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Hip hop began back in the late seventies as an urban subculture in two of America's most notorious ghettos but has grown into a multi-billion dollar business spanning music, film, television, books, fashion and sports.

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How much is the coalition spending on its operation in Libya. How can countries with huge deficits afford a war when each missile sets them back up to half a million dollars? We hear from Frances Tusa a journalist with the London based publication Defence

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Greece 'will not default' on its debts, our funding needs are fully covered, insists Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou…

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Political reform is vital for Bahrain's economy but may take time

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What does the rest of the world think of China's rise?

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Peter Day hears from two busy Indonesian women, both conservative Muslims, both mothers, who both have big ideas and businesses.

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Colonel Gaddafi's Libya has gold reserves estimated at $6.5bn, enough to tide him through a period of economic sanctions

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Weeks have gone by since President Obama presented his budget to Congress and there is still a stalemate on Capitol Hill. Christina Romer, former chairwoman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, explains what tough choices loom on the horizon

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In December, Ghana turned on the taps and joined the ranks of Africa's oil producers. At the centre of this oil rush is the once sleepy city of Takoradi. Rob Walker builds a portrait of a society in transformtation

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Indonesia's economy is growing fast - Peter Day reports on developments from Jakarta.

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What can be done to save Ivory Coast's cocoa industry from total collapse?

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American environmental campaigner,Lester Brown is the author of the recently published book "World on the Edge"

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Justin Rowlatt reports from Beijing on the carbon footprint of the world's biggest polluter. The latest government five-year-plan has set out tough targets to limit carbon emissions. But how can China continue to grow at the necessary speed and go green?

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New places are leaping to prominence in the pampered world of luxury. Peter Day hears from some of the people behind the extraordinary hunger for luxury in Asia.

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An analysis of the big global business and economic issues, as they affect consumers, investors and the environment.

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The latest images from BBC Business teams around the world

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Can we fool ourselves and others into feeling good in the workplace?

Lucy Kellaway tag:www.bbcworldservice.com,2009-08-26:1407002 1407002 2009-08-26T13:59:29+00:00 2009-08-26T13:59:17+00:00 not restricted

BBC News Online looks at business issues in sport around the world

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Our monthly look at business trends in Africa presented by Komla Dumor

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The BBC's Business editor Robert Peston on the issues that matter.

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Rory Cellan-Jones blogs on the latest in technology.

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BBC Economics editor Stephanie Flanders on the global economy

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How to listen to World Business News, Business Daily, Business Weekly and Global Business

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Get data on all market indexes from BBC Business News