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The Business of Tennis

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 23 June 2025

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Naomi Osaka: The Rebuild

One of the world’s highest-paid female athletes returns to the court — this time as a mother and media mogul. 

Life at No. 100

Is it possible to earn a living in the world’s most global individual sport if you’re ranked outside the top 50? 

Your Next Coach is an App

From AI-driven drills to match analytics, tennis apps are reshaping how amateurs train. Is the tennis-tech boom making high-level instruction more accessible, or further segmenting the game?

The TikTok Effect

With Alcaraz and Nadal coming to Netflix and younger stars building digital brands, tennis is trying to win over Gen Z. But in chasing clicks, is the sport risking disconnection from its traditional roots? And does it have the up and coming names to appeal to a new generation? 

Who Controls Tennis?

As Novak Djokovic’s PTPA pushes legal action against the sport’s governing bodies, we look at who controls the sport, and who makes the decisions over how the income is divided up. 

Racket Battle

Can upstart tennis racket brands such as Diadem, Solinco and Furi take market share off Yonex and Head, the sector’s dominant manufacturers?

Tennis in the Desert

What is the future of grassroots tennis in Saudi Arabia? Are kids participating in playing tennis and what efforts are being made to engage with audiences in the Gulf? A look at how the kingdom is trying to build a bottom-up movement. 

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Business of Formula One

75th anniversary special edition

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 03 July 2025

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Team Principal/ CEO Interview:  A deep dive with a CEO & Team Principal.

The F1 Sponsorship Boom

With over 60 new sponsors joining the grid this year from multiple sectors, F1’s commercial appeal has never been stronger. What industries are investing, why is F1 attracting them, and how do brands stand out in such a crowded space?

Why Sports Betting Hasn’t Taken off in F1

Despite being a major revenue stream in other sports, gambling remains a relatively untapped market in F1. How is the sport trying to change that, and what challenges does it face?

The Cost of Winning

Cutting-edge infrastructure is critical to F1 success, with teams investing heavily in wind tunnels, simulators, and state-of-the-art factories. As Cadillac prepares for its 2026 entry, what does this mean for investment in the UK economy?

Karting vs. Sim Racing: The Future of Driver Development

Karting has long been the traditional route to F1, but has the rise of gaming and racing simulators changed the path for future drivers?

F1’s Merchandising Play: The Adidas-Mercedes Deal & Beyond

Mercedes’ new partnership with Adidas is the latest sign that F1 teams want their kits to be as iconic as football clubs’. Inside the push to make F1 merchandise a must-have.

Driver Profile/ Interview

The New Concorde Agreement: What’s at Stake for 2026?

All 11 teams have signed the latest commercial agreement locking them into F1 until 2031. But with the FIA yet to finalise the Governance Agreement, will this become a major issue? A deep dive into how F1’s revenue-sharing and regulatory framework work.

75 years of F1: The Evolution of Speed

Celebrating F1’s 75th anniversary with a detailed graphical breakdown of the F1 car—its origins, how it has evolved, and what the future holds.

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African Development

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 19 August 2025

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Introduction

The world of development is in flux. Donald Trump’s administration has taken an axe to USAID, previously the world’s single biggest distributor of overseas assistance. As governments around the world turn inward, the space for development assistance appears to be shrinking. African governments say they are ready to shoulder the burden, especially in sectors like healthcare.The introduction will look at the changing development landscape and try to predict the coming trends. 

Finance

The institutions that help finance development in Africa, from the World Bank and International Financial Corporation to the African Development Bank, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, are also facing a world of shifting political priorities. This article will look at their evolving remits and ask how they will prioritise investments.

Japan

With development budgets squeezed in the US and Europe, Japan faces tough  choices. Does it also reduce its commitment to the developing world or can it now become a relatively more important player? Perhaps the crisis in development is Japan’s chance to shine. 

Development Finance Corporations

The DFCs, including France’s Proparco, the UK’s British International Investment and Norway’s Norfund, offer an alternative model of development. Instead of issuing grants they offer finance - as loans or equity - to businesses in developing countries. This piece looks at the record of DFCs and the prospects for their expansion. 

