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Big Cocoa: Price Struggles In West Africa - Large corporations, also known as Big Cocoa, control the price of raw cocoa on the West African market and keep global prices low. But what can be done about this and how are prices actually set? Big Cocoa: Price Struggles In West Africa (2024) Interviews: Paul Schoenmakers, Michel Arrion, Axel Emmanuel Gbaou, Antonie Fountain, Terry Collingsworth Genre: Documentary Country: Germany Language: English Synopsis: Around 5 million farmers produce cocoa beans worldwide, and they are exposed to the direct effects of world market prices for raw cocoa on a daily basis. Large corporations control the price of raw cocoa on the West African market and keep prices low. In 2020, Côte d'Ivoire called for a regulated minimum price for raw cocoa, and in 2022 the EU enforced stricter supply chain laws. However, it remains unclear whether these measures will actually lead to fair prices for West Africa in the long term. Moconomy interviewed VOICE Network, Tony's Chocolonely, Chocolatier Ivoirienne, the ICCO and human rights lawyer Terry Collingsworth to investigate how cocoa prices are

Discover the meteoric rise of Elon Musk, the man who is transforming the way we think about travel techlogy through electric cars, the Hyperloop, andrevolutionary ideas on how we live through artificial intelligence and colonizing Mars. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more. Subscribe so you don't miss out Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man Your support fuels our exploration! Help us uncover new stories and share diverse voices by donating to our channel through Super Thanks! More amazing playlists Below! **This film is under non-exclusive license from Vision Films. All rights reserved. All of the content on this channel is UNDER LEGAL LICENSE (We have written contracts) from various copyright holders and distributors. We ask you to please contact us if you believe there are any copyright issues via - rights@vamedianetwork.com Documentary Central is owned and operated by VA Media Ltd. All rights reserved.

More and more men are dreaming of a career as a top model. But the competition is fierce. At places like the Hamburg Model Academy, which offers a sort of crash course for aspiring models, men learn the basics. Those who really make it can earn daily rates in the four-digit range — and see themselves on giant billboards. At the Model Academy, run by Hamburg modeling agency Modelwerk, young men learn how to pose, work the camera, and stride elegantly down the runway. It's a ruthless business: Many agencies quickly weed out models who don't make an immediate impression. The industry is looking for fresh faces, preferably with experience. "We send guys who are serious about it abroad for several months first," explains Claudia Midolo, founder and head of the Modelwerk agency. In places like Turkey, Vietnam, or Mexico, they gain practical experience, earn money, and yet remain fresh for the western market. A models' reach on social media is also becoming increasingly important. Having many followers is a clear advantage when it comes to landing good jobs. ______

When does debt become unsustainable? This documentary explores the high-stakes world of global debt, from empty mega-resorts like Dubai’s "The World" islands to entire nations crashing on a cheap credit sugar high. Discover the human and economic cost of financial crises across the globe: Dubai: The remnants of an outlandish real estate boom built for the super-rich. Argentina: A country facing catastrophic currency devaluation, forcing citizens into barter markets and soup kitchens. United States: The harsh reality of modern debtors' prisons in Mississippi and the moral pitfalls of predatory lending. Featuring insights from top financial historians, bankers, and economists, including Richard Vague, Sandra Navidi, Christoph Trebesch, and Frederick Wherry, this film uses a mix of playful observation and sharp investigation to answer critical questions: How do different cultures handle debt? What happens when the system breaks? And what are the solutions? Director: Rudolph Herzog Original title: 300 Trillion, The Debt Trap

Adidas CEO - Kasper Rorsted | Why Sportswear Became a Global Business Empire | 4K follows the specific people, circumstances and claims presented in this full-length documentary. Adidas CEO - Kasper Rorsted - Adidas sells hundreds of millions of products every year — but scale alone doesn’t guarantee success. In this interview, CEO Kasper Rørsted explains how Adidas balances growth, profitability, competition, and innovation while navigating global markets like China and facing rivals such as Nike. Leaders with Lacqua - Kasper Rorsted Stars: Kasper Rorsted, Francine Lacqua Genres: Documentary | News Adidas is the largest sportswear company in Europe and second in the world. That means it sold more than 400 million pairs of shoes last year over 450 million pieces of apparel and 110 million pieces of sports equipment like basketballs. The brand is known around the world for sponsoring world class athletes and sports teams including Manchester United and more recently partnerships with Kanye West and Beyonce. Today our leaders would like what we need Kasper said. The chief executive of Added DAX. CAC. Thank you so much

The Black Box: When Finance Can No Longer Explain ItselfIn 2013, a group of researchers in Galicia set out to answer a question that had shaped financial analysis for decades: how can you tell a company is going to fail before it actually does? They built two models. One could predict bankruptcy correctly around 84% of the time — and explain exactly why. The other, a neural network, was right around 90% of the time — and could explain nothing. That gap between performance and explanation now sits at the heart of modern finance. The systems that decide who gets a loan, which trades execute, and which companies are flagged as risky are often more accurate than any human alternative. But in many cases, they cannot tell anyone why. This episode explores what finance gained by embracing these models — and what may have been quietly lost in the process. Because the real question is no longer just technical. It is political: who decides whether the black box needs to be opened? Want to go deeper into the hidden systems