麻豆约拍

Not banking on the banks

The banks have blown it. Are person to person loans the future?

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Controlling the internet

Governments and companies want to control the net. Is it the end of web freedom?

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The Euro Crisis

European Commissioner Olli Rehn warns welfare safety nets could be put at risk.

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Keeping banks sound - a radical proposal.

How keen-eyed customers could keep banks in order. And Puffin Books at 70.

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China and the Euro

How trade between China and Europe is being affected by the euro crisis.

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Business Books

Do business books really hold the secret to success? or are they only good for a laugh?

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The Cost of Corruption

The man who fought corruption in Nigeria and was forced to flee, says he plans to return.

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Rubber Farms and Roadblocks

Steve Evans reports from a bus in the Ivory Coast.

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Ghana's Oil Boom

Steve Evans reports from Ghana on the benefits and pitfalls of the country's oil boom.

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Mining in Liberia

Why are big mining firms willing to spend huge sums on railways in Africa?

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The BP Backlash

The knock-on effect on other oil companies of BP's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Zimbabwe's Diamonds

Disturbing allegations about human rights abuse at a diamond field in Zimbabwe.

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China, democracy and Voodoo

Has democracy delivered prosperity to Benin or is the Chinese way better?

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Nigeria , business and blackouts

What do people in Lagos do when the power supply and the traffic fails them?

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The Last Waltz

A report from Vienna, where the global banking industry is talking about its future.

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Heading For Disaster?

Is the consensus of economists wrong: is the world heading for a new financial disaster?

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Oil and Water

How bad could it get for BP if the US throws the book at them?

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China's Rising Wages

Are wages rising for China's workers and will that mean higher prices for Chinese goods?

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Back to the Future with Canada.

As many countries try to cut deficits, we report on how Canada did it and the cost today.

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Pressure at the Top

How do CEOs like BP's Tony Hayward cope with the pressure of crisis?

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America's Oil Spill: The View from Bhopal.

Has the United States failed the victims of Bhopal as it pursues BP?

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Is Austerity Working?

Will austerity measures in Europe improve the health of economies, or make them worse?

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Bank Loan Woes

Why companies are finding it hard to get bank loans to expand.

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Hard Times: The cost of austerity

Will European cuts in government spending send the world economy back towards recession?

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The wealth of Afghanistan

Huge reserves of essential minerals have been discovered - but how can they be exploited?

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China's Challenges

Can China forge ahead if economies which buy its exports are hampered by austerity cuts?

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Globish Rules

The rise of English, or 'Globish' as the international language of business.

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Puritanism and profligacy

Is Germany resolutely tackling its budget deficit sensibly or just cutting too far?

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Africa Without Borders: But What About Bumps in the Road?

A new common market opens in East Africa. How it might improve livelihoods?

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Shock and Ore

Steelmakers accuse miners of forcing up prices of their key raw material, iron ore.

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