Now playing Next Business Planet Lyon: a stronghold for entrepreneurship in France Serge Rombi: “Welcome to Business Planet from ‘Now Coworking’ in Lyon. 10/03/2017
Now playing Next Economy UK economic momentum fading business surveys suggest Britain's unexpectedly strong economic growth since last June's vote to leave the European Union may be starting to fade as inflation picks up. 03/03/2017
Now playing Next Business Planet Meet central Europe's hi-tech world-beater, South Moravia There's a new Hi-Tech gang in town making a global name for themselves, busting out of South Moravia in the Czech Republic on a wave of entreprenurial savvy and smart support. 24/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy Europe is no longer attractive for investment. What should lawmakers do? 23/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Kraft drops Unilever bid US food giant Kraft has dropped its plan to buy the UK-based Unilever. 20/02/2017
Now playing Next Netherlands Unilever rejects US Kraft Heinz merger deal Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever said it has rejected a €134 billion merger offer from US food group Kraft Heinz 17/02/2017
Now playing Next Real Economy EU funds help risk-averse investors to boost employment in Europe Uncertainty is the new normal for us all. 14/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Planet Europe's social and solidarity economy is huge with entrepreneurs The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is a sector far from being marginal today in Europe. 10/02/2017
Now playing Next Economy French economic growth to slow says Bank of France The French economy is set to expand by 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter according to an initial forecast from the Bank of France. 08/02/2017
Now playing Next Business Series Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits. 06/02/2017
Now playing Next Real Economy Is Europe in the mood to invest in itself? This edition of Real Economy, from the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg, looks at the kind of investments Europe needs. 31/01/2017
Now playing Next Japan "Father of Pac-Man", Nakumara dies at the age of 91 Masaya Nakamura, the founder of video game company Namco, which in the 1980s released the world-famous game Pac-Man, has died at the age of 91 30/01/2017
Now playing Next USA Wait-and-see: Trump’s economic announcements leave US businesses cautious The first week of the new administration has seen a flurry of presidential activity, but most of Donald Trump’s economic announcements have been vague and lacking details. 27/01/2017
Now playing Next Business Planet The secret to successful business transfers Up to one in every three business transfers fail, resulting in the loss of about 600,000 jobs every year in Europe. 13/01/2017
Now playing Next Economy German exports jump along with industrial production German exports enjoyed their steepest monthly rise in four-and-half years in November and industrial production in Europe's biggest economy rose. 09/01/2017
Now playing Next Economy Bitcoin celebrates new year with surge in value Having risen in value in 2016 by 125 percent, the digital currency started 2017 by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years. 02/01/2017
Now playing Next Economy Britain taps Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes to lure tourists Britain hopes anniversaries involving boy wizard Harry Potter, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and author Jane Austen will encourage visitors. 02/01/2017
Now playing Next Business Planet The vital role of SMEs in medical research This week’s Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn. 28/12/2016
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Now playing Next Business Series Murdoch empire makes Sky deal Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox is buying European pay-TV firm Sky in a deal that unites a media empire across two continents. 16/12/2016