World Business Report Review of the Year Episodes Available now
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Review of the year - 2015
Commodity prices slump; EU refugee worries; Greek bailout; Volkswagen emissions scandal
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Review of the year - 2014
Europe's economic woes; climate change under threat; OPEC struggles with oil prices
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Review of the year - 2013
Bangladesh factory collapses; Chinese housing bubble; Obamacare introduced; Mandela dies
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Review of the year - 2012
Obama re-elected; bank scandals continue; calls for fairer wealth distribution in China
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Review of the year - 2011
Earthquake and tsunami rock Japan; US loses triple-A credit rating; Steve Jobs dies
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Review of the year - 2010
Despite growth, sceptics say economic problems unsolved; IMF bails out Greece and Ireland
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Review of the year - 2009
Global economic output slumps; interest rates cut; money supply and public spending go up
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Review of the year - 2008
Banks collapse, mortgage providers and insurers struggle; governments scramble to respond
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Review of the year - 2007
US housing turmoil leads to further regulation; first run on a UK bank in 100 years
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Review of the year - 2006
YouTube sold; China booms; conflict between air travel growth and emissions targets