''World Business Report'' is a television business news programme produced by

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and shown on international feed of BBC News alongside its UK counterpart and

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on weekdays between 1995 and 2024. There were two editions broadcast each weekday, at 05:30 and 06:30 GMT. Each edition lastes 25minutes. The 05:30 edition was also seen on

and the 11:30 edition also aired on

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during their simulcasts of BBC News (UK) channel. The main presenters of the programme are

Sally Bundock Sally Elizabeth Bundock (née Jackson) (born 1972) is a British news chief presenter for BBC News, who presents ''BBC News'' on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She joined '' World Business Report'' in September 2002 and presented its early morn ...

and

Victoria Valentine Victoria Valentine (formerly Fritz; born 14 May 1984) is a former English journalist, newsreader, and television presenter. She was a presenter on BBC World News, presenting the shows main news bulletins, and presenter for BBC World News's li ...

Nancy Kacungira Nancy Kacungira (born 1986) is a Ugandan presenter and reporter at BBC News. She presented ''Focus on Africa (TV programme), Focus on Africa'' from 2017 to January 2019 ''and World Business Report'' on BBC World News. After a stint presenting ' ...

, Ben Thompson, Ben Boulos,

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, Aaron Heslehurst and

Alice Baxter Alice Baxter (née Hibbert) is a former English news presenter, who currently works for Equinor. She previously presented ''The Briefing'' on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. She joined '' World Business Report'' in the summer o ...

have acted as relief presenters. Other editions of World Business Report were shown on the international feed at 06:30, 07:45 and 14:30 GMT and since 6 March 2023, the 14:30 edition was seen by UK viewers on the UK feed of BBC News.BBC news and BBC World News launch new temporary schedule
/ref> On 7 May 2024 in the edition presented by Ben Thompson, he announced that it was the final edition of the programme and World Business Report was going to be replaced by a new programme called Business Today. Business Today premiered at 14:30BST on the same day.

Presenters

These are the presenters of the programme when it came to an end in 2024.

Monday to Thursday

*Morning (05:30 GMT, 06:30 GMT and 07:45 GMT) -

*Afternoon (11:30 GMT, 14:30 GMT) -

Friday

*Morning (05:30 GMT, 06:30 GMT and 07:45 GMT) -

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*Afternoon (11:30 GMT, 14:30 GMT) - Ben Boulos

References

External links

BBC World Business Report

BBC World Business Report at IMDB.com

World Business Report promo in 1995
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