Podcast Episodes

The banker who loaned to women when no one else would

Jennifer Riria grew up in a rural village in Kenya, juggled motherhood and university studies in her late teens, and ended up running one of the bigg…

4 months, 1 week ago

What next for Venezuela?

Six weeks after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela appears to be shifting its economic strategy.

The government is reopening its cruc…

4 months, 1 week ago

Biohacking: where fad meets finance?

Biohackers say they're making their bodies and brains run better by hacking their biology. And it's not just kitchen counter experimentation anymore.…

4 months, 1 week ago

After the cyclone: Can Sri Lanka’s economy recover?

Sri Lanka: a country long loved and marketed as a tropical paradise is reeling after Cyclone Ditwah, which hit the island nation last November.

The s…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Poland’s “economic miracle” for real?

Poland’s economy is expected to be the fastest-growing in Europe this year according to the European Union, with the spending power of its average wo…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

The ex-ballerina betting big on prediction markets

In our first edition of Meet the Founders, we meet Luana Lopes Lara, creator of Kalshi, a prediction markets startup that allows users to trade on th…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's economic crossroads

As Japanese people prepare to head to the polls, economic concerns are back at the centre of public life.

We explore how inflation, wages, demographic…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain's economic case for more migration

The Spanish government has announced plans to legalise the status of half a million undocumented migrants. Many arrive with student or tourist visas …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gates Foundation CEO on cuts to global aid

As governments cut back on how much they spend on global aid, the head of the Gates Foundation Mark Suzman speaks exclusively to Business Daily about…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Starbucks regain its buzz?

It’s probably the world’s best-known coffee chain but just over a year ago, business wasn’t doing well. Sales had slipped, customers were drifting aw…

4 months, 3 weeks ago