Podcast Episodes

Business Daily meets: Uniqlo's Tadashi Yanai

The Japanese billionaire is the founder and president of Fast Retailing, parent company of Uniqlo.

He's the richest man in Japan, and despite being in his 70's, has big plans to grow the company even …

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Could footballers go on strike?

Earlier this year, Manchester City midfielder Rodri issued a warning that players were "close" to taking strike action over their increased workload.

Rodri played 63 competitive games for club and cou…

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Sweden’s #softgirls trend

We find out why, in a country famous for championing gender equality, some women are choosing to become stay at home wives and girlfriends.

The social media #softgirl trend is a small but growing mino…

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Ghana’s illegal gold mines

Ghana is a global gold mining powerhouse and Africa's biggest producer.

The informal mining sector of gold – known locally as “galamsey” - is a big election issue here. There have been recent marches…

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Can Ghana’s economy recover?

In the first of a two part series ahead of Ghana’s presidential election, we are in Accra asking how much the economy is influencing how people vote.

The country has faced one of Africa’s worst finan…

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Business Daily meets: Giuseppe Lavazza

We speak to the great-grandson of the Italian coffee legend, about growing a family business into a global brand, balancing tradition with innovation, and even a light-hearted clash with Emily in Par…

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Luxury advent calendars unwrapped

Advent calendars have evolved from the simple cardboard doors or chocolate treats to a multimillion-dollar premium industry; with major companies using them as a powerful brand awareness tool.

We find…

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Can Trump solve rising prices?

In the run up to the US election, prices of food, gas and housing were never far from voter’s minds.

We head to Pennsylvania where food prices have risen faster than anywhere in the US to find out wh…

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The cost of smog

We’re in Delhi, looking at the impact of extreme pollution levels on workers and businesses in recent weeks.

Non-essential trucks have been banned from going into the city, and offices have asked 50%…

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Selling The Hundred

We look at England and Wales' new cricket format - which is now up for sale.

The one hundred ball format was designed to attract news fans to the game. Each team is tied to a UK city or region and the…

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