Business Line This April Dubai gets creative, London theatres prepare to open and Gates tackles emissions
USA Disgraced US financier Bernie Madoff dies in prison Bernie Madoff, the disgraced financier who defrauded thousands around the world in the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, died at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, on Wednesday. 14/04/2021
Ireland EU's top court rules against Ryanair over airlines' COVID bailouts The Irish airline argued support member states provided to their flag carriers to weather the pandemic was in breach of EU state aid rules. 14/04/2021
Disrupted COVID-19: Can remote working make a happy and productive employee? With employees moving their offices home since the COVID pandemic, some have not missed the commuting times but others are craving the water cooler chats with colleagues. 14/04/2021
real economy The Gig Economy: flexible freedom or wage slavery? As Spain passes a law classing food delivery riders as employees with full social benefits - we ask should there be EU-wide legislation? And we meet the Barcelona riders - who aren’t all happy. 07/04/2021
business planet Fashion for wheelchair users: a social enterprise doing good business Business Planet heads to Slovenia to see why one startup is not only out to make money it is also on a mission to make a difference. 02/04/2021
Disrupted This entrepreneur says AI can take better care of your health Dr Loubna Bouarfa, CEO of AI healthcare company, Okra, describes her vision of what our health could look like in the future with Artificial Intelligence on our side. 01/04/2021
France French firm guilty of manslaughter and deception over deadly diet pill The drug is suspected in up to 2,000 deaths among millions who took it as an appetite suppressant over three decades, according to a 2010 study. 29/03/2021
United Kingdom Brexit: Quarter of small UK firms have temporarily suspended EU sales Increased paperwork and border checks have put small UK businesses under strain and left them wondering if exporting to the bloc is worth the hassle, a new survey shows. 29/03/2021
focus Dubai's practical solutions for fine dining at home People in Dubai are getting a taste for eating at home. We explore the rise in meal delivery kits and meals subscription services in the city. 26/03/2021
China China attacks H&M and other Western clothing brands over Xinjiang Beijing often attacks foreign clothing, auto, travel and other brands for actions by their governments or to pressure companies to conform to its official positions on Taiwan, Tibet and other sensitive issues. 25/03/2021
Business The staycations boosting business in Angola Entrepreneurs in Angola are particularly agile and innovative. Meet two such businessmen making the most out of travel restrictions to develop products for the domestic market, which had previously been imported. 24/03/2021
real economy EU helps struggling Moldova out of COVID-19 crisis, but the cash comes with conditions "Europe will never be a safe and prosperous place until the neighbourhood is also safe and prosperous" - EU Commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, on the importance of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance. 24/03/2021
France What happened to a case of top-notch Bordeaux when it went into space? Space Oddity? A case of Château Pétrus has been sitting on the ISS for months. Find out what the experts think about the effects... 24/03/2021
Business Line EV expansion, ski resort crisis and finding the right staff: winter business challenges On Business Line this month we speak to the CEO of Profinda, a company that uses AI to connect employers with employees worldwide. We delve into the expansion of EVs and take a look at how European ski resorts are struggling during the pandemic. 23/03/2021
Business Deliveroo valued at €10 billion despite failure to deliver on profit The food delivery company Deliveroo is set to give the London stock market its biggest new listing in more than seven years after it announced it will be seeking a valuation of €10 billion euros when it launches in the city. 22/03/2021
Business The mining industry in Angola, no longer a diamond in the rough Angola is creating a new diamond development hub in the mining province of Lunda Sul, creating jobs, investment and specialist careers. 17/03/2021
Finland Nokia to cut 10,000 jobs to ramp up on 5G aspirations The 10 per cent reduction in its workforce aims to reduce costs by €600 million by 2023. The company did not specify in which countries job cuts would be carried out. 16/03/2021
BizTech News Spain poised to trial four-day working week Spain could become one of the first countries in the world to trial a four-day working week. 15/03/2021
USA Netflix tests a crackdown on users sharing account passwords The popular streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify their account via email or text, or to “verify later." 12/03/2021
business planet Smart solution: how business clusters drive innovation Business Planet heads to Iasi in Romania to see how one tech company got its pharmacy app off the ground thanks to being part of a cluster. 12/03/2021
