Kerviel Conviction – Bankers: the End of the Rogue?

Does the conviction of Jérôme Kerviel for single-handedly squandering 4.9 billion euros make him the poster child for a banking system gone crazy? Perhaps, but he might also be a scapegoat for a system where reform might be stalling.

DEBATE

A debate with Melissa Bell and guests:

Bill STEWART, Instructor of International Business Administration at the American University of Paris
Raphaël KAHANE, France 24 Business Editor
Larry McDONALD, Managing Director of Pangea Capital Management and Fomer Vice-President, Lehman Brothers - Author of “A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers” (Oct. 2010) (via satellite from New York, USA)

Programme prepared by Yi Song and Perrine Desplats

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Presenter

François Picard

24/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Merkel's next move: Will Germany stick to its guns on austerity?

François Hollande steals the show at his first late-night EU summit but the ball remains firmly in Angela Merkel’s court. Her constituents remain torn between paying for pain they don’t (yet) feel and shouldering the blame for an eventual collapse of the euro.

23/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Egypt's presidential poll: The revolution, Part II (part 2)

Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the second act of Egypt's revolution is underway. Millions of Egyptians are choosing a president in the first free elections in the country's 5,000-year history. Douglas Herbert and his panel discuss whether the newly elected president will have a chance of healing divisions while tackling poverty and fighting violent crime.