World Business Report

World Business Report is a television business news programme produced by BBC News and shown on international feed of BBC News alongside its 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 lastes 25minutes. 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 (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 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 UK feed of BBC News.

On 7 May 2024 in the edition presented by Ben Thompson, he announced that it was the final edition of the programme and WBR was going to be replaced by a new programme called 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