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Stopping Asia's Appetite for Animal Parts

The illicit trade in animal parts. What should China, the main importer, be doing?

• 18 mins

Elements: Chromium

The metal that links Harley Davidsons, leather jackets and flick-knives.

• 18 mins

Surviving US Rate Hikes & the End of QE

How will markets and the economy weather rising interest rates and the end of QE?

• 18 mins

Money and the Human Psyche

Does money make us happy? Does it even motivate us? Or does it turn us into sociopaths?

• 18 mins

Samsung Mobile Technology

As Samsung unveils its new Galaxy S6, what does it take to compete in the mobile market?

• 18 mins

Breaking into China

What does it take for a foreign business to break into China?

• 28 mins

Elements: Fluorine

A ferocious gas and building block for CFCs and other gases that have endangered mankind

• 18 mins

China's Slowing Economy

China forecasts an economic growth rate of 7% this year - what is slowing it down?

• 18 mins

Sexism in Silicon Valley

Can women 'make it happen' in the technology sector?

• 18 mins

ECB's Quantitative Easing adventure.

The ECB launches its QE programme, some 6 years after Britain and the US launched theirs.

• 18 mins

Future Tech and Future Man at Work

From a 3D printed house to trains in a vacuum tube, how future tech will transform work

• 18 mins

Elements: Technetium

Essential for medical imaging, supplies of manmade element Technetium are not guaranteed

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A Dollar for Your Euro?

Why the euro is falling and what it means for the eurozone

• 18 mins

Financing Formula 1

Motor car racing is an expensive sport, so how do F1 teams like Williams make ends meet?

• 18 mins

Hidden International Financial Flows?

Do the UK's trade data contain hidden evidence of dirty money flowing out of Russia?

• 18 mins

Brazil Economy: The Perfect Storm?

Protests against Brazil's government as the economy runs into trouble

• 18 mins

Elements: Iron and the Industrial Revolution

Two moments in history that transformed iron into the key material of modern life

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Fed Patience and the US Dollar

The greenback drops as Janet Yellen hints patience with its strength is wearing thin

• 18 mins

Winter World Cup 2022

Has Qatar done enough to improve migrant workers' conditions on World Cup building sites?

• 18 mins

Lee Kwan Yew: Singapore's Founding Father dies

Was Lee Kwan Yew an economic visionary or a controlling autocrat - or both?

• 18 mins

Greece, Fruit Juice and Bras

The latest eurozone talks, small businesses in Kosovo and a rather large lingerie empire

• 18 mins

Elements: Iron and Manganese

The chemistry behind steel - one of humanity's most versatile and complex materials

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Nigeria: Election Economics

What are the big economic issues as Nigerians head to the polls?

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The End of Poverty?

Can global poverty be wiped out in the next 15 years? The World Bank thinks so

• 18 mins

Women and Guns in America

Why more women are buying guns in the US, plus what businesses want from Nigeria's polls

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Mental Health at Work

Should employers have a right to know about your mental health record?

• 18 mins

Elements: Iron and Industrialisation

Steel demand in China and India, and the collapse in iron ore prices.

• 18 mins

Russia and Cyprus' Curious Bond

The strangely enduring bond between sanctions-hit Russia and crisis-plagued Cyprus.

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Can Erbil cope?

Peace in Erbil has led to an influx of shoppers and refugees. But can it cope?

• 18 mins

Baghdad Budget Dispute

Is the biggest threat to Kurdistan, Islamic State, the low oil price or Baghdad?

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