Market mayhem: doubt hangs heavy in the eurozone (part 2)

Extreme volatility is rocking global stock markets. France, more than most, has been at the mercy of huge swings. Nicolas Sarkozy is back in Paris doing all he can to reassure investors that his government is on course to cut the deficit. Laura Baines and her guests discuss whether all this will be enough to restore investor confidence, or if the skepticism surrounding the fate of the eurozone as a whole is justified.

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Philippe D’ARVISENET, Associate professor of economics, Paris II University
Sony KAPOOR, Managing Director, Re-Define (re-define.org: an international think tank advising policy makers on financial and economic issues)
Fabrizio CORICELLI, Professor of economics, Paris School of economics
Ambrose EVANS-PRITCHARD, International Business Editor, The Telegraph
Watch the first part here

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François Picard

08/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Oil spikes, food fears

It's not just oil. The world is now gobbling up grains faster than we can grow them. Will inflation and hot commodity prices kill the recovery and undermine pro-democracy efforts in places like Egypt and Tunisia? François Picard’s panel argues over how to feed an overcrowded planet that's trying to sustain a recovery.

04/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Collision Course in Ivory Coast (part 2)

How do you break the deadlock while avoiding what some already claim is the start of a return to civil war?

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04/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Collision Course in Ivory Coast

How do you break the deadlock while avoiding what some already claim is the start of a return to civil war?

03/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Tunisia: Now Comes the Hard Part (part 2)

The strongman’s gone, his former ministers are now gone too. Still the rowing continues over what next. François Picard’s all-Tunisian panel downplays the risk of a coup if it all drags on too long but does admit that speed is of the essence in establishing a roadmap for democracy.