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Review of the decade - 1990s

East and West Germany merge economies; Hong Kong under China; America's economic bubble

• 14 mins

Review of the year - 2000

Dot com bubble bursts; Vodafone enters German mobile market; Japan works towards recovery

• 12 mins

Review of the year - 2001

World Trade Centre attacks; US and Japan both dip into recession; China joins WTO

• 12 mins

Review of the year - 2002

Corporate America plagued by scandals; changeover to the Euro begins in western Europe

• 12 mins

Review of the year - 2004

Concerns for US economy; Chinese growth slows; EU fines Microsoft; Apple launches iPod

• 12 mins

Review of the year - 2005

Investors back internet stocks; largest US accounting fraud conviction; farm subsidy row

• 12 mins

Review of the year - 2006

YouTube sold; China booms; conflict between air travel growth and emissions targets

• 8 mins

Review of the year - 2007

US housing turmoil leads to further regulation; first run on a UK bank in 100 years

• 8 mins

Review of the year - 2008

Banks collapse, mortgage providers and insurers struggle; governments scramble to respond

• 8 mins

Review of the year - 2009

Global economic output slumps; interest rates cut; money supply and public spending go up

• 13 mins

Review of the year - 2010

Despite growth, sceptics say economic problems unsolved; IMF bails out Greece and Ireland

• 8 mins

Review of the year - 2011

Earthquake and tsunami rock Japan; US loses triple-A credit rating; Steve Jobs dies

• 29 mins

Review of the year - 2012

Obama re-elected; bank scandals continue; calls for fairer wealth distribution in China

• 26 mins

Review of the year - 2013

Bangladesh factory collapses; Chinese housing bubble; Obamacare introduced; Mandela dies

• 26 mins

Review of the year - 2014

Europe's economic woes; climate change under threat; OPEC struggles with oil prices

• 26 mins

Review of the year - 2015

Commodity prices slump; EU refugee worries; Greek bailout; Volkswagen emissions scandal

• 26 mins