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The struggle to find care that sparked a business
Mar 20, 2026We meet Chika Madubuko, the founder and CEO of Greymate Care, an online platform that connects people that need support with professional caregivers in Nigeria. It’s a business that was born in 2016 a...
Oil crisis lessons from Iran to Kuwait
Mar 19, 2026As the world faces another energy crisis, what can past shocks teach us? We look back at earlier oil crises to understand how conflict has disrupted global supply - and what that means for markets to...
The cost of calling home
Mar 18, 2026If you’re living thousands of miles from home, how do you keep in touch, especially when your loved ones don’t have reliable internet? There’s a growing market across Africa and beyond for apps helpi...
Germany turns to India for skilled workers
Mar 17, 2026Germany is in the throes of a demographic crisis, in which there are not enough young people entering the labour market to replace those who are retiring. There is an annual net loss of 400,000 to th...
China’s new economic reality
Mar 16, 2026We look at what China’s latest “Two Sessions” reveal about the direction of the world’s second-largest economy. With Beijing setting its lowest GDP growth target since 1991, the focus appears to be s...
Starting a jet company against the odds
Mar 13, 2026We meet the founder of one of India’s largest private aviation companies who overcame several life challenges before starting the business. After doctors initially told her she had months to live, In...
How is the world feeling the impact of rising oil prices?
Mar 12, 2026Ever since the US and Israel began their war against Iran, economies around the world have been coping with the impacts of energy prices and food security. South Korea has introduced an energy price c...
Kidnapping for ransom
Mar 11, 2026We look at the rising threat of kidnap for ransom. In West Africa, it's a growing criminal industry. But how should any of us respond if or when the worst happens to us and a loved one is taken? If yo...
Why are more people suing businesses?
Mar 10, 2026From humble beginnings in England in the 12th century, to landmark civil rights court cases in the US in the 1960s, class actions are now rarely out of the headlines. They’re a means of bringing toget...
The book that built the modern economy
Mar 09, 2026250 years ago, on the 9th of March 1776, a book was published that didn’t just explain the economy, it changed it. The Wealth of Nations, written by "the father of economics" Adam Smith, sparked debat...