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What are the political and economic factors to watch in 2020? Will the trade wars continue, will Brexit get done and who will be the next US...
What is best practice for employers dealing with mental health problems at work? The World Health Organisation estimates that depression and...
Are mandatory quotas desirable or necessary to ensure more diversity in our company boardrooms? The Netherlands has just passed a law obligi...
Can we trust the political adverts in our news feeds? Who is sending them, why are we being targeted and are they even true? This week we're...
Divestment has become a rallying call by environmental campaigners in the fight against climate change. It's when environmentally aware inve...
At a time when we’re living longer, healthier lives should we do away with the notion of retirement and just keep on working? Are the skills...
The EU has a new parliament, new leadership, but the same old problems; Brexit, political populism and an economic slowdown. How will it sta...
Some of the world’s top thinkers on artificial intelligence discuss the threats intelligent machines might pose to humans. With Turkey claim...
What's the best strategy for starting a business from nothing? What if you have to start over - either in a new country or because of a busi...
Thanks to technology, these days it’s possible to work almost anywhere. You can log on from your kitchen table, in a trendy café or even on...
Online gaming and e-sports are huge industries, but there are concerns about over-use and addiction and the way gaming takes up the time of...
The UK parliament has rejected the Brexit deal struck between the government and the European Union. As the clock ticks to the deadline for...
Ask yourself honestly, how closely have you examined your emotional relationship with money? Or is it all a bit too awkward? Financial psych...
In 2013, India passed an Act to protect women from sexual harassment in the workplace. Five years on, has it had any meaningful impact and w...
It's been another week of turmoil in British Brexit politics, but what is the view from the rest of Europe? Is the EU any better organised t...
How do you juggle the demands of a job and a family? Is there a stress-free and guilt-free way of giving adequate attention to your children...
Drug firms are coming under fire from the US, Europe and China over the cost of some of their products. But is it simply the price we have t...
In this special edition we hear personal stories from the Great Recession and ask who has paid the highest price. From mortgage defaults and...
Why are most of us so bad at planning for the future? Whether saving for our retirement, managing workloads and deadlines, or budgeting for...
Would you sign a divorce contract before you got married? Should you? They’re often seen as unnecessary, unromantic, and irreligious, but we...
Why are governments and, increasingly, private companies spending billions of dollars on missions to Mars? Is there any money to be made fro...
Do you worry about plastic packaging, perfumes tested on animals, or whether child labour was responsible for your jeans? How often do those...
Bribery costs individuals, businesses and economies billions of dollars each year, and there are many international laws and conventions aga...
Nancy Kacungira presents a special programme on climate change, profiling the people whose trailblazing ideas and innovations are hoping to...
Who gets to control your personal data on the internet? Ed Butler and guests discuss the future of data privacy. With the scandals over use...
Many people meet their future love partner at work. But with the current high profile cases of sexual harassment, employers are becoming muc...
US President Donald Trump is bringing back sanctions on Iran and is threatening to extend the sanctions to European companies that do busine...
How can the world move faster to ramp up renewable power? In the Balance examines the efforts of businesses and governments to manage the sh...
In the Balance asks whether the 53 countries of the Commonwealth could become a new force in global trade. With rising trade protectionism a...
In the Balance examines the recent sharp falls in the global markets. Ed Butler asks why volatility is back in the financial markets - after...
Italy's upcoming general election is being seen as the latest test of a populist upsurge in Europe. Manuela Saragosa is in Rome to hear what...
Fatalists might argue work has no future, that soon pretty much everything will be automated and that the robots will take over. Others say...
The world's top business people, politicians and economists have been meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos. In the Balance asks: Can capital...
As President Trump completes his first year in office, a Nobel prize-winning economist and two mayors mark the President's economic report c...
Political manipulation and fake news have shaken trust in social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has vowed...
What are the biggest risks to the global economy in 2018? Ed Butler is joined by some of the world's leading economists and political scient...
Giving It Away Global philanthropy is on the rise, but can the huge sums donated by wealthy business people risk undermining governments and...
Could starting up a business be the best way into work for more women across South Asia? Shivaani Kohok asks why only one in four women in I...
Are there clever solutions to real life challenges across South Asia? In partnership with the BBC Innovators series, Shivaani Kohok hears fr...
In the Balance reports this week from Catalonia, Spain's strongest economic region. The Catalan leader has declared that the region has won...
China's economy is still growing at a respectable rate - but how long can that last? Ed Butler reports from China on the problems caused by...
Very soon, for the first time in modern history, five generations will be working side by side. Baby boomers, traditionalists, and Generatio...
The development of Artificial Intelligence is being seen as one of the biggest threats to jobs this century. Yet it's a technology that can...
What lessons should we learn from the damage hurricane Irma has inflicted on Florida and the Caribbean, the flooding hurricane Harvey wreake...
Does passing down large amounts of money within families drive the gap between rich and poor even wider? It seems that some of the world's r...
How much pocket money, if any, should you give your children? What does it teach them about the world of finance? Some parents give their ch...
Can Hong Kong still call itself the gateway to China, or is it in danger of being dwarfed economically by its mainland neighbour? On the twe...
Has the shock decision to scrap almost all of India's cash been a success or a failure? Last November's withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee no...
Sharp falls in commodity prices have dealt serious blows to the prospects of workers, communities, and businesses in large parts of Africa o...
Is the world of football about to see a powershift? China wants to be a global leader in football and President Xi has a masterplan to have...