Rico Hizon's BBC program celebrates 10 Years

MANILA, Philippines - This week marks the 10th anniversary of Asia Business Report. Anchored by Filipino international broadcast journalist Rico Hizon (photo), the newscast is now one of the longest running shows on BBC World News.

The anniversary week of programs features exclusive interviews with the movers and shakers in the business and financial world from Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan-Renault; Professor Mohammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank; and Andrew Sheng, author, economist and adviser to the Chinese government, and a series of special reports on the recent shift of economic power to the East, and the face of Asia ten years on, in labour, autos, technology, media, healthcare and innovation.

Asia Business Report broadcast from Singapore is aired on BBC World News, one of the world’s most trusted news sources, which offers unmatched, impartial, in-depth analysis of breaking news and events from around the world. 

The channel is a trusted source of international news, and ABR is broadcast to viewers in more than 200 countries and territories and to around 300 million households worldwide. 

“I’m very proud of Asia Business Report, I’ve seen it mature to become the source of business and financial information for decision-makers around the world,” says Rico who has been the main anchor of the news programs for close to eight years.

The 15 year Pinoy veteran of global business news adds that “with Asia rising fast, and its growing clout as an economic power, this is the place of to be and Asia Business Report will be part of the action.”