Health systems

African health systems have been very dependent on foreign aid. This piece looks at the efforts of one country to build up a health system strong enough to stand on its own feet. 

Education

In Malawi, tablets are being used increasingly in schools as part of a programme being rolled out to improve educational standards. By switching to tablets with adaptive software for one hour a day, researchers say pupils can make dramatic progress. The FT visits some schools to investigate the claims. 

Entrepreneurs

Africa is full of entrepreneurs and so-called micro-enterprises, often individuals trying to hustle a living in the absence of formal employment opportunities. This piece looks specifically at entrepreneurs in refugee camps, struggling against the odds to set up businesses. 

Artificial Intelligence

Technology is not the answer to every problem, but African cities are full of startups run by people trying to use tech - including artificial intelligence - to solve some of their society’s most pressing developmental challenges. 

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Business Education:

Masters in Management

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 08 September 2025

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The 2025 FT Masters in Management Ranking. 

Assessing the top business school providers of MiMs.

Analysis.

The FT’s global education editor looks at which schools did well in the ranking, plus trends in the sector. 

Demand.

Entrance exam administrator GMAC’s latest application trends survey reveals a resurgence in demand for traditional graduate business programmes. Masters in management degrees saw their strongest application growth in over a decade — outpacing even pandemic-era highs. The trend reflects economic uncertainty and a renewed preference for degrees offering stable job prospects.

Switched off? 

There are growing concerns in universities that digital distraction, AI dominance and disengagement with news is limiting students' reading, general knowledge and ability to prepare for the world of work. A look at the trends, implications and potential responses.

Online? No Thanks.

While online and hybrid formats continue to appeal to many business school applicants, early-career Masters in Management candidates are holding the line on traditional learning. These programmes show the strongest preference for full-time, campus-based, in-person study, resisting the digital shift seen in many MBA offerings. 

The MiM and DEI.

GMAC research has shown a strong interest in teaching on diversity, equality and inclusion among the typically young Masters in Management cohort. The anti-DEI backlash under President Trump has led some schools to pull back from teaching in this area, while others are doubling down. We explore the impact of the political shift. 

Charting the Course:   The MiM in data and graphics. 

Apply yourself.

What  to consider when choosing a school and programme - and how to win a place. 

Professor’s column.

An academic from a leading business school applies academic scrutiny to a current issue in business or leadership.

Methodology:  How the ranking was compiled. 

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Electrification

The Financial Times proposes to publish this four part FT Report series on

12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

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Why “electrify everything” became a mantra for climate campaigners.

China Leads the Way

The world’s second largest economy is on course to become the world’s first “electrostate”, with about 30 percent of its energy coming from electricity.

Grid Challenges

Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with rapid development of new wind and solar farms.

The Supercables Era

Developers have  ambitious plans to transport electricity across huge distances.

Supply Chain Strain

The push for electrification is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, other electrical equipment, and electrical engineers. 

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is a delicate business. Grid operators can rely less on the natural “inertia” supplied by gas and coal-fired power plants. They need new technology to mimic and measure inertia instead and help prevent blackouts. 

Solar Surge

Electrification will require vast new quantities of renewable electricity. Cheap and easy to install, solar is so far leading the way.

Wind Woes

Many countries struggle with onshore wind and solar, and want to do offshore wind instead. But the technology is suffering from high costs and supply chain strains. 

Heating Challenge

Households will need to switch from gas or oil-fired boilers to electric heat pumps. The US and China are doing well but many countries in Europe are lagging. 

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new cars sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China.

Industrial Processes

Steel-makers, among the biggest polluters, are trying to move towards electric arc furnaces. 

Data Centres need vast amounts of energy to run their processes and stay cool, while developers want that electricity to be green. But in some areas they are resorting to gas-fired power stations as there aren't enough renewable supplies.

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FT Health: Innovation

The Financial Times proposes to publish this Special Report on 18 September 2025

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What Next as the US Pulls Back?

The Trump administration has pulled back from much of the spending that used to be directed through USAID, including on health programmes in countries around the world. How can the private sector move into some of the space that has been created?

Scaling up Manufacturing

What advances have been made in the field of scaling up vaccine manufacturing cheaply for low and middle income countries?

