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.

Aron J. Ain, CEO of Kronos

2010 was set to be a year of recovery for the world economy, and many western countries expected their jobs market to benefit and get back to normal. But last week, we learned that the US unemployment rate had, unexpectedly, jumped to 9.8% in November - now very close to the double digits again. What does it take - and how long will it take - for the worlds largest economy to create jobs again ? To answer these questions, Raphael Kahane is joined by Aron Ain, CEO of Kronos.

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Jean-Michel Six, Chief European Economist, Standard & Poor's

Ireland set for rescue, contagion fears remain in the Eurozone. Spain and Portugal could be next in line, and market rumours whisper Standard & Poor's might cut France's outlook. But according to Jean-Michel Six, Chief European Economist at Standard & Poor's, these are only rumours, and nothing else.

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John Quiggin, author of "Zombie Economics"

Two years after the financial crisis, the theories that caused it all are still out there, skulking in the shadows, John Quiggin, author of "Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us," told France 24's Raphael Kahane.

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Lars Thunell, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Owen Fairclough talks to Lars Thunell, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of the World Bank.

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Bertrand DIARD, CEO and Co-founder of Talend

Bertrand Diard was our guest last week. He is the CEO and co-founder of Talend, an open source data integration software vendor which produces several enterprise software products.

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Shyam Bhartia, Chairman and Managing Director, Jubilant Bhartia Group

India's Jubilant Bhartia Group is looking at investing 450 million euros in a phosphate joint venture in Morocco to supply India's growing demand for fertilisers, his chairman told France 24's Raphael Kahane.

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Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO, Renault-Nissan alliance

Raphael Kahane has joined Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan alliance from Marrakech. M. Ghosn co-chaired the World Economic Forum of Marrakech last week. He believes there are growth opportunities in the region but also challenges to address, such as the need to create a common market and to build better infrastructures.

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Sacha Zerbib, founder of CAAC, Acquisitions Consulting in Contemporary Art

France leading contemporary art fair, Fiac, kept its promises this year with great artists, and great sales. Though China edged out France as the 3rd largest art auction market, optimism is rising again. Was Paris auction a positive test for art market recovery?

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Joseph Zveglich, Assistant Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank

Asia is on the frontline of economic recovery. Raphael Kahane discusses the impact of Asian growth on the global economy with Joseph Zveglich, Asisstant Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank.