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What do summits achieve?

As world leaders collect for another contentious summit, we ask what do G20s achieve?

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G20 currency wars

Andrew Walker reports from Seoul on currency wars, plus, are G20 nations protectionist?

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Soaring gold prices

As gold prices hit record highs, is the bubble about to pop? Plus why we trust banknotes

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High cotton prices

The impact of high cotton prices, plus is it acceptable to eat breakfast at your desk?

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The Kilkenomics festival

Comedy and misery from Ireland's Kilkenomics festival. Plus, has Greek austerity worked?

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China's empty homes

China's ghost towns full of empty homes, plus why humans will lose money to gain revenge

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Tax avoidance

We investigate the practice of double dipping, which has nothing to do with the recession.

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Offshore financial centres

How big companies channel money into low-tax nations such as Ireland, to boost profits

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Ireland's bailout

What does Ireland's bailout mean for the eurozone? Plus, rebels against red tape.

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Conflict minerals

Evidence linking mineral mining with armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Fannie and Freddie

The former boss of US mortgage giant Fannie Mae claims he was made "a ritual sacrifice"

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Business Daily: America's debt crisis

Is America on the verge of a European-style debt-crisis?

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Bulgaria and the euro

Bulgaria's finance minister, on what's wrong with Europe's institutions.

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Europe's bailouts

Will Europe's bailouts hit owners of government debt?

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Microfinance crisis

The crisis in microfinance: how many poor borrowers cannot repay spiralling debts

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Will the euro collapse?

Should bank bondholders share the pain of bailouts? And, could the euro collapse?

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Cash to save the rainforests

We look at the schemes to get poor countries not to chop down their rainforests.

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Wikipedia

How Wikipedia spots vandalism by looking for dirty words. Plus, the wisdom of bees.

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Women on boards

Why too few women are making it to board level. Can governments change that?

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Toxic sludge

Who has been held to account for Hungary's toxic sludge spill which killed ten people?

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Germany and the euro

Why some Germans want to ditch the euro and revive the deutschemark.

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Cloud computing

The future of cloud computing and the business culture in Ikea

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Resisting Corruption

Should businesses ever pay bribes? How can they avoid it?

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Saudi women bankers

The Saudi woman, Dr Nahed Taher, who defied prejudice to create her own bank

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A new single currency

East Africa's plans for a single currency, plus why customers should not come first

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Ethiopia's Land Issue

Business Daily looks at one of the boldest land investment programmes in Africa.

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Irish economic optimism

The Irish Development Agency is optimistic about economic prospects despite the downturn.

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Pakistan Investment

How can Pakistan attract foreign investment?

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Business schools

Are business schools teaching students to be arrogant? Should they teach humility?

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Coal boom

Coal is booming because of rising demand from Asia. What will it mean for climate change?

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