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Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times

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There are a lot of concerns in the global economy today: America's budget deficit, the European debt crisis, and inflation in developing economies. France 24's Markus Karlsson asks Business Editor Martin Wolf what he thinks the number one risk is today.

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Ken Wattret, Chief Eurozone Economist at BNP Paribas
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Ken Wattret, Chief Eurozone Economist at BNP Paribas

The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, had pledged to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro. He fuelled expectations the ECB would take immediate action to stem the crisis. Instead, investors were left disappointed after the ECB's latest meeting and stock markets plunged on the back of it. To help us understand this latest twist in the debt crisis, Markus Karlsson talks to Ken Wattret, Chief Eurozone Market Economist at BNP Paribas.
Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis
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Patrick Artus, Chief economist at Natixis

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Anders Dahlvig, Former Chief Executive of Ikea
13/07/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Anders Dahlvig, Former Chief Executive of Ikea

Average annual growth of more than 10%; or 200% growth over ten years - those figures would make most businessmen and women envious in these tough economic times. But Anders Dahlvig achieved just that when he was the head of the world's biggest furniture retailer Ikea from 1999 until 2009. He has now became a writer and published "The Ikea Edge: Building Global Growth and Social Good at the World's Most Iconic Homestore" last year.
Jim Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive of Rogers Holdings
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Jim Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive of Rogers Holdings

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Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank
22/06/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank

African business is undergoing a revolution. From huge oil and gas wealth to the rise of a middle class eager to consume, the opportunities for investment seem limitless. But there are plenty of ongoing problems, not least with the concept of an African business model. At the New York Forum Africa in Gabon, the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Shanta Devarajan, talks to France 24’s business editor Owen Fairclough about the challenges ahead.

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