This broadcast talk to us about some problems conected with euro monetary system/
European Commissioner Olli Rehn has told Business Daily in Brussels, that welfare safety nets could be put at risk if Europe does not undertake major structural reforms of its inflexible labour markets. Mr Rehn is the man who's been at the epicentre of the euro crisis, in his capacity as Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs. Lesley Curwen met him at his office in the Commission headquarters in Brussels, where he explained that Europe's social welfare systems could be put under threat if public debt continued to rise.
And Lesley Curwen talks to Tim Adams, one of the speakers at the Brussels Economic Forum, where finance ministers, economists and EU officials have been meeting to discuss the euro crisis. Mr Adams, of the Lindsey Group gives us an American perspective on the turmoil in Europe and suggests that there's been a lack of clear leadership.
Plus, Philippe de Buck of BusinessEurope argues that structural reform is not all about pain for the ordinary man or woman, because it will improve the job prospects of many.
Monday 31 May 2010
Saturday 15 May 2010
Britain's Deficit
The main theme of this broadcast is comparing British and Greek economies and asking the question: "Can the British economy break down as Greek do it just now?"
Fears have increased that the market panic induced by the plight of Greece will spread to other highly indebted European countries. But could the contagion extend beyond the eurozone to one of the biggest economies in the world, the United Kingdom?
As the UK heads towards its general election on May 6th, one prominent British businessman has told Business Daily that none of the political parties are confronting the great yawning reality of the UK's deficit.
Jon Moulton, who's a veteran player in the private equity industry and is the chairman of Better Capital, has been looking at Britain's financial plight today, compared to its situation in the 1970s when it was forced to call in the International Monetary Fund. He tells Lesley Curwen that Britain is in a worse position now, and suggests the only solutions are shrinking the state, taxing the population 'to death' or allowing the pound to collapse.
Plus, Rafael Saakov from the BBC's Russian Service reports on the decline of Russian figure-skating in international competitions.
And the BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo describes the changing face of Tokyo's taxis, as the city's army of cabs is made more environmentally friendly.
To my mind, breaking down of British economy might be not only a theory, but we would face to this problem not soon, as i think.
Fears have increased that the market panic induced by the plight of Greece will spread to other highly indebted European countries. But could the contagion extend beyond the eurozone to one of the biggest economies in the world, the United Kingdom?
As the UK heads towards its general election on May 6th, one prominent British businessman has told Business Daily that none of the political parties are confronting the great yawning reality of the UK's deficit.
Jon Moulton, who's a veteran player in the private equity industry and is the chairman of Better Capital, has been looking at Britain's financial plight today, compared to its situation in the 1970s when it was forced to call in the International Monetary Fund. He tells Lesley Curwen that Britain is in a worse position now, and suggests the only solutions are shrinking the state, taxing the population 'to death' or allowing the pound to collapse.
Plus, Rafael Saakov from the BBC's Russian Service reports on the decline of Russian figure-skating in international competitions.
And the BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo describes the changing face of Tokyo's taxis, as the city's army of cabs is made more environmentally friendly.
To my mind, breaking down of British economy might be not only a theory, but we would face to this problem not soon, as i think.
UK Election 2010: Jobs Up North
I had listened broadcast: UK Election 2010: Jobs Up North.
I had an aim to self-assess what skills do I have to listening tasks, especially how I can understand the authentic speech. As i think level of my English was increased from last listerning. From this broadcast i got some information about Lesley Curwen.
He reports on jobs and money issues in the UK election, from her roots in Preston, in north-west England.
She talks to football fans at Preston North End about the issues that affect them, and hears how globalisation has brought waves of job losses to Preston through the last century.
Lesley meets a union official to talk about growing fears for public sector jobs, and goes into the factory near Preston where Britain's nuclear fuel is made. Could new nuclear power stations bring fresh jobs to the region?
And she goes back to the iconic Preston cafe which she used to visit with her grandmother, to talk to Jackie, a waitress who's worked there for 53 years.
