The Sky News Business Podcast

Ian King speaks to an FX strategist at Nomura Securities to discuss the economic impact of Boris Johnson's resignation as Prime Minister. Plus, hear from the director-general of the CBI about how the UK’s public finances are "on an unsustainable path in the long term". And the chief executive of the tax advisory group Blick Rothenberg joins the show to talk about the "biggest personal tax cut in a decade".

Ian King speaks to the boss of DHL parcel UK about how the German logistics company is creating 3-thousand 500 UK jobs. Plus, hear from the CEO of employment website Indeed about the impact of labour shortages. And the chief executive of AEG European festivals joins the show to talk about whether music festivals could once again stimulate the economy following the pandemic.

Ian speaks to The Banker’s Joy Macknight to look over how the rude health of banks, despite the past few years of Covid, while Ian Lance from Redwheel discusses equity markets.Alan Vey from blockchain company Aventus Network talks about how the EU will regulate crypto.Charlie Jardine from EO Charging explains how charging points for electric vehicles are changing, Melissa Snover from Nourished talks about how 3D printers are producing bespoke protein bars, and we find out from Rebecca Taylor how her ‘hydracup’ will help people keep track of how much water they are drinking.

On today's episode, Ian explores the push among global carmakers to get customers to buy electric vehicles.Plus, he speaks to the co-founder of Entrepreneur First, which invests in start-ups rather than companies that are already up and running. Finally, we hear about how attitudes to holidays have changed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ian King speaks to Sam Smith, the chief executive of finnCap, who are supporting an initiative to educate children on entrepreneurships.Camelot's chief executive talks through their ticket sales with Ian King, and speaks on the decision by the Gambling Commission to revoke their National Lottery licence. While issues with the hospitality sector following the Covid-19 pandemic are explored with the Managing Director of the Campari Group UK who have backed a industry training scheme

Ian King is joined by Sukh Chamdal to discuss his Cake Box company, after a successful year, while Kelly Devine from Mastercard discusses research which claims small and medium businesses are more concerned than ever about the future of their firms.Ian also talks about air taxis with Corvin Huber, chief executive of Skyroads.

Ian King talks to: Erin Brookes from Alvarez and Marsal about the fall in retail sales as shoppers cut their spending on food; the Chief Executive of Rwanda Finance Limited about investing in the country; Tata Chemicals as it opens the country's biggest carbon capture plant; and Saudi Arabia's Industry Minister - as international relations with the country begin to thaw

In the latest episode, Ian King catches up with the latest on negotiations with RMT members on the second day of rail strikes.Chris Williamson from S&P Global Market Intelligence joins Ian to discuss figures which show the UK’s economy continues to grow, while Zoom’s CIO advisor Magnus Falk discusses the company’s future – which is being used less since people returned to offices following the worst of the Covid pandemic.Kalibrate’s Oliver Shaw talks about concerns people have about switching to electric cars, International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated – and after Sussex wine was given protected designation of origin status, Ian speaks to the founder of the Rathfinny estate.

Ian King assesses the latest inflation figures with Santander UK’s chief economist Victoria Clarke, and gets an update on the latest rail strike situation.The City of London’s Chris Hayward discusses a vision to transform the financial district to include more festivals, music and art, while Sift’s Tonia Luykx talks about online scammers who are using ‘content fraud’ to swindle customers on seemingly trustworthy sites.Among the other guests, founder of glamping company The Pop Up Hotel Mark Sorrill talks about the return of Glastonbury.

On the Ian King podcast: we have the government's take on today's rail strikes along with updates from Network Rail and the chief executive of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls; Andrew Lindsay, the chief executive of Telecom Plus, speaks about surviving in the energy sector; and Julia Hawkins of Phoenix Court Group talks about investment in high growth businesses