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Cost of living: Housing

Whether you’re renting or buying, your housing costs could be going up.

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Cost of living: Hospitality

Why, after surviving the pandemic, are hospitality businesses closing now?

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Cost of living: Dresden, Germany

How the rising cost of living is affecting people, prices and power supply in Dresden.

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The boss of Africa's biggest bank

Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi says African governments should subsidise less and tax more

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The market for military memorabilia

The ethics of buying and selling military artefacts and replica uniforms

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My hijab, my way

We meet four women who make a living making, modelling, buying and selling hijabs.

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ASML: Inside Europe’s most valuable tech company

Tech giant ASML makes machines that print advanced microchips but who should have them?

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What is the cost of lower inflation?

We ask whether central banks are taking the right approach

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Getting into business: Mentoring

Can having a mentor make you more successful?

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Getting into business: Selling on social media

How selling on social media is leading to sky rocketing sales in Southeast Asia.

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Getting into business: Starting out

Business owners tell us what it’s been like to start-up since the pandemic.

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Getting into business: Start-up capital in Africa

Investment in African tech start-ups is growing 6 times faster than the global average

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Getting into business: Founding a billion dollar firm

How Aadit Palicha founded Zepto, a grocery delivery firm valued at over a billion dollars

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Big sporting event, very small town

We explore the costs and benefits to a small town of putting on a big sporting event.

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What does studying in the UK cost Africans?

We explore what some African students have to do to get a place to study in the UK.

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Nigeria's election and the economy

We explore the challenges facing Nigeria’s economy as it goes to the polls.

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Turkey earthquake: What is the future for young people?

We speak to students facing a difficult decision.

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Sweden leads green steel race

How a remote town in northern Sweden is racing to make the greenest steel on earth.

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Ukraine war: Economic fallout

A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, we examine the real state of the Russian economy.

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Ukraine war: Refugees starting again

We hear from three Ukrainian refugees rebuilding their lives and their businesses.

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Ukraine war: Refugees and resilience

Ukrainian refugees tell us about finding work and keeping their businesses going.

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Ukraine war: Preserving culture

How the art world is trying to keep Ukraine's cultural and artistic heritage alive

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The importance of handmade products

We explore why the market for real handmade products has surged in recent years.

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Syria: Starting a business in a warzone

The founder of Syria's first ride-sharing app tells us about starting his business.

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Unionising the US workforce

There has been a surge in the number of people voting to join a labour union.

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How Portugal is cycling to success

Portuguese bike manufacturers tell us why business is booming.

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A story of modern slavery in the UK

Ayo tells us about being trafficked from Nigeria into domestic slavery in the UK.

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Trains in the USA: Your take

US citizens share their experiences of using the rail network in America

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Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 1

How increasing tourism and private investment is helping the Uzbek economy grow.

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Opening up Uzbekistan: Part 2

Young entrepreneurs and digital businesses are central to creating a new Uzbek economy.

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