I had an aim to self-assess what skills do I have to listening tasks, especially how I can understand the authentic speech. As i think level of my English was increased from last listerning. From this broadcast i got some information about Lesley Curwen.
He reports on jobs and money issues in the UK election, from her roots in Preston, in north-west England.
She talks to football fans at Preston North End about the issues that affect them, and hears how globalisation has brought waves of job losses to Preston through the last century.
Lesley meets a union official to talk about growing fears for public sector jobs, and goes into the factory near Preston where Britain's nuclear fuel is made. Could new nuclear power stations bring fresh jobs to the region?
And she goes back to the iconic Preston cafe which she used to visit with her grandmother, to talk to Jackie, a waitress who's worked there for 53 years.
Sunday 11 April 2010
American banking system
This is a programm about American banking system in period of crisis.
Rodgin Cohen, as Wall Street's most influential lawyer, had a ringside seat at the biggest dramas of the financial crisis. He was in the room when major financial rescues were arranged in 2008, to prop up failing companies such as Bear Stearns, Wachovia, and AIG. And he was part of the negotiations which failed to save Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy.
He told Lesley Curwen that danger still exists in the banking system. Calling it 'dry tinder', he suggested it could be set alight by 'lightning strikes and arsonists'.
Plus, could any future crisis be made worse by short-selling? Jamil Nazarali, from Knight Equity Markets in New York defends short-selling and argues against moves to restrict its use in US markets.
And, Said Darwazah, Chief Executive of Hikma Pharmaceuticals discusses the business of leading one of the biggest drug companies in the Middle East.
Plus, the BBC's Mark Tully reflects on the cost of paternalism in India's tea industry.
Rodgin Cohen, as Wall Street's most influential lawyer, had a ringside seat at the biggest dramas of the financial crisis. He was in the room when major financial rescues were arranged in 2008, to prop up failing companies such as Bear Stearns, Wachovia, and AIG. And he was part of the negotiations which failed to save Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy.
He told Lesley Curwen that danger still exists in the banking system. Calling it 'dry tinder', he suggested it could be set alight by 'lightning strikes and arsonists'.
Plus, could any future crisis be made worse by short-selling? Jamil Nazarali, from Knight Equity Markets in New York defends short-selling and argues against moves to restrict its use in US markets.
And, Said Darwazah, Chief Executive of Hikma Pharmaceuticals discusses the business of leading one of the biggest drug companies in the Middle East.
Plus, the BBC's Mark Tully reflects on the cost of paternalism in India's tea industry.
Monday 22 March 2010
Creating Entrepreneurs
This programme talk to us about how France and China are trying to create a new wave of small businesses...
Governments which are strapped for cash and burdened with public debt, want to see the creation of an army of small businesses in order to generate new jobs and pay taxes. But how do you persuade people to take the big leap of setting up for themselves?
We look at how France has succeeded in boosting numbers of small businesses, by creating a new legal status for start-ups called the 'auto-entrepreneur.' The BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
And Lesley Curwen talks to Dr Ma Liang of the China National Governing Committee for Entrepreneurship Training, about how the Chinese government has spent forty billion dollars on providing skills training and tax-free loans of up to 8 thousand dollars for rural citizens.
Governments which are strapped for cash and burdened with public debt, want to see the creation of an army of small businesses in order to generate new jobs and pay taxes. But how do you persuade people to take the big leap of setting up for themselves?
We look at how France has succeeded in boosting numbers of small businesses, by creating a new legal status for start-ups called the 'auto-entrepreneur.' The BBC's Hugh Schofield reports from Paris.
And Lesley Curwen talks to Dr Ma Liang of the China National Governing Committee for Entrepreneurship Training, about how the Chinese government has spent forty billion dollars on providing skills training and tax-free loans of up to 8 thousand dollars for rural citizens.
Monday 15 March 2010
Iranian nuclear program
In Business Daily today, the question of Iranian sanctions was looked at. Those against sanctions say we shouldn't tighten the screws on Iran because it's only developing nuclear technology for medical use. Those in favour say we should get tough with Iran because it's disguised its true military intentions.
