

Big Boss Interview
BBC News
Big Boss Interview is where the most high-profile chief executives and entrepreneurs come to give you their insights and experiences of running the world's biggest and well-known businesses. The series is presented by Sean Farrington, Felicity Hannah and Will Bain, who you'd normally hear presenting the business news on BBC Radio 4's Today programme as well as BBC 5 Live's Wake Up To Money. Each week they'll be finding out just what it takes to run a huge organisation and what the day to day challenges and opportunities are. You can get in contact with the team by emailing bigboss@bbc.co.uk
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Sep 7, 2023 • 50min
African leaders propose global carbon taxes to fight climate change
African leaders have issued a declaration proposing new taxes across the world to fund action against climate change. The United States has announced another billion dollars' worth of aid for Ukraine. It includes a- hundred- and- seventy- five- million dollars in military assistance. Today marks 10 years since Chinese President, Xi Jinping, launched the Belt and Road Initiative on September 7, 2013, proposing new trade routes to create a 'new Silk Road' and widen economic cooperation. What is the impact of this after a decade? Rahul Tandon discusses these topics and more with Alexander Kaufman, Senior Reporter at Huffington Post and Zyma Islam, Journalist at Daily Star in Bangladesh. (A young man getting water from river Shabelle in the city of Gode, Ethiopia, after climate induced drought caused the failure of five rainy seasons, triggering the worst drought in four decades in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Photo Credit: Getty Images).

Aug 31, 2023 • 50min
Switzerland outlines measures to combat money laundering
Switzerland has outlined a series of measures to combat money laundering and increase transparency in its huge financial sector. They include a register of those who ultimately benefit from trusts and companies - Switzerland is the only European country that doesn't have one.Toymaker Lego saw profits fall in the first half of the year as the bumper sales growth seen during the pandemic starts to fade.Burger King must face a lawsuit that alleges it makes its Whopper burger appear larger on its menus than it is in reality, a US judge has ruled. So what goes into photographing food? Can it be cheated?Roger Hearing discusses these topics and more with Takara Small, technology journalist in Toronto, and Satoshi Shimoda, Senior Staff Writer at Nikkei newspaper, based in Tokyo.(A sign showing "Bank" written at the entrance of the headquarters of Swiss giant banking UBS. Photo Credit: Getty Images)

Aug 26, 2023 • 50min
US faces more interest rate hikes to cool inflation
The US Federal Reserve chairman has said the central bank will continue to raise interest rates "if appropriate" as inflation remains "too high". Jerome Powell told an annual gathering of central bankers that the pace of price rises had fallen from a peak. The Director of the British Museum is stepping down over the way the institution under his leadership handled a series of thefts that have shaken its reputation. The international leg of Taylor Swift's Eras tour kicked off last night in Mexico City. She is on track to make one billion US dollars from her Eras tour, which would make concert history.(People shop at a Market in New York City. Photo Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Aug 25, 2023 • 50min
BRICS invites six more countries to join the bloc
BRICS invites six more countries (Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and UAE) to join the bloc. China suspends seafood imports from Japan due to nuclear plant wastewater release. Central banks gather for Jackson Hole conference. Other topics include protests and controversies surrounding Fukushima, the rise of Singapore's central business district, and the impact of celebrities, interest rates, and overproduction on the economy.

Aug 18, 2023 • 50min
US bonds offer investors better returns
We look at how US government bonds have become a good source of income for investors.
We hear from one businessman in Canada as wildfires spread across his neighbourhood.
and we discuss why some of the biggest hotel groups in the world are helping to boost all-inclusive holidays

Aug 17, 2023 • 50min
Joe Biden pledges to boost US on first anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act
We discuss Joe Biden plans to boost the US economy through the landmark legislation known as the Inflation Reduction Act. We hear the arguments both for and against its potential to develop green industries in the US.We hear from the man who came up with the term BRICS to describe the economic alliance that binds Brazil, Russia, India and China. The countries came together two decades ago. And Sotherby’s in California is auctioning off twenty vintage Ferraris which came into their possession in a rather bizarre way.

Jul 22, 2023 • 50min
How extreme heat in the US is affecting business
Businesses in South-West of the United States explain how the weather is impacting them. India and Sri Lanka have announced that they will carry out feasibility studies on laying an oil pipeline across the narrow sea strait that divides them.Taylor Swift is the latest big name to take her international tour to Singapore but not Hong Kong.And, we discuss Burberry, the 170 year old high-fashion brand built on its British principles. (A sign warns of extreme heat danger on Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023, in California. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

Jul 21, 2023 • 50min
Wheat prices rise after Russia threatens ships
Global wheat prices have risen sharply after Russia carried out missile attacks on military infrastructure near grain ports in Ukraine.And the new barbie film is on the way but this is not the only film and TV series we expect from the Mattel franchise. (Picture: TQ Samsun last grain ship off the Black Sea on July 17, 2023 after Russia announced that it withdrew from the Grain Corridor Agreement. Source: Getty Images)

Jul 18, 2023 • 50min
Russia pulls out of grain deal
Moscow notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine on Monday that it would not renew the Black Sea grain initiative, accusing the West of not keeping its side of the bargain. The decision has been condemned by world leaders including the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres and the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
(A farmer holds grains in pictured July 16, 2023. Source: Getty Images)

Jul 12, 2023 • 51min
Microsoft's deal to buy Activision boosted by US judge
A US court has given Microsoft the green light to buy the videogame maker Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $69bn. Microsoft said after the US win, it would focus on resolving concerns around competition in the UK. The tech giant's merger with the Call of Duty owner would be the biggest deal of its kind in gaming industry history.Bank of America has been ordered to pay out $150m (£116m) in penalties after it was found to have opened credit cards without customers' permission.(Picture: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by Activision. Source: Getty Images)


