THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

A weekly interview with a personality from the world of economics, presented by Markus Karlsson. Fridays at 9.45 pm Paris time.

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Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB

The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 2% on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Raphael Kahane asked Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, how this “wait-and-see” approach can help the European economic down-turn.
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Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Renault-Nissan

Raphaël Kahane met Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault-Nissan alliance at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the situation of the car industry amidt the economic turmoil and 2009 economic forecasts.
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Christophe de Margerie, CEO, Total

FRANCE 24's Raphael Kahane met Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of the French oil company Total, to discuss the future of energy prices and the impact of the global crisis on the company's investment projects.
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Serge Weinberg, chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners

FRANCE 24's Raphael Kahane met Serge Weinberg, chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners, to discuss the latest developments in the financial crisis, the health of the banking sector and the resilience of the credit crisis.
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Thomas Mirow, head of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Dev.

The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine has brought back to the fore the question of European energy dependency. Raphael Kahane discusses the issue with Thomas Mirow, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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Fabrizio Ladi, senior fund manager, Reyl & Co, Geneva

As investigators look into the alleged 50-billion-dollar fraud perpetuated by Bernard Madoff, the list of victims keeps growing. To get insights on the methods he used, R. Kahane spoke to Fabrizio Ladi, manager of Reyl & Co, a bank based in Geneva.
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Paul Pinto, CEO of Manageyourself consulting firm

Paul Pinto coaches and advises business executives on how to manage change. With the global financial crisis, he's been a very busy man this past year. D. Herbert discusses with him the challenges executives are facing going into 2009.
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Fabrizio Ladi, senior fund manager, Reyl & Co, Geneva

As investigators look into the alleged 50-billion-dollar fraud perpetuated by Bernard Madoff, the list of victims keeps growing. To get insights on the methods he used, R. Kahane spoke to Fabrizio Ladi, manager of Reyl & Co, a bank based in Geneva.
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Nikos Vernicos, president of Greece's ICC

Violence has plunged Greece into a social and political crisis.The riots come as Greece struggles to keep its economy growing. FRANCE 24's Raphael Kahane talks to Nikos Vernicos, president of the ICC in Greece.
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Richard Branson, president of Virgin Group

What role can the business world play in the fight for nuclear non-proliferation? On the occasion of the Global Zero conference in Paris, Raphaël Kahane's guest is the celebrated British entrepreneur and business maverick Richard Branson.
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Carl-Henric Svanberg, Ericsson CEO

Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of Swedish mobile phone giant Ericsson, tells FRANCE 24's Owen Fairclough why telecom companies should keep investing in emerging markets at a time of global economic crisis.
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Nicolas Aubert, AIG's head of French operations

Unlike Lehman Brothers, insurance giant AIG was considered "too big to fail" – so it got $150bn in US federal bailout money. FRANCE 24's Raphael Kahane talks to Nicolas Aubert, French managing director of AIG Europe.
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Martin Vial, chief executive officer, Europ Assistance Group

Mumbai terrorist attacks underline the political risks facing emerging markets already grappling with the economic crisis. To discuss the insurance and assistance business, FRANCE 24's R. Kahane met Martin Vial, CEO of Europ Assistance Group.
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Yves Galland, chairman of Boeing France

How do aircraft manufacturers react to the global financial crisis? Are they as badly hit as most airline companies? FRANCE 24's Raphaël Kahane asked Boeing France chairman Yves Galland the hard questions.
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Patrick Kron, Alstom chairman and CEO

As the financial crisis spreads to the broader economy, a handful of companies are bucking the trend. Among them is the French engineering group Alstom. FRANCE 24's Raphaël Kahane met Patrick Kron, its chairman and CEO.
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