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• Australia’s rare earth ambitions

  Rare earths have been a major sticking point in trade negotiations between China and the United States. China dominates the production of these critical resources – which power everything from electric vehicles to fighter jets and data centres – with Beijing disrupting production around the world when it cut off supplies earlier this year. But one project in Australia is hoping to ease the bottleneck. We visit one of the key sites.If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is [email protected]: Suranjana Tewari Producer: Jaltson Akkanath Chummar(Picture: A rare earth mining site in Western Australia.)

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• The cost of reconstructing Ukraine

  It is three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure have been severely damaged or destroyed.Amid Russia’s onslaught, economists are compiling a list of what has been destroyed and are attaching a value to its rebuilding. They put the cost of reconstructing Ukraine at more than $500 billion.We look at how companies are preparing for the moment they can rebuild.If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email [email protected] and produced by Rob Young(Picture: Rubble of a service station building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Pisochyn, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images)

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• Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

  The country was the economic success story of the 2000s. But declining natural gas production has lead to a downturn. Now, fuel and food prices are soaring and Bolivian businesses are floundering. Inflation is around 15% - one of the highest rates in the region. There are protests in the streets - so what could help this once prosperous country?And will the upcoming general election change things? Produced and presented by Jane Chambers(Image: El Alto shoe salesman Fernando Gutierrez in his store. He says business is slow)

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• Business Daily meets: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  It was a significant moment when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was declared president of Liberia in 2005 - Africa's first elected female head of state. Although she made significant progress in promoting peace and development - which earned her a Nobel Peace Prize - her accomplishments were overshadowed by allegations of corruption and nepotism. She discusses her journey, which includes both achievements and controversies; what she would have done differently; and the various economic challenges that African countries are facing today. If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email [email protected]: Rahul Tandon Producer: Amber Mehmood(Picture: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speaks after receiving the "Lifetime Achievement Award" during the Forbes 30/50 Summit International Women's Day Awards Gala 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Getty Images)

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• Singapore at 60: Raffles and the Republic

  We take a tour of one of the world's most famous luxury hotels, the Raffles in Singapore. Raffles' 83-year-old resident historian Leslie Danker tells us about some of the famous guests who have stayed in the Beach Road suites, including the author Somerset Maugham. But with Sikh doormen manning the lobby and a cocktail bar designed to evoke the days when British miners and planters dominated the local economy, the hotel can be read as an unapologetic celebration of the country's colonial era. As Singapore marks 60 years of independence, does it matter how hotels - and tourists - frame the past?If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, please email [email protected] and produced by Vivienne Nunis(Picture: Leslie Danker, resident historian at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore.)

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