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Business Matters

Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC.

  1. 21 HR AGO

    Trump slams brakes on New York congestion charge

    The US president, Donald Trump, moves to revoke the approval of New York City’s congestion pricing programs. We hear from one of the architects of the congestion charge policy in the city. Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum chip called Majorana One, which it says will help the company create computers able to solve meaningful industrial-scale problems in years, not decades. And Roger Hearing discusses how a local government in the Philippines has come up with an unusual way of combating dengue fever by announcing a payment for every five mosquitoes caught and brought in. We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Karen Percy, Senior freelance reporter in Melbourne, Australia, and Emily Peck, Axios Markets Correspondent and co-host of the Slate Money podcast, who's in New York.

    49 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    What is the future of US-Russia economic relations?

    The US and Russia have outlined their intention to build relations far beyond a deal over Ukraine—extending to cooperation on other global issues and developing sizeable economic and investment links. Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency that collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday. And Ed Butler hears about a shocking revelation from Nasa that a large asteroid could be on course to hit earth. Although the space agency does go on to say, don't panic, it almost certainly won't. We’ll be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Amita Arudpragasm, who's an Independent policy analyst based in Sri Lanka, and Sergio Guzman, the Director of Colombia Risk Analysis, which advises local and global companies looking to invest in Colombia and the region.

    49 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Who’s spent what on the war in Ukraine?

    European leaders have been meeting in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine. The United States has demanded that Europe increases defence spending and sends troops to Ukraine if there is a ceasefire in the war with Russia. Also, are Canadians boycotting US goods in shops after President Trump’s tariff threats? And Ed Butler reports from one of Africa’s biggest e-waste dumps in Ghana. Also, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it plans to build the world’s longest undersea cable, to bring industry-leading connectivity to five continents. We will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Sushmar Ramachandran, who is Independent journalist and columnist with the Tribune newspaper based in Delhi and Oliver Stuenkel, an associate professor of International Relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    49 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Tariffs: How is the world reacting?

    We delve into how the world is reacting to Trump's tariff announcement and what leaders from around the world have to say. Ukraine's President Zelensky, meets US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine. There's also been talk of the Trump administration closing the Department of Education. Additionally, we hear how an NYU student managed to attend college without having to pay. Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

    48 min

  5. 13 FEB

    Inflation: Why is it higher than expected in the US?

    With inflation is the US rising in January at its highest rate for six months, how can President Donald Trump stop energy and egg prices from going up and forcing the cost of living to rise across America? We hear from a former Fed official on how the central bankers are dealing with political pressure on interest rates, and a farmer who's seeing his costs rise and is having to pass them on to customers. Elsewhere, we find out about the Refillable bottle boom and how Brazil wants to become a giant of global production in… cannabis. Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

    49 min

  6. 12 FEB

    Palestinian resettlement key to US-Jordan aid

    King Abdullah of Jordan met with Donald Trump at the White House after the American president had threatened to withhold $1.45 billion a year in US aid if Jordan did not agree to scheme We hear from the CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association on how Canada’s steel industry will be hit hard by tariffs. And, how diss tracks in a feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake have raised an estimated $15 million.

    53 min

  7. 11 FEB

    Musk bids to purchase Open AI

    Elon Musk has bid to purchase the non profit tech firm, Open AI President Donald Trump says he's going to impose a 25% import tax on imports of steel and aluminium from abroad And New Zealand has loosened their visa rules to attract foreign money. We hear from their Immigration Minister, Erica Stanford

    53 min

  8. 8 FEB

    USAID: Will staff be put on leave?

    A federal court is pausing President Trump's plan put thousands of USAID staff on leave The UK government has demanded access to Apple users' encrypted data. The Cook Islands Prime Minister says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. And the US Super Bowl is kicking off in New Orleans this weekend. What will this mean for the economy there? Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

    49 min
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Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC.

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  • Creator
    BBC World Service
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    202
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