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Nanny state or caring government?

Should sweet drinks be taxed so we drink less and get healthier? And money and football.

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Advertising in Zimbabwe

One of Zimbabwe's biggest advertising firms says there is still no hope for rapid growth

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The cost of low prices

Should governments put a cap on food and fuel prices to help the poorest in society?

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Is private equity misleading investors?

Has the private equity industry been misleading investors about returns on their money?

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Cars and culture

What cars say about America and the old Soviet Union

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China's disguised bank loans

How China's banks hid the size of their lending, by disguising loans as investments.

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Speculators and commodities

Are commodity prices too low? Is it right and fair for speculators to force them higher?

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Is Europe's social model dead?

Is Europe's social welfare model unaffordable? And, should women show cleavage at work?

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A brutal trade

The US law that tries to stop companies buying minerals which fund conflict and abuse.

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Success in adversity

Why are there so few Muslim companies that make it onto the list of the biggest brands.

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The road to the future?

Business Daily looks at voice control in the car of the future - would you use it?

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Ethical and green?

Green hot air or green cool thought? With: high rises, eco funerals and treadle-mills.

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Power failure in Iraq

Why is Iraq still crippled by power shortages? Plus, safety rules that test our patience

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Do you wanna go 'double-dipping'?

Is America's economy on the slide, heading for a double-dip recession?

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Extreme hospitality

What's in it for the sponsors of one of the most extreme forms of corporate hospitality?

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Brains and emails

Why heavy use of smartphones and computers at work can change our brains

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Austerity lessons from Latvia

Are there lessons for Europe from Latvia's savage austerity cuts?

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Hard times and sacrifices

Does Ireland or Spain have the right approach to making public sector cuts?

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Saving Germany's jobs

Germany's economy is booming and unemployment is falling. Is it thanks to job subsidies?

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How to recreate a career

We talk to Nancy Temple who had a leading role with Enron's auditor, Arthur Andersen.

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Pickled veg versus burgers

We report on the business of food in rural Romania.

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Pension provision

Are pensions a human right, or just a privilege?

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The India way

India's ambitious project to give identifying numbers to more than a billion people

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Victory for the banks?

Are the new rules on bank capital too weak? Have the banks beaten the regulators?

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OPEC at fifty

OPEC is fifty this week. Its secretary general tells us why it's really a force for good.

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China's economy - does size matter?

Just how big is China's economy? We'll dig through the numbers in Beijing

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The Next Wave of Growth?

Beyond BRICs; are emerging markets coming out of the shadow of the developed world?

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Banking on a crisis?

Are governments about to cause a fresh European banking crisis?

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Treasure in the Wilderness

What treasure lies beneath the melting Arctic ice cap?

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African Dreams

Can Africa move beyond what it grows and digs from its own soil?

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