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Lending to Africa's Poor

Eighty per cent of Africans can not get a bank account, let alone a bank loan. Why?

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Cosmetic Surgery Under the Microscope

People are spending 10 billion dollars a year on cosmetic surgery but what are the risks?

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Brazil's Divisive Election

We preview Brazil's elections, and assess the sorry state of expert forecasting

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Tim Berners-Lee on the Future of the Internet

On his hope for new ways to break down national barriers

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Europe's bank stress tests

Did Europe's latest examination of banks' balance sheets ask the right questions?

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Race and US Company Management

Is a 'Rooney Rule' needed to get more US black and ethnic minority business executives?

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Tax Avoidance and Living the Dream

The OECD takes on global tax avoidance. And the American Dream of SAP's Bill McDermott.

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Iraq: The Economic Cost of ISIS

The Islamic State's invasion and bombings are exacting a heavy toll on the Iraqi economy

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Cinema in China - Entering a Golden Age?

Hollywood faces a new rival in China, but will they compete, or learn from each other?

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US Congressional Elections

US Congressional elections - how the economy might influence the vote

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The Commodities Slump

Commodity prices have dropped 12% in the last three months. Why and who wins as a result?

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US Republicans Sweep Mid-Term Elections

The US mid-term election results, and what a Republican Senate will mean for Mr Obama

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The Oil Price Slide

Oil Price: a 30% price slide in 3 months. Winners and losers, and how long can it last?

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Kilkenomics Festival 2014

Standups and economists put the Irish economy under the spotlight.

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Foreign Exchange Banks Face Fines

Bankers are accused of illegally fixing rates to extract millions in profit

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Worldwide Water Crisis?

The risks of a global water crisis, as demand for food and from business outstrip supply

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Banks Fined for Price-Fixing

Banks fined 拢3bn for foreign exchange price fixing. Will it change things?

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Navigating Social Media

The companies that get it wrong and the ones that get it right on social media

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G20 Summit: What's There to Cheer About?

Leaders head to Brisbane, Australia for the G20 summit, but it's a gloomy agenda

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Japan Goes Back into Recession

What's behind today's shock news that Japan has crashed back into recession?

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Entrepreneurs: How to Pick a Winner

Who are entrepreneurs and how do we help them turn ideas into blockbuster companies?

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World Toilet Day

Why one in three of the world's population do not have access to proper sanitation

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Arundhati Roy on Modi's New India

Author Arundhati Roy sees a bleak future for India's poorest, even amidst economic reform

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Global Brands: Think Local

Global brands: Must they always adapt to their local market?

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Child Labour in Bolivia

Bolivia has passed laws allowing young children to work, raising human rights concerns

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India's Ponzi Rip Off

Millions of Indians lose money, leading to poverty and suicide as ponzi schemes collapse

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The Fracking Mindset

The politics of fracking in the US, and what buying big buildings says about big money

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Oil Price Fall: What Can OPEC Do?

OPEC members are meeting in Vienna amid falling oil prices. Can it push them back up?

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Has OPEC Lost Its Power?

Can oil producers' cartel still influence world oil prices?

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Tackling an Epidemic

The economic impact of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is less than you might expect

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