People & Profit Podcast
1) Israel-Iran war: Back from the brink of an oil shock?
This week, Charles Pellegrin takes a look back at what's being called "the Twelve-Day War" with Dr Jorge LeĂłn, senior vice president and head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy. The confrontati...Show More
2) Paris Air Show: Canada seeks stronger ties with EU
Canada makes its move at the Paris Air show. With its US alliance under pressure, Ottawa wants to deepen its relationship with Europe. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks to Canadian Industry Ministe...Show More
3) Vivatech 2025: Is Europe lagging behind?
This week, we take you to Vivatech in Paris. The event bills itself as the biggest tech and startup event in Europe. The tech industry is the driving force for growth in the world economy, but Europe ...Show More
4) Iran’s economic struggles: Can nuclear talks with US spark a turnaround?
Crippled by international sanctions, and decades of mismanagement and corruption, the Iranian economy has gone through what’s been described as a lost decade of economic growth. As the national curren...Show More
5) Can tourism ever be sustainable?
Global tourism has fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, but dark clouds are still hanging over the industry. High transport and accommodation costs, geopolitical instability and the increasing ...Show More
6) How geopolitics and trade wars are reshaping the global economy
Countries that once followed the gospel of free trade and liberalism are changing tack and focusing on national interests before anything else, with Donald Trump’s America being a case in point. Our b...Show More
7) Moscow's next target? Heeding Estonia's call for more defence spending
The Baltic nation of Estonia has been calling for a significant boost in EU defence spending for years and is now seeing that call heeded. Sharing a 300-kilometre border with Russia, Estonia would be ...Show More
8) Hunger and malnutrition: The cost of inaction
The fight against malnutrition, the world's leading cause of infant mortality, was chronically underfunded even before the US halted its funding for humanitarian aid and development. As Paris hosts th...Show More
9) OECD Global Debt Report: Borrowing has nearly tripled since 2007
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its Global Debt Report for 2025, and the conclusion is that the world is practically drowning in debt at record levels. As...Show More
10) The global rise of online scams: 'Call centres' flourish in Southeast Asia
Online scamming has reached global proportions, with an estimated 200,000 people forced to execute lucrative scams in Myanmar and Cambodia alone. This week's show delves into a criminal activity that'...Show More