麻豆社

Stormy Weather Ahead for 2015?

The 麻豆社's big thinkers read the runes for the economic year ahead

• 26 mins

The Women's Slice

If women had an equal slice of the global economy output could soar by as much as 40%

• 28 mins

Costing the Terror Threat

Are the billions being spent on the fight against the terror threat monies well spent?

• 28 mins

Ukraine, Russia and the Sanctions Debate

Will punishing Russia with sanctions bring an end to the attacks in eastern Ukraine?

• 28 mins

Talking Trash: Recycling a Wasteful World

Processing the world's trash heap is big business, worth 400 bn dollars. But can it last?

• 28 mins

What Nigeria Did Next...

Nigeria's new entrepreneurs ask what's next on the nation's astonishing economic journey

• 28 mins

What role for OPEC now?

With the oil price too low for many OPEC members, is there a role for the oil cartel?

• 28 mins

Fortunes of Film

Are the film industries of Africa and Asia changing how Hollywood does its business?

• 28 mins

Brand Jihad: How Extremism Uses the Tools of Global Business

Does Islamic extremism have a 'business model'? Can economics explain the jihadi journey?

• 28 mins

Education that Works?

What education do today's students need to equip them for the workplaces of the future?

• 28 mins

Sharing Big-time

Who are the winners and losers of the sharing economy as more of us borrow not buy?

• 28 mins

Soros and an SOS for Ukraine

George Soros argues that Europe needs to give Ukraine more money to help prevent disaster

• 28 mins

AIIB: China's Tiger Roars

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank offers China a potent voice on the world stage

• 28 mins

Cybercrime: the 21st Century Business Risk

What are the risks for businesses and governments from cyber attack?

• 28 mins

Rana Plaza: a lesson forgotten?

Are the lessons of Rana Plaza forgotten amid new pressures in the global textiles sector?

• 28 mins

Perfect Pay: When Do We Deserve More?

A CEO who took a million dollar pay-cut and gave his workers more, tells us why he did it

• 28 mins

When the Drugs Don't Work

What do we do when the the antibiotics we rely on to cure deadly diseases stop working?

• 28 mins

UK Election: What's Up for Business Now?

With David Cameron back in office, what does it mean for Britain and European business?

• 28 mins

Climate Change: The Business End

Business says environmental concern is the big new driver in their forward planning

• 55 mins

For Better or For Worse: the Greek Crisis

How can the sniffles of a small Mediterranean country cause nervousness the world over?

• 28 mins

Millennium Development Goals: Judgement Day

Have the MDGs eradicated global poverty and improved things for the world's poorest?

• 28 mins

The Longest Journey: Europe's Migration Crisis

Thousands of illegal migrants arrive on the shores of southern Europe, determined to stay

• 28 mins

Trading Places: TPP and the US Bid to Stay on Top

What will the Trans-Pacific Partnership mean for global trade?

• 28 mins

IMF: Fit for the Future?

Can the IMF meet the needs of the global economy, silencing the critics who say it can't?

• 28 mins

No Pain, No Gain: Is Business Too Short-term?

Are businesses focusing too hard on short term gain at the expense of long term benefit?

• 28 mins

Economics Without Borders?

Are EU countries right not to let refugees in, or are they missing an economic trick?

• 26 mins

Profit and the Planet

Does big business have the tools to tackle climate change, where governments have failed?

• 26 mins

Profits and the Planet

Simon Jack in New York presents big names in business debating the way forward in tackling climate change, with a live audience.

• 49 mins

What China Means to the USA

How important is the Chinese economy for US economic policies such as interest rates?

• 26 mins

The Gig Economy and You

Can the gig economy open up jobs markets while safeguarding workers' rights?

• 26 mins