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Poverty and Corruption in Brazil

With politicians being jailed for corruption, is Brazil's economy ready to open up?

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What is the Future for your Local Shop?

Will they become showrooms for products whisked to your door?

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The Rise of the Gig Economy

Are so-called 'gig economy' companies like Uber threatening livelihoods?

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Zuckerberg Faces Congress

What's at stake for Facebook and its founder?

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Who Needs Cash?

The winners and losers of the cashless economy, from Sweden to India

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TED2018: Can We Fix the Internet?

Internet pioneer Jaron Lanier thinks there should be a mass deletion of social media

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Does Trump Have a Trade Plan?

Focus shifts from China to new potential US trade sanctions targeting Russian companies

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What's in a Name?

FYR Macedonia and Greece are battling over a name, but so are many corporate brands

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TED 2018: Changing the AI Conversation

Do we really know the potential and the pitfalls of artificial intelligence?

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Transgender in the Workplace

What happens if you have a high profile job and come out as transgender?

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Good Looks and Getting Ahead

How much does your physical attractiveness affect your career prospects?

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Will Tariffs Save US Jobs?

Donald Trump says tariffs on Chinese goods are necessary to 'protect American workers'

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Has #MeToo Backfired in India?

How some company bosses won't hire women due to fears of sexual harassment claims

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Malaria: Costs and Cures

The disease that still cripples a continent and the technologies behind a possible cure.

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Creativity in the Digital Age

How do designers and advertisers get people's attention with so much competition online?

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Iran's Foreign Currency Problem

With the US threatening more sanctions, Iran remains frozen out of the financial system

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Africa's Free Trade Pact

Will the African Continental Free Trade Area bring jobs and prosperity?

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Iran Nuclear Deal Hangs In Balance

What would scrapping the agreement mean for Iran, and for US and European businesses?

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Paying the Price of Prison

Parking fines and high bail demands are landing Americans in prison. But someone profits

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How Economists Forgot Housework

Feminist economists argue that GDP statistics ignore care-giving and housework

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Economists in the Doghouse

The failure to foresee the 2008 financial crisis has prompted a lot of soul-searching

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Tech Solutions for the Poor

How can we think differently about some of the gritty economic problems facing the poor?

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Banks and the Wealth Gap

Do cities benefit from hosting major financial centres?

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Justice on Death Row

The inmates training to be lawyers and fighting for a fairer justice system in Africa

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Hormones: The Pill

The pill liberated women worldwide, and now an injectable version is taking off in Africa

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Netflix vs the Silver Screen

Will the streaming service wipe out the cinema, in the same way it did video rentals?

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Are You Ready for GDPR?

The EU's new data protection rules are proving to be a headache for businesses worldwide

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Italy: The EU's Next Headache?

How a eurosceptic coalition in Rome could destabilise plans for closer EU integration

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Fighting Ad Fraud

The fake clicks and downloads costing companies billions, and how they're fighting back.

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Is China Tech a Trojan Horse?

Are US allegations against Huawei motivated by genuine suspicion or trade protectionism?

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