World Business Report Review of the Year
The year in business from 1990 to 2019
Review of the year - 2021
COP26 climate pledges; delivering a billion covid vaccines; Tesla's trillion dollar value
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Review of the year - 2020
Can we build a more efficient world economy for the post Covid-19 era?
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Review of the Year - 2019
Boeing’s 737 Max remains grounded; Brexit on track; have we reached peak Netflix?
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Review of the Year - 2018
A trade war erupts; Malaysia's government is toppled by a scandal; K-pop goes global.
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Review of the Year - 2017
US economy grows; Macron urges climate change action; Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns
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Review of the Year - 2016
The dramatic events of 2016 are assessed by World Business Report Editor, Martin Webber.
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Review of the year - 2015—World Business Report Review of the Year
Commodity prices slump; EU refugee worries; Greek bailout; Volkswagen emissions scandal
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Review of the year - 2014—World Business Report Review of the Year
Europe's economic woes; climate change under threat; OPEC struggles with oil prices
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Review of the year - 2013—World Business Report Review of the Year
Bangladesh factory collapses; Chinese housing bubble; Obamacare introduced; Mandela dies
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Review of the year - 2012—World Business Report Review of the Year
Obama re-elected; bank scandals continue; calls for fairer wealth distribution in China
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Review of the year - 2011—World Business Report Review of the Year
Earthquake and tsunami rock Japan; US loses triple-A credit rating; Steve Jobs dies
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Review of the year - 2010—World Business Report Review of the Year
Despite growth, sceptics say economic problems unsolved; IMF bails out Greece and Ireland
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Review of the year - 2009—World Business Report Review of the Year
Global economic output slumps; interest rates cut; money supply and public spending go up
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Review of the year - 2008—World Business Report Review of the Year
Banks collapse, mortgage providers and insurers struggle; governments scramble to respond
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Review of the year - 2007—World Business Report Review of the Year
US housing turmoil leads to further regulation; first run on a UK bank in 100 years
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Review of the year - 2006—World Business Report Review of the Year
YouTube sold; China booms; conflict between air travel growth and emissions targets
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Review of the year - 2005—World Business Report Review of the Year
Investors back internet stocks; largest US accounting fraud conviction; farm subsidy row
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Review of the year - 2004—World Business Report Review of the Year
Concerns for US economy; Chinese growth slows; EU fines Microsoft; Apple launches iPod
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Review of the year - 2003—World Business Report Review of the Year
Saddam Hussein captured; US economy starts to picks up; trade talks on food imports stall
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Review of the year - 2002—World Business Report Review of the Year
Corporate America plagued by scandals; changeover to the Euro begins in western Europe
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Review of the year - 2001—World Business Report Review of the Year
World Trade Centre attacks; US and Japan both dip into recession; China joins WTO
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Review of the year - 2000—World Business Report Review of the Year
Dot com bubble bursts; Vodafone enters German mobile market; Japan works towards recovery
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Review of the decade - 1990s—World Business Report Review of the Year
East and West Germany merge economies; Hong Kong under China; America's economic bubble
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Review of the year - 1999—World Business Report Review of the Year
Microsoft prosecuted as monopolist; Brazil currency peg collapses; high tech stocks soar
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