The Business Year Podcast

Episode 72 - The Subcontinent 2: The successes and failures of Indian PM Narendra Modi

Continuing our series on the Subcontinent and ahead of Indian elections in just a matter of weeks, we dive into the successes and failures of PM Modi and examine what the biggest challenges for the new administration will be.

Episode 71 - The Subcontinent: the economics of partition, Kashmir, and India-Pakistan trade ties

The first in a series on the Subcontinent, we dive into the economics of partition, the status of Kashmir and the economic benefits ruling over it brings both India and Pakistan, and bilateral trade ties between those two countries.

Episode 70 - Stuck in the middle 2: Novorossiya, South Ossetia, and Chechnya

This week, we're staying in the former USSR, following on from our episode last week looking at a couple of mostly unrecognized, breakaway states, namely Abkhazia and Transnistria. This time, we look at South Ossetia, Chechnya, and Novorossiya.

Episode 69 - Stuck in the middle: Abkhazia and Transnistria

Breakaway and mostly unrecognized states often struggle economically, not through any wrongdoing of their own but as a result of the geopolitical pressures exerted upon them. In the first of a 2-parter, we look at Abkhazia, which broke away from Georgia, and Transnistria, which broke away from Moldova, to learn more about the quagmires they find themselves in.

Episode 68 - Exclaves & other oddities of the former USSR—Nakhchivan, Kaliningrad, Gorno-Badakhshan

This week, we delve into a series of exclaves and other autonomous entities across the former USSR, examining their economic progress and the geopolitical quagmires surrounding them. Get ready to learn all about Kaliningrad, Nakhchivan, and Gorno-Badakhshan!

Episode 67: How are the world’s newest nations faring? Part 2: Eritrea, East Timor, Kosovo

Continuing our series looking at the economic and political developments in newly independent countries, this week we put Eritrea, East Timor, and Kosovo under the microscope.

Episode 66 - How are the world’s newest nations faring? South Sudan and Montenegro examined

South Sudan and Montenegro are two of the newest nations on earth, albeit with wildly differing stories of independence. But how have the two fared economically and politically since they went it alone?

Episode 65 - The World Bank—past, present, and future

In light of the recent resignation of Jim Yong Kim as President of the World Bank, we take a look at the past, present, and future of the institution. We kick things off by looking at its switch in focus from the redevelopment of Europe post-World War Two to the eradication of poverty in the developing world, then move on to current operations through the eyes of World Bank executives interviewed by The Business Year, and finally to the race to succeed Jim Yong Kim, and the top names currently under consideration at the White House.

Episode 64 - Allergies! Who gets them and why

This week, we dive into the growing problem of allergies, examining their root cause, differences around the world, the latest research on the subject, and the size of the treatment market.

Episode 63 - Referendums—what are they good for?

In light of Brexit developments, we decided to dive into the very concept of referendums, looking at examples from the US, Switzerland, Pakistan, and more. We also examine the EU's own history of referendums, from the re-running of referendums in Ireland and Denmark to Greenland's own vote to leave the European Community.