Peugeot's bumpy road: French carmaker announces shock loss

The European slump translates into shocking losses for car maker Peugeot. The company says it must slash jobs and cut costs if it is to survive, but the French government has other ideas. Laura Baines and her panel also discuss why just across the border, in Germany, Volkswagen is booming.

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William STEWART, Instructor, International Business Administration Department, American University of Paris;
Berry VAN GESTEL, Director of FIRM and Former Chairman of Cadillac-Corvette France;
Pascal-Emmanuel GOBRY, Founder, Noosphere.
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Programme produced and prepared by Wassim Nasr, Anelise Borges and Mary Colombel

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François Picard

18/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Brazil suddenly erupts

Triggered by inflation and corruption, fuelled by police brutality, Brazil’s biggest wave of protests in decades points to the rising aspirations of a generation - of which some are actually sick of football. One year ahead of the World Cup, François Picard’s panel argues over the next step for a so far leaderless movement.

17/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran's new President: Change you can believe in? (part 2)

The election of Hassan Rohani catches most – but not all – of François Picard’s panel by surprise. Now with sanctions biting and the economy in a tailspin, will the ruling clerics dig in their heels or let the president-elect really reform?

17/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran's new President: Change you can believe in?

13/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran: What hope for the reformists? (part 2)

On the face of it, a boycott seems the most sensible option for those who supported the green revolution back in 2009 when Mahmoud Ahmedinedjad won his controversial second term. Yet there are suggestions that something unexpected may be happening in Iran. Melissa Bell and her panel discuss whether there is hope for the reformists on the eve of the presidential elections.