Interview/ Op-ed - Ntobeko Ntusi, head of South Africa’s medical research council

AI

How can AI be used to speed up diagnostics, disease screening and decision making, and so ease the burden facing stretched health systems around the world

China and Innovation

Why western pharma companies are taking an increasing interest in Chinese innovations.

Exposome Project

The "exposome" project -- an emerging grand scheme to relate all the environmental exposures that people receive during their lives to their genes, health and sickness

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Investing in Japan

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on October 1 2025

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Intro: Are Japanese Equities a “Must Buy”? 

Why global funds are looking at Japan afresh and what opportunities they see that sets its markets apart from others.

Inflation

Has the Bank of Japan successfully steered the country through the first stages of “normalisation”, and how much further does this process  have to run?

Opinion: Japan and Interest Rates 

After years of zero rates, deflation and no need to move assets out of cash, how unsettling is the new environment for Japanese households? 

Japan’s Regional Banking Sector

For decades, the health of the regional banks - and the “what if?” question surrounding their long term health - has bothered investors. Will consolidation save the day?

Private Equity 

For around a decade, global private equity giants have been talking up the huge opportunities in Japan. Their new focus is on the regional cities, and how to break into a potentially huge market. 

Japanese Government Bonds 

After long years of market domination by the Bank of Japan, the JGB market is slowly returning to life. 

Japan’s Auto Sector

The motor industry is Japan’s most dominant sector, and has been world-beating. But has it fallen behind the curve on technology, and on the major industry trends? 

Japan and Trump

Donald Trump is calling out Japan for its trade policies, and threatening heavy tariffs, despite its status as America’s closest ally in Asia. How frayed is the US Japan relationship, and what does this mean for investors? 

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Electrification

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12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Why “electrify everything” became a mantra for climate campaigners.

China Leads the Way

The world’s second largest economy is on course to become the world’s first “electrostate”, with about 30 percent of its energy coming from electricity.

Grid Challenges

Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with rapid development of new wind and solar farms.

The Supercables Era

Developers have  ambitious plans to transport electricity across huge distances.

Supply Chain Strain

The push for electrification is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, other electrical equipment, and electrical engineers. 

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is a delicate business. Grid operators can rely less on the natural “inertia” supplied by gas and coal-fired power plants. They need new technology to mimic and measure inertia instead and help prevent blackouts. 

Solar Surge

Electrification will require vast new quantities of renewable electricity. Cheap and easy to install, solar is so far leading the way.

Wind Woes

Many countries struggle with onshore wind and solar, and want to do offshore wind instead. But the technology is suffering from high costs and supply chain strains. 

Heating Challenge

Households will need to switch from gas or oil-fired boilers to electric heat pumps. The US and China are doing well but many countries in Europe are lagging. 

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new cars sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China.

Industrial Processes

Steel-makers, among the biggest polluters, are trying to move towards electric arc furnaces. 

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Investing in America

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 5 2025

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Tariffs, Trade, and Supply Chains

Donald Trump’s tariff strategy has upended world trade, posing deep questions for companies planning to invest in the US or deal with companies based there.

The US Workforce 

The government’s strategy is intended to create more jobs in the US economy. What is the state of the US jobs market? Can companies investing in the US hire enough suitable staff?  

Infrastructure Investment 

Trump has paused much of the remaining infrastructure investment promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden but has promised more money for investment in tech infrastructure. Where are the new opportunities?

Auto Industry

US automakers and their suppliers are in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariff strategy, which offers them both opportunities and potential problems. What are their prospects?

Oil & Gas 

Trump has promised to “drill baby, drill”. How has the oil & gas sector responded and what is the outlook for US energy production?

Dealing with the Trump Administration 

How are companies dealing with the plethora of demands coming out of the US government?

Best City

Profile of the winning city in the FT’s ranking of best US cities for international business.

Relations with Japan

Japan was one of the first countries to start talks with the Trump administration after the tariffs were announced in April. Has the early mover advantage been a benefit? 

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Electrification

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12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Why “electrify everything” became a mantra for climate campaigners.

China Leads the Way

The world’s second largest economy is on course to become the world’s first “electrostate”, with about 30 percent of its energy coming from electricity.

Grid Challenges

Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with rapid development of new wind and solar farms.

