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How Tunisia’s tech start-ups are changing the entrepreneurial ecosystem

With more than one-third of Tunisia’s graduates unemployed, many young nationals are taking matters into their own hands by creating their own tech companies.

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Reports from Iran say two missiles hit Iran-owned oil tanker

An Iranian-owned oil tanker was hit by two missiles near the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, Iran's official news agency IRNA said.

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Expo 2020: A year to go

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The Business Line programme looks at how far the Expo 2020 construction has developed and how other countries can take part in UAE's new attraction in Dubai.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland: What does business make of Johnson’s Brexit plan?

Many traders are highly critical of the UK PM’s proposals to replace the Irish border backstop.

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Business

IMF chief Georgieva: 'Global economy is in a synchronised slowdown'

The global economy is going through a "synchronised slowdown", claimed the new managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, during her inauguration speech.

Spotlight

Coal mines turned into culture mines is new business in Poland

In partnership with Polish National Foundation

The city of Katowice transitions to the future whilst remembering the past in this edition of Spotlight

Business Planet

Risky business: how to keep your intellectual property safe

In partnership with The European Commission

The Business Planet team heads to Bucharest to see how one firm has been able to safeguard its intellectual property with EU help.

Business Planet

Why is protecting your IP a key to business success?

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet speaks to Professor Alexandru Marin, a European IP Helpdesk Ambassador who supports and advises SMEs in Romania on how to secure their IP rights.

Sport

Cardiff must pay Nantes €6 million for Sala transfer, says FIFA

Cardiff City must pay Nantes €6 million for the transfer of Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash on his way to the Welsh club, FIFA said on Monday.

Focus

The meeting of speakers of parliaments kicks off in Nursultan

In partnership with Mazhilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan

More than 60 countries are represented in Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan at the 5th meeting of speakers of parliament of Eurasian countries.

Business

US fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

US fashion retailer Forever 21 said on Sunday it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure its business.

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Brexit economic woes and the rehaul of British Airways

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In the latest edition of Business Line, we look at economic woes with Brexit looming, as well as British Airways' strategy to outpace its rivals.

United Kingdom

Thomas Cook: UK to fly 135,300 people back after after firm's collapse

British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, stranding 600,000 holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in UK's history.

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British travel firm Thomas Cook collapses, stranding hundreds of thousands

The closing of one of Britain's oldest companies has sparked the largest peacetime repatriation effort in the nation's history.

United Kingdom

Thomas Cook: How a tee-total cabinet-maker built a travel empire

One of Britain's oldest firms faces its biggest challenge yet.

USA

Barron Hilton, hotelier and founding owner of Los Angeles Chargers, dies at age 91

Barron Hilton was an entrepreneur before succeeding his father, Conrad, as head of Hilton Hotels Corporation.

Netherlands

'Brexit destroyed my business': The business owners who left the UK

As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit moves closer, some small business owners have decided to move their companies out of the UK

Business Planet

Turning the tables on plastic pollution

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to the Belgian city of Antwerp to see how one small company is transforming plastic pollution into a designer product.

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Thinking outside the toy box: how to give new life to old playthings

In partnership with The European Commission

As concern grows about the amount of plastic pollution we’re leaving for future generations, a Belgian company is setting a great example to children.

Business

Germany expects tough EU talks on energy taxes to counter climate change

Germany expects tough EU talks on energy taxes to counter climate change