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{{Short description|BBC news television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = World Business Report.png
| caption              = Final title card, used in 2019-2024
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 12 - 25 minutes
| creator              = [[BBC News]]
| developer            = 
| producer             = 
| executive_producer   = 
| presenter            = [[Ben Boulos]]<br/>[[Sally Bundock]]<br/>[[Samantha Simmonds]]<br/>[[Nancy Kacungira]]<br/>[[Alice Baxter]]<br/>[[Aaron Heslehurst]]<br/>Ben Thompson
| country              = United Kingdom
| location             = Studio C, [[Broadcasting House]], [[London]]<br>
| language             = English
| network              = [[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC News (international feed)]]<br>[[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News (UK feed)]]<br>[[BBC One]]<br>[[BBC Two]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|1995}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2024|05|07|df=y}}
| num_episodes         = 
| related              = ''[[BBC Business Today|Business Today]]''<br>''[[World Business Report (BBC World Service)|World Business Report (radio programme)]]''<br>''[[Asia Business Report]]''<br>''[[Middle East Business Report]]''<br>''[[Africa Business Report]]''<br>''[[India Business Report]]''<br>''[[Business Edition]]''
}}

'''''World Business Report''''' is a television business news programme produced by [[BBC News]] and shown on [[BBC News (international TV channel)|international feed of BBC News]] alongside its [[BBC News (British TV channel)|UK counterpart]] and [[BBC One]] on weekdays between 1995 and 2024. There were two editions broadcast each weekday, at 05:30 and 06:30 GMT. Each edition lasted 25{{nbsp}}minutes. The 05:30 edition was also seen on [[BBC One]] and the 11:30 edition also aired on [[BBC Two]] during their simulcasts of [[BBC News (British TV channel)|BBC News (UK) channel]]. The main presenters of the programme are [[Sally Bundock]] and [[Victoria Valentine]]. [[Nancy Kacungira]], Ben Thompson, [[Ben Boulos]], [[Samantha Simmonds]], Aaron Heslehurst and [[Alice Baxter]] have acted as relief presenters.

Other editions of World Business Report were shown on the [[BBC News (international TV channel)|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 [[BBC News Channel|UK feed of BBC News]].<ref>[https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/bbc-news-and-world-news-launch-new-temporary-schedule/ 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 [[BBC Business Today|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) - [[Sally Bundock]]
*Afternoon (11:30 GMT, 14:30 GMT) - [[Victoria Valentine]]

=== Friday ===
*Morning (05:30 GMT, 06:30 GMT and 07:45 GMT) - [[Aaron Heslehurst]]
*Afternoon (11:30 GMT, 14:30 GMT) - [[Ben Boulos]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/1143010.stm BBC World Business Report]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2102246/combined BBC World Business Report at IMDB.com]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhds93M7j4k/ World Business Report promo in 1995]

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