World Business Report
The latest business and finance news from around the world from the BBC
Poorer countries disappointed with latest COP29 offer
The offer proposes wealthier countries give $250bn per year by 2035 to developing nations to help tackle...
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Spain hits budget airlines with big fines for putting extra charges on passengers, but the airlines...
EscucharUS SEC Chairman says he’ll resign when Trump is inaugurated
Andrew Peach discussed Gary Gensler’s announcement that he will resign as Chairman of the US Securities...
EscucharKenya's government cancelled all Adani contracts
Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered the cancellation of the airport deal and another one to develop...
EscucharAdani boss accused of $250m bribery over solar contracts in India
Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, has been...
EscucharFord and VW cut jobs in Europe
Both Ford and VW are cutting jobs in Europe. Why is it that Germany's car industry is no longer the...
EscucharTrump taps pro-tariff Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
Donald Trump says Howard Lutnick, the boss of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will spearhead the administration's...
EscucharWere Baltic undersea cables damaged deliberately?
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says that damage to two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea looks...
EscucharTackling hunger and poverty takes centre stage as G20 Summit begins
On the programme,the G20 summit begins in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on mobilising finance, boosting investments,...
EscucharDelhi becomes world’s most polluted city
India’s capital Delhi has overtaken the Pakistani city of Lahore as the most polluted city on Earth....
EscucharTrump and the Eurozone: Economic Woes Ahead?
How will Trump impact the Eurozone, and can Sri Lanka's president fix its economy?
EscucharDonald Trump's pick for health secretary shakes the biotech industry
Global vaccine makers' shares dip after news that Robert F Kennedy Jr is Donald Trump's pick to lead...
EscucharPhilippines braces for a fifth typhoon
Philippines braces for a fifth typhoon in three weeks. Past storms left more 150 dead, and thousands...
EscucharWhat should we expect from Musk's new role?
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk for a role in government cost-cutting, as part...
EscucharDonald Trump appoints Elon Musk to cut government costs
Donald Trump has picked Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy to lead...
EscucharThe 2024 APEC summit begins in Lima
President Xi goes to Lima, as Peru gears up for the thirty-first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economic...
EscucharOil company Shell wins court battle over emissions
Oil giant Shell wins ruling that it does not have to comply with specific targets to reduce its carbon...
EscucharCourt blocks Italy’s migrant plan
It's been three weeks since Italy's far-right government signed the five-year migration deal with Albania....
EscucharCOP29: What can the 'finance COP' do to combat climate change?
World leaders meet in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to discuss the funding of policies against global...
EscucharWill Donald Trump start new trade war?
There are reports that Donald Trump wants his former trade representative back when he returns to the...
EscucharThe US Federal Reserve cuts rates second time in a row
America’s central bank has announced a quarter-point rate cut - rates down to 4.5% from 4.75%. It's...
EscucharWhat does a Trump win mean for the global economy?
Will Bain hears from Tomas Philipson, a former economic advisor to the now President-elect Trump on...
EscucharVoting is underway in the US Presidential election
James Wickham is joined by Ritika Gupta, our North America Business Correspondent, and George Conboy,...
EscucharWhat can we expect from US elections?
Hours before the US elections we take a look at the different economic routes proposed by Donald Trump...
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