The Japanese philosophy kaizen – meaning “positive change” – is being encouraged throughout the Ethiopian business community. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31551228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The most unaffordable place in the world to own a mobile phone is Malawi, as the BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza finds out. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31551226#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Stanley Black & Decker has manufactured the first power tool made in the US in 25 years. Chief executive John Lundgren tells the BBC’s Linda Yueh why the company is …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/31542722#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

In Singapore, millions of new banknotes are printed each Lunar New Year for use in ‘red packets’. But what happens to the old notes? …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31545714#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

The world’s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, is set to raise wages for more than 500,000 hourly employees at its US stores. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31545713#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Indebtedness is a major risk to the world economy, warns Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31528297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Inequality in the United States has been noticeable since the 2008 recession, but the income gap has been growing for decades. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31377192#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

South East Asia lags the region and other developed parts of the world when it comes to online shopping. Why hasn’t the region embraced the trend? …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31483611#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Billionaire Michele Ferrero, whose global chocolate empire included Nutella spread and Ferrero Rocher chocolates, has died aged 89. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31483179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa       

Pooja Dhingra tells her own story of abandoning a law degree and founding a macaroon empire in Mumbai. …read more From:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31425405#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa