Philip Green CEO of Arcadia Group tells CNBC that the squeeze in the retail market means operators have to bring something that the public want to buy.

Pierre Moscovici, the French finance minister, tells CNBC that he has always been against the currency war and he refuses any kind of pressure on central banks

Zachary Latif, managing director at TLG Capital Investments, says if we get through the Italian elections without a bloodbath, there will be good opportunities in the peripheral fixed income market.

Steven Saywell, European head of foreign exchange strategy at BNP Paribas, forecasts a strong euro and weak yen, and says the biggest currency manipulator - through monetary easing - is the U.S.

James P Walsh, senior economist Asia Pacific department at the IMF, emphasizes the importance of infrastructure investments to stimulate growth.

Roberto Nicastro, general manager of Unicredit, tells CNBC he expects the issue of inconsistent regulation across the countries to be addressed at the G20.

Michael Haynes, CEO of the American Precious Metals Exchange, tells CNBC that demand for physical gold remains strong regardless of a fall in the day to day price.

Daniel Mminele, South Africa's deputy central bank governor, tells CNBC that the South African authorities have always maintained that the rand will be determined in the market place.

David Joy, chief marketing strategist at Ameriprise Financial, tells CNBC that the Heinz buyout is indicative of a market where there's lots of money on corporate balance sheets.

Darmin Nasution, governor of the Bank of Indonesia, tells CNBC that they will use various measures to ensure the Rupiah's stability.

Ray Clacher, managing and creative director at Gieves and Hawkes, tells CNBC why the market for men's luxury clothing has experienced such a boom over the past five years.

Andrew Leung, founder of Andrew Leung International Consultants, tells CNBC about the trends driving an increase in mergers and acquisitions in Asia.

The possibility of currency wars has been heightened by the recent rolls and dips in the value of the Japanese Yen. But is it really time for companies to panic? Here's what some bosses have said on CNBC Europe this week.

Cynthia Carrol, CEO of Anglo American, tells CNBC that the industry was very challenging in 2012 but at the same time they showed strong operational performance in many of their businesses.

Alex Wynaendts, CEO of Aegon, tells CNBC that they want to simplify capital structure and have a capital structure which will qualify as tier one under new European regulations.

David Kuo, director of Motley Fool, likes cruise ship operator Carnival, the Restaurant Group Plc. and online dating website Cupid.

Kelly Evans takes you through the European market open where stocks have come in flat.

Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the OECD, tells CNBC that we are further away today from a currency war then we were two or three years ago.

Alan Capper, head of credit strategy at Lloyds Banking Group, tells CNBC that although the economic data is getting weaker, the confidence numbers (PMIs) are improving.

Jacob Frenkel, chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, tells CNBC monetary policy and fiscal policy have exhausted their capabilities and now the key focus should be on structural economic policies.