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Being unbanked
How easy is it to open a bank account in your country?
Around the world, 1.4 billion people can’t get a bank account, and two-thirds of them are in l…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tricking the brain – are holograms the future?
The use of these endlessly flexible 3D images is increasing rapidly.
Not just in entertainment, but in medicine, education, design, defence and more…
2 years, 9 months ago
Living off-grid: Scaling up
Alastair Leithead and his wife Ana moved to Portugal during the Covid pandemic. They live off-grid, meaning they have no access to mains electricity …
2 years, 9 months ago
Living off-grid in Portugal
In the first of a two part series, we're in the Alentejo region where people are buying land and empty properties in an area without power or water s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Business Daily Meets: Dr Yasmeen Lari
Pakistan's first female architect came out of retirement to help rebuild her country after the 2005 earthquake.
Now she's helping communities devastat…
2 years, 9 months ago
Turkey adjusts to ‘bitter medicine’ of high rates
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heard Turkish voters back in May when they said they wanted change in the economy.
So, he appointed a new finance mini…
2 years, 9 months ago
Battling snakes to gather Brazil nuts
Despite the name, Bolivia is actually the world's biggest exporter of Brazil nuts.
We travel to the hot and humid north of the country to look at the …
2 years, 9 months ago
Was 2023 a bad year for IPOs?
When private companies around the world want to raise cash, they can do so by starting a process to list on a stock exchange. This is known as an IPO…
2 years, 9 months ago
Has shoplifting become a global problem?
Shoplifting has long been a concern for small and large retailers worldwide, but many believe the issue has recently increased - including incidents …
2 years, 9 months ago
Business Daily meets: Niccolo Ricci
Niccolo Ricci is the CEO of Stefano Ricci, a luxury clothing brand whose suits are worn by the rich and powerful.
The firm was established more than …
2 years, 10 months ago