President Ahmadinejad proposed to cut the scale of support, so raising prices. The country's parliament disagreed and re-instated the subsidy. It's clearly a conflict with potentially explosive consequences in a country where the election result is still disputed nine months later.
John Lein, who was the BBC's correspondent in Teheran until he was expelled just after the elections, gives us his view.
Outside the country, the face-off between Iran and much of the West, with America in the van, gets steadily more tense.
The US and its allies in Europe is pressing for a new tranche of UN sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to rein in its nuclear ambitions - ambitions which it says are peaceful but which many in Washington and elsewhere suspect are military.
Hossein Askari is an Iranian exile who is also Iran Professor of Business and International Relations at George Washington University in DC. He says the current sanctions restricting financial activities by Iranian enterprises don't go far enough.
But there is a counter view. And that is from the Iranian government's defenders who say the aims of the nuclear programme are peaceful, that enrichment of uranium is to levels needed for medical use but insufficient for a bomb, and sanctions don't work anyway. Abbas Edalat is Professor of Computer Science at Imperial College in London.
President Ahmadinejad proposed to cut the scale of support, so raising prices. The country's parliament disagreed and re-instated the subsidy. It's clearly a conflict with potentially explosive consequences in a country where the election result is still disputed nine months later.
John Lein, who was the BBC's correspondent in Teheran until he was expelled just after the elections, gives us his view.
Outside the country, the face-off between Iran and much of the West, with America in the van, gets steadily more tense.
The US and its allies in Europe is pressing for a new tranche of UN sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to rein in its nuclear ambitions - ambitions which it says are peaceful but which many in Washington and elsewhere suspect are military.
Hossein Askari is an Iranian exile who is also Iran Professor of Business and International Relations at George Washington University in DC. He says the current sanctions restricting financial activities by Iranian enterprises don't go far enough.
But there is a counter view. And that is from the Iranian government's defenders who say the aims of the nuclear programme are peaceful, that enrichment of uranium is to levels needed for medical use but insufficient for a bomb, and sanctions don't work anyway. Abbas Edalat is Professor of Computer Science at Imperial College in London.
Monday 1 March 2010
Eroupe in modern world
"Europe in modern world" tries to explain a hugely diverse continent to a mainly European audience. They cover stories from Europe and about Europe, looking at trends and developments across the region.
They get a "European conversation" going by bringing people across the continent together to discuss issues that matter to them.
As the BBC's specialist European programme they like to demonstrate how a domestic story in say the Netherlands or Spain can affect people in other parts of the continent. We aim to bring the often dry politics of Brussels and other European institutions to life by illustrating how decisions made there will affect the lives of ordinary people.
"Europe in modern world" covers a wide range of stories, such as the affect of climate change on Greenland where farmers can now grow broccoli, Spain's efforts to deal with Basque separatists or why former Prime Minister Romano Prodi is also known as the "Mortadella", a kind of sausage.
Major themes such as immigration, attitudes towards muslims and other religious minorities, environmental, health and technological developments feature regularly on the programme that also has regular Business and Sport slots.
This programme, in my opinion, is too interesting for people whose want to know more about situation in the world as a whole, even not only in Europe...
They get a "European conversation" going by bringing people across the continent together to discuss issues that matter to them.
As the BBC's specialist European programme they like to demonstrate how a domestic story in say the Netherlands or Spain can affect people in other parts of the continent. We aim to bring the often dry politics of Brussels and other European institutions to life by illustrating how decisions made there will affect the lives of ordinary people.
"Europe in modern world" covers a wide range of stories, such as the affect of climate change on Greenland where farmers can now grow broccoli, Spain's efforts to deal with Basque separatists or why former Prime Minister Romano Prodi is also known as the "Mortadella", a kind of sausage.
Major themes such as immigration, attitudes towards muslims and other religious minorities, environmental, health and technological developments feature regularly on the programme that also has regular Business and Sport slots.
This programme, in my opinion, is too interesting for people whose want to know more about situation in the world as a whole, even not only in Europe...
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