We look at how soaring food and fuel prices are affecting the tiny island nation in the western Pacific Ocean.Like much of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have led to supply chain issues, and rising costs.And with limited opportunities, young people are fa ...Afficher plus
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Economic life in Palau
We look at how soaring food and fuel prices are affecting the tiny island nation in the western Pacific Ocean.Like much of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have led to supply chain issues, and rising costs.And with limited opportunities, young people are fa ...Afficher plus
The fight over Palau's oceans
We travel to the tiny pacific nation which wants to shrink its marine sanctuary, and open it up once more to commercial fishing.The President says it’s costing too much in lost revenue, when Palauans are already struggling.But opponents say this goes against Palau's conservationi ...Afficher plus
The weight-loss drug revolution
Diabetes and obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have become famous for helping users shed big amounts of weight. It's a market that could soon be worth more than $100 billion. Two companies dominate this space, Novo Nordisk which makes Ozempic and Eli Lilly, maker of ...Afficher plus
Denmark and the Novo Nordisk effect
In the first of a two-part series, in a collaboration with The Food Chain, we look at the impact of the success of weight-loss drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk on the small country of Denmark. The Scandinavian nation is where the company is based, and with a population of less than ...Afficher plus
What’s really going on in the US jobs market?
President Biden has claimed the US economy is the ‘envy of the world’ and that his administration has added record job numbers, with around one million people hired since the turn of this year.With inflation falling and the possibility of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rate ...Afficher plus