Davos: have they learned anything?

Do they get it in Davos? Bankers are back, parties are back but with a jobless recovery in the West and rising staple item prices already sparking social unrest in the Arab World, François Picard’s panel argues over the right path for the world’s high and mighty.

DEBATE

Oliver GRIFFITH, Head of Communication of the International Finance Cooperation
Raquel GARRIDO, National Secretary in charge of international relations, Parti de Gauche (party of the left)
Harald HAU, Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD
Raphaël KAHANE, France 24 Business Editor (By satellite from Davos, 1st part)
Salil SHETTY, General Secretary, Amnesty International (By satellite from Davos, 2nd part )

Program produced by Perrine Desplats and Yi Song.

Watch the 2nd part.

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.