The Supercables Era

Developers have  ambitious plans to transport electricity across huge distances.

Supply Chain Strain

The push for electrification is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, other electrical equipment, and electrical engineers. 

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is a delicate business. Grid operators can rely less on the natural “inertia” supplied by gas and coal-fired power plants. They need new technology to mimic and measure inertia instead and help prevent blackouts. 

Solar Surge

Electrification will require vast new quantities of renewable electricity. Cheap and easy to install, solar is so far leading the way.

Wind Woes

Many countries struggle with onshore wind and solar, and want to do offshore wind instead. But the technology is suffering from high costs and supply chain strains. 

Heating Challenge

Households will need to switch from gas or oil-fired boilers to electric heat pumps. The US and China are doing well but many countries in Europe are lagging. 

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new cars sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China.

Industrial Processes

Steel-makers, among the biggest polluters, are trying to move towards electric arc furnaces. 

Data Centres need vast amounts of energy to run their processes and stay cool, while developers want that electricity to be green. But in some areas they are resorting to gas-fired power stations as there aren't enough renewable supplies.

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G20: South Africa and the World

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 22 November 2025

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Overview 

November’s summit in Johannesburg will be the first time the G20 is held on African soil. South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa will try to steer the gathering towards an “African” agenda, prioritising such concerns as south-south trade and co-operation, global solidarity, climate and disaster resilience, and revamping the global financial architecture to better serve the interests of poor countries. But much of the discussion will be about changes to the global system being wrought by Donald Trump’s America. 

Tariffs 

The uncertainty and market ructions caused by the on-again, off-again tariffs and the potential splintering of the global trading system will have lasting implications for supply chains and trading alliances from Europe to China 

Sustainable Development Goals 

South Africa wants to use the November summit as a stock-taking exercise for the 2030 sustainable development goals. The 17 goals, already behind schedule, now face even bigger hurdles, not only because of big aid cuts by America and Europe but also because the goals themselves are being called into question. 

Ramaphosa in the Spotlight

Cyril Ramaphosa is no stranger to the global stage, but he will need all his legendary negotiating skills to navigate the choppy waters of international relations in 2025. 

Opinion: Brics Takes Centre Stage

An acronym coined by then Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill, Brics has become ever more a real force in global politics. Newly expanded to 10 countries, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have now joined the original five members: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. With talk of south-south trade, including in currencies other than US dollars, bound to take place in the G20 discussions, Brics has arguably never been so relevant.

Demography

Demography is not specifically on the agenda, but at a time when most economies are worrying about an aging population, the G20 takes place on a continent with the world’s fastest growing population.

Bretton Woods

South Africa and its fellow Brics members are strong proponents of the idea of overhauling the Bretton Woods institutions that coalesced 80 years ago at the conclusion of the Second World War.

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Electrification

The Financial Times proposes to publish this four part FT Report series on

12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Why “electrify everything” became a mantra for climate campaigners.

China Leads the Way

The world’s second largest economy is on course to become the world’s first “electrostate”, with about 30 percent of its energy coming from electricity.

Grid Challenges

Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with rapid development of new wind and solar farms.

The Supercables Era

Developers have  ambitious plans to transport electricity across huge distances.

Supply Chain Strain

The push for electrification is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, other electrical equipment, and electrical engineers. 

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is a delicate business. Grid operators can rely less on the natural “inertia” supplied by gas and coal-fired power plants. They need new technology to mimic and measure inertia instead and help prevent blackouts. 

Solar Surge

Electrification will require vast new quantities of renewable electricity. Cheap and easy to install, solar is so far leading the way.

Wind Woes

Many countries struggle with onshore wind and solar, and want to do offshore wind instead. But the technology is suffering from high costs and supply chain strains. 

Heating Challenge

Households will need to switch from gas or oil-fired boilers to electric heat pumps. The US and China are doing well but many countries in Europe are lagging. 

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new cars sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China.

Industrial Processes

Steel-makers, among the biggest polluters, are trying to move towards electric arc furnaces. 

Data Centres need vast amounts of energy to run their processes and stay cool, while developers want that electricity to be green. But in some areas they are resorting to gas-fired power stations as there aren't enough renewable supplies.

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