Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank: The world must focus on creating jobs
World must focus on creating jobsRahul Tandon speaks to Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank.Born in India in 1959, Mr. Banga’s career in business began in the early-1980s, when he started out as a...
12 Aug 202522min
Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite: We have a purpose to help people survive
We have a purpose to help people surviveJewel Kiriungi speaks to Pieter Engelbrecht, CEO of Shoprite, South Africa’s largest supermarket chain, who is trying to keep prices low despite economic challe...
10 Aug 202522min
John Denton, Secretary-General of the ICC: Uncertainty is harming business
Suranjana Tewari speaks to John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), about the impact of global tariffs. Based in Paris, the ICC represents 45 million businesses...
5 Aug 202522min
Petr Pavel, Czech President: Russia cannot stand economic pressure
Maria Jevstafjeva speaks to Czech President, Petr Pavel about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Pavel was elected to the role in 2023, having retired from a military career that began w...
3 Aug 202522min
John Kerry, Former US Secretary of State: We face a special challenge in America
We face a special challenge in America.James Naughtie speaks to veteran US politician John Kerry about the state of American politics and his long career at the top of global affairs.As well as standi...
29 Jul 202522min
Sergei Tikhanovsky, Belarussian opposition activist: Belarus will be free
Sarah Rainsford speaks to Belarussian opposition activist Sergei Tikhanovsky about his imprisonment after challenging the country’s authoritarian leader, President Lukashenko. He spent five years of...
27 Jul 202522min
Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani: We were outsiders
Bishop Guli is currently the Bishop of Chelmsford, a city in England, but it is also being reported that she’s one of the leading candidates to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the most seni...
22 Jul 202522min
Friedrich Merz: Europe was free-riding on US
Europe was free-riding on USNick Robinson speaks to Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, about the future of Europe’s defence amid the growing threat posed by Russia. Merz, the leader of the c...
20 Jul 202522min
