This article looks at the current state of the Nigerian economy - with inflation running at 30%, the naira having depreciated by two-thirds, with the pegging of the naira to the dollar having been...

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An excellent four minute clip looking at the economic and human cost of air pollution in South Asia which causes an estimated 2 million premature deaths each year and reduces life expectancy by...

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This World Bank clip looks at the lack of foundational skills in Thailand, a middle income country, noting that a lack of literacy and basic digital skills means that some people lack human...

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Oh dear! It seems as though the housing market is in the crosshairs of the competition authorities, after a year-long investigation. It also appears that the outcome of this is, in some senses,...

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The Body Shop, once a pioneer in ethical trading and cruelty-free beauty, has been struggling and it announced closures of many of its UK stores this month as the UK business goes into administration.

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.

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Last week the ONS GDP data showed the UK economy grew weakly at 0.1% in 2023 with the last two quarters of 2023 showing negative real GDP growth – a recession.

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There are over eighty revision videos in our Financial Economics playlist on You Tube and this includes 30 shorts for those wanting to work through key ideas quickly.

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There's going to be tougher regulation of online slot machines, in line with fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT), so that under-25s will be limited to a £2 stake, and older gamblers will be allowed...

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AI has hit the tipping point according to the Boss of NVIDIA which dominates the market for AI chips. Profits are up 769% on the year before. The company has reported revenue of over $21 billion in...

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lIdeal for rapid revision, this is a growing playlist of shorts covering aspects of behavioural economics!

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Another competition policy story with the Competition and Markets authority going to investigate baby formula manufacturers, after a preliminary report saw the price of baby formula had increased...

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Vertical farming appears to becoming a feature of the agricultural landscape, with this BBC piece looking at a facility in Gloucestershire that is growing salad crops three times faster under...

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Here is a short video looking at what happened to the UK economy in 2023. We cover inflation, growth, unemployment, interest rates, migration, fiscal deficit and debt and some others as well. The...

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The exchange rate is only in the news when there is a newsworthy dramatic movement, but even a gentle trend can have economic impacts. Here is a helpful update!

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Ideal for rapid revision, here is a growing playlist of 60-second definition and example videos on a wide range of Year 12 and Year 13 microeconomics topics.

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Ione Wells reports for the BBC from Argentina where inflation has soared to 250%. Will President Milei's shock therapy policies work? Do they risk causing even deeper short-term pain? This is a...

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Here is a selection of new shorts on economies and diseconomies of scale.

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We're making good progress creating all-new, free teacher topic PowerPoints for the two main A-Level Economics specifications: AQA and Edexcel (A). There are now over 250 PowerPoints available to...

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days.

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