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Mar 24 2025 1850 ep. 19 mins 91.5k
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'Made in Canada': is manufacturing coming home?

Mar 24 2025 17 mins  
'Made in Canada': Words that are now a common sight on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump's tariffs sparked a trade war with the country.The US president has imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada. Trump has also vowed to impose a sweeping range of "reciprocal" tariffs on 2 April.North of the United States' border, the trade dispute has generated a wave of

USAID: What happened when the funding stopped?

Mar 23 2025 17 mins  
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping USAID projects worldwide, saying he wants overseas spending decisions to align with his election policy to "put America first". USAID is the US government's main overseas aid agency and it administers humanitarian aid programmes on behalf of the US government. It has bases in more than 60 countrie

Business Daily meets: Sim Tshabalala

Mar 20 2025 17 mins  
Sim Tshabalala is the CEO of one of Africa's largest banks, Standard Bank. In this edition of Business Daily, he tells Ed Butler about his journey from growing up under apartheid in South Africa, to be becoming a lawyer, then investment banker.He discusses the risks of lending to companies; how the continent is improving its trade relationships; and what he thinks the future of Afr

Myanmar scam: A victim's story

Mar 19 2025 18 mins  
We hear from a Sri Lankan woman who was trafficked and forced to conduct illegal online activity, including cyber fraud against vulnerable victims. Aneka Boram is one of thousands of people who've recently escaped from so-called scam centres. She talks about her captivity and describes the harsh punishments and conditions she was forced to work in. The scam centres are offices insi

Is DEI really dead?

Mar 18 2025 17 mins  
Many prominent US companies have been pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.US President Donald Trump and his allies have regularly attacked DEI policies. When he returned to the White House in January, President Trump ordered government agencies to eliminate such initiatives - and it appears some of the country's biggest corporations are following suit.

How to deconstruct an oil rig

Mar 17 2025 17 mins  
Thousands of oil and gas rigs are becoming redundant around the world – and taking them out of service, known as decommissioning, is a multi-billion dollar business. It’s also a complex operation beset by sometimes opposing interests. In this programme, we meet the makers of the world’s biggest ship - a machine at the cutting edge of rig removal, and the visit the port that

Can New Zealand’s economy bounce back?

Mar 16 2025 18 mins  
More than a year after a change in government, businesses are closing, unemployment is rising and workers are leaving for neighbouring Australia. As New Zealand's recession continues, uncertainty remains. So what is the government's plan? And could there be brighter times ahead? Produced and presented by Alexander van Wel(Image: Workers repairing the road in Auckland. Credit: Getty

Business Daily meets: Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki

Mar 12 2025 17 mins  
The international gaming giant has more than 80 million daily users, and is hugely popular with children.It was started by Dave Baszucki and Erik Cassel, and Dave Baszucki is now CEO.In his first ever BBC interview, he tells us about developing the game, the struggle to monetize it, and concerns over child safety - Mr Baszucki insists Roblox is vigilant in protecting its users. If

Can Germany's ailing economy get back on track?

Mar 12 2025 18 mins  
Dr Joachim Nagel isn't just Germany's chief central banker, he's one of the most powerful economic policy-makers in Europe.In this exclusive interview, he tells Business Daily how he thinks Germany, and the European Union as a whole, should be responding to a time of unprecedented economic peril.It's a shaky time for the world's third-largest economy, which has been experiencing st

The internet’s memory problem

Mar 11 2025 17 mins  
The internet is where much of our modern cultural, societal and political history is stored, but as researchers are discovering, the internet has a big memory problem. Without businesses paying to keep servers and archives up, more and more of our history online is disappearing forever. We take a look at what this so called 'link rot' means for our collective understanding.Produced