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G20 Summit: China, the US… and the rest (part 2)

Was it a G20 or a G2 summit that opened in Seoul? Trade and currency imbalances between the US and China have hogged the headlines out of the South Korean capital. If they don’t tackle those imbalances, the governor of the Bank of England predicts the next 12 months could be "even more difficult and dangerous" than the ones we've just been through.

A debate with François Picard and guests:

Ali FATEMI, Professor of Economics, American Graduate School of Business and Economics
Ann LEROUX, CEO and Founder of Ethos Paris
Robert BRUSCA, Chief Economist, Fact & Opinion Economics (FAO) (Via satellite from NYC)
Martin KHOR, Executive Director, South Center (By phone from Geneva)

A programme prepared by Yi Song and Perrine Desplats

Watch the first part

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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.
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What's the deal in Mali?
22/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

What's the deal in Mali?

Is Mali’s freshly-signed agreement to restore democracy in doubt? Malians express shock after the beating of their interim president by supporters of the junta that could have been stopped, say François Picard’s guests.

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