Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Founders: Caecilia Chu on 200 rejections and building YouTrip
Today
We meet the founder of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fintech companies
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Fifa’s billions: Where your World Cup ticket money goes
Yesterday
Why World Cup final tickets hit $11,000 and where Fifa stands to earn $9 billion
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Who’s behind Sierra Leone’s illegal fishing problem?
Monday
We try to ascertain who is behind it and what the country's government is doing to help
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How karate helped a shy kid transform how India pays
Friday
Harshil Mathur on building Razorpay into one of India’s biggest payments companies
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Has the World Cup broken dynamic pricing?
Last Thursday
As dynamic pricing expands, so does the backlash
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Spain's economy is growing fast. So why is youth unemployment still so high?
Last Tuesday
Many graduates struggle to find a job that uses their skills
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Are content creators invading public spaces?
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Influencers can help promote businesses like restaurants, but can also be disruptive
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The woman trying to fix Nigeria's medicine gap
Fri 29 May 2026
We meet the pharmacist who founded a business in response to a family medical emergency
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Prediction markets: are they fuelling insider trading?
Thu 28 May 2026
Betting on future events is on the rise, but regulators are starting to crack down
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The Iran war oil shock: Is there worse to come?
Wed 27 May 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is closed but fears of $150 oil have so far proved unfounded. Why?
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Can the global economy go plastic free?
Mon 25 May 2026
Plastic enables trade and modern medicine but our reliance on it presents challanges
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Musk v Altman: Tech bros battle
Thu 21 May 2026
Who actually wins after a courtroom battle between tech bosses Elon Musk and Sam Altman?
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Trump v The US Federal Reserve
Wed 20 May 2026
Trump's pick for the US Fed chair risks rebuke from the president if rates do not fall
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Video Game Console Wars
Tue 19 May 2026
We explore the rivalry between gaming giants Sega and Nintendo in the 1990s
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How do we live with data centres?
Mon 18 May 2026
They're being built at breakneck speed to meet global demand for digital storage
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The US-China economic relationship
Thu 14 May 2026
As Trump meets Xi how is the relationship between the world's two biggest economies?
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How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa
Wed 13 May 2026
Assessing a new era of aid in Africa in the months since President Trump closed USAID
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How lucrative licences are shaping the toy industry
Tue 12 May 2026
Movies, trends and puzzles are now driving this billion-dollar business
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Is Chile becoming Argentina's shopping centre?
Mon 11 May 2026
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Argentines cross the Andes looking for bargains
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The baker’s daughter bringing mochi to the mainstream
Fri 8 May 2026
We meet Vivien Wong, the creator of dessert brand Little Moons
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Why female led startups stall in Sub-Saharan Africa
Thu 7 May 2026
The region leads in entrepreneurship, yet many women founders struggle for investment
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Hired or hidden? AI’s new power in the job market
Wed 6 May 2026
Tech has expanded job access and AI aids hiring, yet both sides can feel short‑changed
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Why is filling your tank costing so much?
Tue 5 May 2026
We follow the money behind a tank of petrol - from an oil field in the Gulf to the pump.
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The city that’s banned meat adverts
Mon 4 May 2026
Commericals for flights, petrol and diesel cars, and meat have gone from Amsterdam
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The founder making cutlery out of palm leaves
Fri 1 May 2026
We meet Lamis al-Hashimy, whose startup turns agricultural waste into eco tableware
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Does cutting game time boost the bottom line?
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Sports are changing to fit the algorithm‑era and reach more fans
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Why gas still rules power prices
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Global gas supplies have tightened, prompting governments to explore home-grown power
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Diamonds: lab-grown vs mined
Tue 28 Apr 2026
We look at the economic threat to mining in Sierra Leone posed by synthetic gems
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Diamonds' uncertain future
Mon 27 Apr 2026
We're in Sierra Leone, where the country's biggest diamond mine has closed
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The founder tackling Africa’s data scarcity problem
Fri 24 Apr 2026
The CEO of Amini AI, Kate Kallot, shares her story in life and business
