinations preparing to roll out, how do we make sure everyone gets it?

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The fight for compensation

Are NFL players being denied compensation because of racial-norming?

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Preppers: Apocalypse, now

How prepping or survivalism has gone mainstream, with Silicon Valley leading the way

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Business Weekly

Will the Covid vaccine boost the global economy?

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Saving the Amazon rainforest with economics

Economics has a solution to halt rapid deforestation but can it be implemented?

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The EU's latest row

Hungary and Poland threaten to veto a sorely-needed Covid economic recovery fund

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Are we giving suits the boot?

Is the era of the suited office worker at an end?

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Is the Hyperloop coming of age?

In November Virgin Hyperloop trialled its first ever journey with passengers

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The rise and rise of Instagram

Sarah Frier, author of No Filter, talks about the corporate drama behind Instagram

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Business Weekly

Shell in court: Why environmentalists claim the oil giant is too focused on fossil fuels.

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The end of the line for commuters?

How passenger fears and remote working are prompting a crisis in public transport

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Is Boeing's 737 Max fit to fly?

It was grounded worldwide after two tragic accidents. But will it really be safe now?

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Big Pharma: Vaccine Heroes or Profiteers?

How much does the pharmaceutical industry stand to benefit from the Covid vaccines?

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Brexit: 'Large gaps' remain after trade talks

Boris Johnson's dinner with Ursula von der Leyen has ended without a Brexit agreement

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Can post-Brexit Britain ban live animal exports?

Britain is looking to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening

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Business Weekly

Restoring reputations – what Covid vaccines can do for Big Pharma.

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Still no Brexit trade deal

Negotiators from the UK and EU are to begin a new push to reach agreement

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Trusting the algorithm

Rolls-Royce has developed a system that tests whether AI makes trustworthy decisions

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Meeting in the virtual world

Could virtual offices provide an alternative to endless Zoom calls?

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The monopoly case against Facebook

Why US regulators want to break up the social media giant

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Cannabis in the USA: An illegal tax-paying business

Cannabis businesses are barred from accessing most financial services in the US

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Business Weekly

High Noon for Big Tech?

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Selling Christmas in 2020

How do brands strike the right tone in advertising during a global pandemic?

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Has the time come for a 4-day working week?

Unilever in New Zealand is the latest firm to trial a 4-day week without cutting pay

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Cargo shipping in the pandemic

How the shipping industry has fared in 2020

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Brexit talks continue ahead of likely deal

Talks between the UK and the EU continued during the night

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Will cities ever be the same?

We take a look at the long term impact of coronavirus on cities around the world.

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Business Weekly

Channel port closures cause Christmas chaos for UK and European trade

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What’s next for China?

China is bucking a global trend and its economy is growing again

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Lockdown lunches

How lockdown has changed the way we cook and buy food

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Casual dining in a pandemic

How have food businesses adapted to empty high streets?

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Millennial money management

How millennials are planning for their financial futures

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UK completes separation from European Union

Replacement arrangements for travel, trade and immigration have come into force

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Business Weekly

Global vaccine hopes for 2021

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Thinking global, acting local

Lessons in rethinking the climate emergency from Sierra Leone and the US

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“Remote working” in the Indian Ocean

Lessons in remote working from a solo yachtswoman

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Predicting the future of retail

Is the coronavirus destroying retail, or just speeding up its demise?

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Can the Democrats make economic change?

The Democrats and President-elect Biden have won control of the US Congress

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What makes Elon Musk tick?

The billionaire talks to the BBC's Justin Rowlatt about what drives his tech ambitions

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Business Weekly

Chaos on Capitol Hill – the fallout and the future

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Choosing a career: Don't follow your passion?

When it comes to a career, should you do what you love or learn to love whatever you do?

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Forced labour in supply chains

How many companies benefit from China’s ‘tainted’ cotton?

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Should Trump be banned from social media?

President Trump's ban from various social media raises the question of its regulation.

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Trump: The corporate backlash

Will it last and why have stock markets been shrugging off political developments?

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Who owns colour?

The ongoing battles between scientists, artists and engineers for the rights to colour

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Business Weekly

Social Media, Trump and Free Speech

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When will a Covid-19 vaccine be available to you?

Covid-19 vaccine rollouts across the world demonstrates huge global health inequalities.

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Is Covid causing a shortage of medical oxygen?

Where does medical oxygen come from and what is the problem with its supply?

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Joe Biden vs climate change

How the US is set to return to the fight against global warming

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The practicalities of Brexit

What Brexit means for businesses

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