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Feeding africa
When will Africa be able to feed itself and the world?
Entrepreneurs' tales
Can entrepreneurs provide the economic growth the world needs right now?
Special Economic Zones
Are Africans benefiting from the billions China is spending on the continent?
Alternative investments
Why some people pin their faith on alternative investments, such as wine or stamps.
Women's empowerment
How poor women can be given the power to earn their own living as entrepreneurs.
Lloyds of London
What were the disasters to hit insurance firms in 2010, and what's worrying about 2011.
The future of the Euro
The Eurozone is in crisis so why would any country want to join?
The year ahead for the global economy
How will the global economy fare in 2011?
Hard work in China
Despite rapid economic growth hard work is still the order of the day in China.
Oil in Sudan
Voting has begun on idependence in South Sudan but what happens to the oil?
Does austerity work?
Is austerity the right medicine for ailing economies: are too many nations taking a dose?
Euro exit?
Economist Charles Calomiris predicts several countries will be forced to exit the euro
12/01/2011
Is Facebook really worth $50 billion?
The tyranny of choice
Does too much choice actually stop consumers making the decision to buy?
Inflation in China
Could rising food and energy prices in China provoke social discontent?
Ivory Coast sanctions
Will financial sanctions unseat Laurent Gbagbo and his supporters in Ivory Coast?
Cricket, cash and corruption
Will India's cricket boom survive corruption scandals? And can ex-dictators manage money?
The future of China
How long can the Chinese economic miracle continue?
Business and human rights
Will new United Nations guidelines deter companies from abusing human rights?
Dr Doom's investment advice
Marc Faber, nicknamed Dr Doom, predicts disaster. Plus, how vampires inspire business
Latvia and austerity
Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis on why austerity cuts should be done quickly
The ailments of affluence
How should developing countries cope with the diseases associated with increasing wealth?
Davos 2011 and wealth
We report from the World Economic Forum high in the Swiss Alps
Oil and climate change
Can governments and industries hold back global warming?
Egypt business
What do the recent demonstrations mean for business in Egypt?
Bundesbank inflation doctrine
Former Bundesbank President Helmut Schlesinger, on why inflation is a real threat.
Egypt's economic grievances
Poverty, high food prices and corruption: the economic reasons behind Egypt's unrest
Outsourcing in hard times
Is the outsourcing industry the only winner when it comes to government austerity cuts?
Electric cars
Will high oil prices make electric cars more attractive? Justin Rowlatt takes to the wheel
Middle classes
How middle classes grow in Indonesia and shrink in the US: plus alpha women and marriage
German China trade
Why German firms are wary of doing deals with Chinese?