Eurozone crisis: Not so Super Mario? (Part 2)

Not so super Mario: the head of the European central bank fails to reassure investors worried about the eurozone crisis. Stocks fall and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy rise. This was clearly not the big bazooka markets were waiting for. Laura Baines and her panel discuss what it will take to restore confidence.

DEBATE

Thierry PHILIPPONAT, Secretary-General, Finance Watch;
Dany LANG, Economist and Member of "Appalled economists";
Yanis VAROUFAKIS, Professor of Economics Athens University;
Raphael DOUADY, Co-Founder and Research Director Riskdata, research director CNRS and member of Club Praxis Think tank;
Matthew WARREN, France 24 Business Editor.

Watch the first part
Programme prepared and produced by Wassim Nasr, Sara Bertilsson

Presenter

François Picard

26/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Is Haiti fit to vote?

Cities in ruins, and a raging cholera epidemic. Some might says Haiti is not in the best position to hold an election.. still, this weekend the country's traumatised population goes to the polls to choose a new president.. Is democracy important to Haitiens at this time of unprecedented crisis? Or is it enough of a challenge just surviving day to day? Before we kick off tonights debate lets remind ourselves of the daily struggle for survival in Haiti: Port-au-Prince Laurence Culliver's report

24/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Karachi Affair – the scourge of corruption (second part)

Tonight we begin the first in a three part series on corruption. Will be examining the integrity of governments around the world and asking which countries have the most dishonest governments... Every Wednesday for the next three weeks, we won't be sparing anyone. Tonight we start in our own backyard, here, in France.

24/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Karachi Affair – the scourge of corruption

23/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Eurozone: Irish luck runs out (part 2)

They saw it coming and now it's here....the dreaded bailout is on the table. The people of Ireland have seen their once-booming economy falter, then fail. They’ve heard their politicians deny there was a problem....next thing you know Ireland is the next Greece. So what went wrong for Ireland? Can the euro survive any more crises?