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Protectionism
Do countries need mild protectionism in order to thrive?
Curbing chief executive pay
What do top executives actually do in return for such large pay packets?
Business in countries that don't exist
How do you build an economy in a country that most of the world doesn't recognise?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing
The former Bundesbank head speaks frankly about the failings of the eurozone.
26/04/2012
A special debate on the state of the Eurozone, bringing together guests and audiences i...
Nuclear risks and benefits
Two very different visions of our nuclear future in a post-Fukushima world.
Why China's economic miracle isn't over
Why China's unbroken thirty year long boom isn't likely to bust any time soon.
Selling off the Greek family silver
Is running Greece's privatisation programme the worst job in the world?
Is Putin good for business?
Will Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin be good for business?
Democratic deficit?
Can the French and Greek elections turn the tide against austerity in Europe?
Asia and tax cheats
Is Asia's wealth gap worsening? Plus, how India's rich evade $300bn in taxes each year.
Youth unemployment
Youth unemployment: should young people create their own jobs by starting businesses?
Austerity vs Growth
Which is the best recipe for European recovery - austerity or economic stimulus?
Food, not so glorious food
How changes in world food supply and demand are going to affect you and what you eat.
Greek exit?
Would a Greek exit from the euro start money flowing from southern to northern Europe?
Greece and Germany
An adviser to the German government says Greece must stick to the terms of its bailout.
JP Morgan Chase
Would new US regulations have stopped the trading scandal at JP Morgan Chase?
Eurozone: what don't we know?
The three things we do know about the eurozone crisis, and the three things we don't.
Egyptian Election
As Egypt prepares to go to the polls, we assess the economic state of the nation.
China Slowdown
Could China, once the engine of global growth, be spluttering and threatening to stall?
Tech innovators
Lesley Curwen speaks to technology innovators at the FiRe conference in California.
Business Daily: Technology and ethics
What are the rights and wrong of sending robots to war?
A stronger eurozone?
Whose idea was this single currency anyway? An architect of the euro defends his creation.
Emerging Markets Growth Pains
Which emerging markets are still emerging? We hear from China, India and Russia.
Germany and the Eurozone
Where the euro went wrong - a frank assessment from a German who helped design it.
Can Europe Compete?
Is Europe simply uncompetitive? We ask a former EU commissioner and a Swiss economist.
Are we doomed?
Bad weather and it's getting worse - Dr Doom provides his economic forecast.
Occupy Oakland
How high are the levels of anger in America almost four years after the financial crisis
California's debt
Can California's debt problems be cleared in a land where tax rise is a dirty word?
The Secret of Apple's success
A former Apple ad exec on how to become the world's favourite gadget-maker.
Jerry Greenfield on executive pay
A company boss on why bosses get paid too much. And a Greek who's sorry, but not really.