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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.


Business Daily

Transport regulators around the world are forcing the automotive industry to fix faults in their cars, even if they are discovered years after the model rolled off the assembly line. 

It seems the drive to use more complex technology in vehicles is undermining reliability. 

We find out how tighter global scrutiny by road safety watchdogs is making manufacturers recall cars to repair them, even if the process is expensive for the industry. 

Produced and presented by Russell Padmore

(Image: In May 2024 Tesla announced that the recall of over 125,000 of their vehicles in the US due to a possible seat belt warning system malfunction that can increase the risk of injury in a collision. Credit: Getty Images)

Why are millions of cars being recalled?

As US President Donald Trump tries to lure wealthy foreigners with a $5m Gold Card residency visa, we explore the growing global marketplace of so-called golden passports and visas.

Do the super-rich use them as a tax plan, an insurance plan, or something else? And should jet-setters with deep pockets be able to skip the queue?

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Josh Martin

(Picture: US President Donald Trump holds the $5 million dollar Gold Card as he speaks to reporters while in flight on board Air Force One, en route to Miami, Florida on the 3rd of April 2025. Credit: Getty Images)

Trump card: what are golden visas?

The billionaire entrepreneur was sent to England at the age of 13 after getting into trouble in his native India. 

His family shared a house and his mother worked two jobs - something he said instilled in him the work ethic that led him to found his own hospitality businesses. 

An interest in air travel led him to London's Heathrow Airport, the 4th largest airport in the world. But it was on the ground, in the hotel industry, that he made his fortune, with the Arora Group.

We hear Surinder Arora's story, and his proposals for an alternative way to expand Heathrow's capacity.

Produced and presented by Will Bain

(Image: Surinder Arora. Credit: Surinder Arora)

Business Daily meets: Surinder Arora

You might have seen it online - social media influencers sharing their morning routines before work. Some start as early as 4 or 5 AM, turning those hours into their personal 5-to-9 before the traditional 9-to-5 grind. 

Michelle Obama, Bob Iger, and Apple CEO Tim Cook all claim to be up between 4 and 5 AM. 

There’s a “5 AM club”, inspired by the habits of very successful people. But does waking up that early actually make us better at work? 

And there’s even a whole industry of how to optimise your morning routine with supplements, journals and beauty products. In some cases, ice baths.

Against his better judgement, Business Daily's Matt Lines signed himself up to a week of 4 AM starts and met those for whom this is a way of life. 

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Matt Lines

(Image: Matt Lines braving an ice bath as part of his research)

Does getting up early breed success?

It started with a man and a couch. Today, it’s an industry worth half a trillion dollars. 

The growing demand for therapy has made it a lucrative sector, with more and more digital mental health tools emerging. We ask if ethics can keep pace with change in the industry, and if the tech is serving those who need it the most?

Presented and produced by Laura Heighton-Ginns

(Picture: A home-based online therapist in virtual counseling session. Credit: Getty Images)

The rise of online therapy

We’re in Myanmar, a country that’s been ravaged by intense fighting for decades. But especially so since a military coup overthrew the elected government in 2021. 

We’re asking who and what is paying for each side’s war effort, and the military hardware, in what’s becoming an increasingly high-tech war.

If you'd like to get in touch with Business Daily, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Ed Butler

(Picture: 3D printers are used to make parts of assault rifles produced in a clandestine weapon factory in Myanmar. Credit: Getty Images)

Who is financing Myanmar's civil war?

Turkey is facing a growing global problem: a declining birth rate. The number of babies being born reached an all-time low in 2024, of 1.48 children born per woman - that’s well below the replacement level of 2.10. 

The country's President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is calling the drop in fertility rate "a disaster" and has declared 2025 the "Year of the Family", promising incentives for parents. 

President Erdoğan is focusing on saving traditional family values, which he says are under threat, and is encouraging women to have at least three children. However, many in Turkey say it is the faltering economy - with inflation at around 35% - that is making it impossible to grow their families.

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
 
Presented and produced by Emily Wither with Zeynep Bilginsoy

(Picture: A mother holds her baby during a visit to Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on National Sovereignty and Children's Day, a national holiday dedicated to children, in Ankara. Credit: Getty Images)

Turkey's 'Year of the Family'

From taking on the role of Kenya Airways' CEO in the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, to leading the company to profitability after years of financial turbulence, we hear the difficult decisions Allan Kilavuka has made during his time at the helm of one of Africa’s largest airlines - and the challenges that lie ahead for African aviation.

Allan Kilavuka also tells us about his time growing up in Western Kenya, and his unusual career path, including a stint as a marriage guidance counsellor. 

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
 
Presenter: Ed Butler 
Producer: Amber Mehmood

(Picture: CEO of Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka. Credit: Getty Images)

Business Daily meets: Allan Kilavuka

We investigate smartphone thefts - which are rising in number in some major cities. What's the impact, and where are the phones going? And how can people protect themselves?

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Deborah Weitzmann

(Image: A phone is taken from a rucksack. Credit: Getty Images)

The global trade in stolen phones

As the continent aims to grow the sport, we hear from professional golfers who say they’re having to take on other jobs because there’s not enough money in the sport yet. 

Would a more organised competition structure, with more regular competitions, offer more opportunities to win prize money?

If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email us at businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Zawadi Mudibo

(Image: Zambian professional golfer Dayne Moore. Credit: Getty Images)

Making a career from golf in Africa

The Russian invasion sparked the worst recession in the country’s recent history. Yet 2023 saw growth which is projected to continue. So how are businesses actually faring? 

The economy is heavily reliant on foreign aid and there is uncertainty whether that will continue, notably from the US.

We hear from businesses and workers who give us a mixed picture of Ukraine's economic health: Chef Zhenya Mykhailenko the CEO of FVSM which runs a group of Ramen restaurants in Kyiv and a military kitchen in the Zaporizhiya region; Kees Huizinga who farms in Uman, South of Kyiv and Erica, a secondary school teacher in the war torn southern city of Kherson. Plus economic analysis from Andrew Walker.

Produced and presented by Clare Williamson

(Image: Chef Zhenya. Credit: FVSM)

Ukraine's economic rollercoaster

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