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Unilever boss lives by African proverb

Paul Polman, the head of Unilever, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Concrete conundrum

Concrete has a pretty poor reputation, yet this ubiquitous material has largely overlooked benefits.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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‘We lost everything’

Canadian businessman Serge Godin saw his father's business burn down when he was a teenager. That inspired him to build a company that now turns over C$10bn a year.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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BlaBla billions

How BlaBlaCar created a global transport network with empty car seats.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Money for nothing?

Two thousand jobless Finns are being given a basic income instead of welfare.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Are the global elite in retreat?

Brexit, Donald Trump, and the rise of populism have left the world's "liberal elites" reeling. Can Davos, their ideological habitat, survive?{MBD} {IMAGE}

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