We take a look at a business which analyses our world by using satellite images and aerial shots. We head to Madrid and Toulouse, where experts are developing this rapidly-growing industry known as "geo-information".
In this edition we head to Guinea, where two French companies are battling over a deal to run the port in the capital Conakry. The bitter stand-off has sparked corruption allegations, and fears that Guinea's image as an investment destination will be damaged.
Douglas Herbert speaks to Rajiv Shah, administrator for the US Agency for International Development. He tells us about the implications today of the moral and economic obligation that the world's richest country has to help others striving for a better life or greater freedom.
Marc Perelman meets Karen Kornbluh, US ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the occasion of the organisation’s 50th anniversary.
With the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo, Ivorians are hoping for a swift return to normality. And that means a return to work at the port of Abidjan, the country's economic hub. FRANCE 24's Jean-Baptiste Marot takes a look around.
France is being overshadowed in a field that has always been a source of national pride: the business of wine-tasting. An increasing number of professionals are now being trained at London's Wine and Spirits Education Trust. This school is shaping the palate of future sommeliers, making French experts and wholesalers concerned that France could lose its share of the market.
Argentina has announced that it will introduce customs barriers on Chinese-made imports, which include the infamous American doll, Barbie. The Kirchner government cited a “grave offence” concerning Barbie’s toymaker, Mattel.
While the rest of the world is still recovering from the global recession, China seems to have picked itself up and dusted itself off rather well. It accounts for 10% of imports worldwide and is also one of the world's biggest importers. Despite the strength of the euro, China has countless multimillion euro trade deals in place with Western countries - proof that this emerging market is a force to be reckoned with.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) has secured a Russian pledge to revive Soviet-era infrastructure projects in Afghanistan and invited his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev (left), to visit the country.
The world's two leading economic powers have announced they signed trade agreements valued at $45 billion during meetings in Washington. Despite lingering tensions, China and the US said the agreements would lead to a new era in cooperation.
