Asia Business Report
| Asia Business Report | |
|---|---|
 New titles used as of January 2013 | |
| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by |
Rico Hizon Sharanjit Leyl |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Singapore |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC World News BBC News BBC One |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 2003 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Newsday World Business Report Middle East Business Report Africa Business Report India Business Report Business Edition |
Asia Business Report is a business news programme produced by the BBC and is shown on BBC World News during the Asian morning hours. This programme used to be available exclusively in Asia-Pacific, South Asia and Middle East but, as of a 1 February 2010 revamp, is now aired worldwide. It is also currently aired on the UK's domestic BBC News and BBC One channel 3 times daily in the early hours of the morning as part of the Newsday programme.
It is broadcast from the BBC's Singapore bureau which is in the central business district of Singapore. The main presenters are Rico Hizon (Sunday-Wednesday) and Sharanjit Leyl (Thursday).
These times are outside of British Summer Time (London) and Daylight Saving Time (New York). The remaining editions are shown on BBC One and BBC World News is presented
Presenters
| Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|
| Rico Hizon | Main Presenter (Sunday - Wednesday) |
| Sharanjit Leyl | Deputy Presenter (Thursday) Relief Presenter |
| Ali Moore | Relief Presenter |
Mishal Husain once presented this programme but has since returned to Britain to present the main BBC News bulletin for BBC World News.
From January 13–27, 2014, Babita Sharma presented the programme whilst Rico Hizon was in London. In January 2014 for a while Sharma presented from Singapore and Hizon from London. Leyl was based in London in June 2015. Hizon will temporarily join Leyl in London in July 2015 to allow a new Singapore hub to be build over the summer.
External links
- Asia Business Report at BBC Programmes (BBC News)
- Asia Business Report at BBC Programmes (BBC World News)
