Does anything actually get done at Davos? Why do tickets cost so much to attend the World Economic Forum event? What really happens at the infamous parties?

Join Steph McGovern and (veteran Davos attendee) Robert Peston for a special episode of The Rest Is Money, as they lift the lid on the secrets of one of the biggest events in the global business calendar.

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23. Demystifying Davos: Debauched parties, billionaire backroom deals, and the next industrial revolution

Robert Peston and Steph McGovern follow the money to bring you insightful stories from the world of business and finance. 

Who’s making money and who’s spending it? Who’s investing, and who’s innovating? How will AI affect the way we work and why are Saudi Arabia buying up sport? How can the UK economy recover its productivity and adapt for the future?

Steph and Robert tap their extensive business contacts to answer these questions and decode the jargon to help make sense of the financial world.

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Is happiness correlated with GDP? Are Gen Z richer than their parents? Could Modern Monetary Theory ever be implemented? Robert is joined by Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, to answer all these questions and more.

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59. Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist: Are we too ideological about privatisation?

Why has the UK workforce shrunk by half a million people post-COVID? Do UK businesses need better managers? How do we restore faith in democracy in the UK and abroad? This week Robert is joined by Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England, to answer all these questions and more.
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58. Is ‘sick note culture’ real? Why are living standards still stagnating? Will the UK always be a global economic power?

What’s caused the UK’s growth problem and how can we fix it? Does the UK need more domestic investment? Should our economists be able to predict crises?

As interest rates are left unchanged at a 16-year high of 5.25%, join Robert as he interviews Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist of the Bank of England.

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57. How to fix UK growth, why economists fail, and restructuring our economic institutions - Andy Haldane

Can we attract companies to list in the UK by thinking more holistically? Are there any long-term benefits of Brexit? What's it like working in James Bond's office? Join Robert as he interviews Minister of State for Investment, Lord Dominic Johnson.

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56. Brexit benefits, accepting failure, and working in James Bond's office - Dominic Johnson: Minister for Investment

In the final part of her interview, Liz Truss joins us to give her side of the story and discuss the aftermath of the minibudget that ultimately led to her downfall. 

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23. Demystifying Davos: Debauched parties, billionaire backroom deals, and the next industrial revolution

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