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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Fashion: Dupe culture Oct 03, 2023

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Duplicate products, or dupes, are flooding social media.

Dupes are clothes, beauty products, homeware that are cheaper than the recognisable brand, but still look similar.

We hear from shoppers and fashion experts about this growing trend and its impact on the market.

And we speak to athleisure wear company Lululemon, who are trying to work out how to respond to the number of dupes of their products that are now on the market.

Producer/presenter: Deborah Weitzmann

(Image: Leggings on mannequins. Credit: Getty Images)

Fashion: The rise of sports brands Oct 02, 2023

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Twenty-five years ago Puma became the first big sports brand to collaborate with a fashion house.

Since then all of the big players have been collaborating with celebrities, sports stars and high fashion brands.

Hannah Mullane speaks to Heiko Desens, the creative director at Puma about how these big collaborations work behind the scenes and what they mean for business, and fashion designer Alejandro Gómez Palomo explains how collaborating with a sports brand has elevated his business.

Presenter/Producer: Hannah Mullane

(Picture: Rihanna at the Puma fashion show. Credit: Getty Images)

Is green methanol the future of shipping? Sep 29, 2023

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The shipping industry is looking for solutions to it's emissions problem.

Shipping giant Maersk has just unveiled the world’s first container ship to run on green methanol - is this the answer?

We hear from Maersk’s CEO about why they’ think this is the best bet.

And we find out more about some of the different options in development, such as hydrogen and green ammonia, all vying to become the future fuel for the world's ships.

Presenter/producer: Adrienne Murray

(Image: Maersk's first green methanol container ship. Credit: Maersk)

Where next for China’s Belt and Road? Sep 28, 2023

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Xi Jinping announced a massive building project along the ‘New Silk Road’ to very little fanfare in Kazakhstan 10 years ago this month.

Infrastructure including railways, roads and ports have been built in 165 countries to date, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Billions of dollars has been lent to countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

Some are now struggling to afford the payments and China is reducing the amount being loaned.

We look at what this means for Beijing’s finances and for countries with huge projects underway, but with no means of meeting the repayments.

Presenter: Ed Butler Producer: Hannah Bewley Additional reporting: Michael Kaloki

(Picture: Xi Jinping waits for a photo call at the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China in May 2023: Credit: Florence Lo/Reuters)

The industry that saved an animal from extinction Sep 27, 2023

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You may not be familiar with the vicuna, but in Peru, where it's the national animal, the smallest relative of the llama is revered - particularly for its fine and insulating coat.

In this programme, Stefania Gozzer travels to the Peruvian Andes, to meet the animals that produce one of the most expensive wools in the world. Demand for their coveted fleece once led them near extinction, but now it has become the best tool to preserve them.

Stefania visits Pampa Galeras, to talk to the scientists that work in the largest natural reserve created to protect vicunas. She learns how farming communities engage in the conservation of this species while making a profit, and hears why the business model that once saved vicunas is now at risk.

Presented and produced by Stefania Gozzer

(Image: A vicuna. Credit: Getty Images)

The growth of tattoo removal Sep 26, 2023

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What used to be a fairly niche industry is now on the increase, with companies setting up removal clinics around the world.

And no surprise – as more people get tattoos, more people night change their minds and want them removing.

We meet the regretful clients and the companies cashing in, and also explore the world of cosmetic and medical tattooing.

Presenter and producer: Elizabeth Hotson

(Image: A laser tattoo removal. Credit: Getty Images)

Meet the 'Finfluencers' Sep 25, 2023

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Where do you go to get financial advice? More and more people are turning to Instagram, YouTube and TikTok for money matters. David Harper meets the ‘Finfluencers’ – financial influencers entertaining and educating young people around the world, and bringing in big numbers in the process. Caleb Hammer is a YouTuber with over 600,000 subscribers who conducts financial audits on the forensic financial details of individuals in the hope of helping them to budget better.

He also speaks to Hannah Rimm and Alexandra Koster, who run the Money Diaries feature at online magazine Refinery 29. They are deluged with submissions every week.

And we hear from Sharan Hegde, from Bangalore in India. He has over 4 million subscribers on Instagram and YouTube combined.

Presenter: David Harper Producer: Victoria Hastings

Business Daily meets the Queen of Biscuits Sep 22, 2023

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How do you make an artisan product at scale?

We head to the UK factory of Biscuiteers, where millions of biscuits are hand-iced every year, from treats shaped like designer bags to edible versions of favourite cartoon characters.

Harriet Hastings is the co-founder of the company - in this episode, she shares her business advice, explains why marketing is key and talks about running a business with her husband.

Producer / presenter: Sam Everett

(Image: A ballerina biscuit being iced. Credit: BBC)

Is India ready for Tesla? Sep 21, 2023

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It’s been a long wait for tech billionaire Elon Musk to push into India’s EV market.

High import duties have kept Tesla out of India so far. Mr Musk has repeatedly sought to lower those duties, but the government wants the company to manufacture cars locally before considering tax breaks.

Now there seems to be an agreement on the horizon.

But is India’s EV ecosystem ready for it?

Presenter/producer: Devina Gupta

The cost of migration: Europe's response Sep 20, 2023

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In the third and final programme of this series on the economics of irregular migration across the Mediterranean, the BBC’s Frey Lindsay sits down with two spokespeople from the European Commission to discuss how irregular crossings across the Mediterranean affect European States, and how the bloc is using its resources to attempt to stop them.

Presenter: Frey Lindsay

(Image: Italian coast guard vessels patrol alongside the SOS Méditerranée rescue ship The Ocean Viking, near the Italian port of Ravenna. Image credit: BBC)

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