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The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far? 

When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet. 

Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times) joins to cohost an emergency episode explaining President Trump’s sweeping April 2 tariff announcement. Bown and Keynes turn to Douglas A. Irwin on history, Maurice Obstfeld on the US dollar, and Kathleen Claussen on law to clarify what we know ab ... Show More

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, markets were anxious, and the prestigious, yet scandal-ridden Credit Suisse looked as if it could be next to fall. But over the span of a single weekend, the Swiss government and Credit Suisse’s crosstown rival, UBS, raced against the cl ... Show More

In this video we help you to be more knowledgeable about inflation by looking at countries, most notably Switzerland, that have bucked the global trend in 2022 by reporting tame inflation numbers. We look into what Switzerland did right and what other countries can learn from the ... Show More

In today’s episode for 2nd June 2023, we explain why Japan’s stock market is on everyone’s radar right now 

In this episode, we focus on the Swiss firm Credit Suisse after their shares fell over 30% on Wednesday this week.  In fact, the headline of the Daily Telegraph, a major news publication in the UK read, "Swiss bank crash stokes fears of a new global crisis as UK officials scrambl ... Show More

The share price of Credit Suisse took another nosedive in the markets, hitting its all-time low for the second consecutive day by tanking up to 30% as Saudi National Bank, the Swiss bank's largest backer, ruled out the possibility of further financial help. Share indexes across t ... Show More

At one time, Credit Suisse was considered to be among the most respected banks in Europe. The FT’s European banking correspondent Owen Walker explains how the Swiss bank is trying to make a comeback after years of scandal and losses — and what might happen if it fails. Clips from ... Show More

Switzerland has outlined a series of measures to combat money laundering and increase transparency in its huge financial sector. They include a register of those who ultimately benefit from trusts and companies - Switzerland is the only European country that doesn't have one. Toy ... Show More

The new Japanese prime minister has pledged to make his country carbon neutral by 2050. On this edition of Business Weekly we ask how he’s planning to do it. We also take a closer look at nuclear energy to find out whether mass production of smaller reactors could be the way forw ... Show More

In today's episode for July 26th 2021, we see why China has gone nuclear on the burgeoning private ed-tech industry 

Japan's economy has been stagnant for 2 decades, and while some economists look at this as an outlier, it might be something that just happens to all advanced economies, and Japan just got there first. After suffering the "lost generation", can Japan come back and recover growth, ... Show More