Erik Nielsen, global chief economist at UniCredit, tells CNBC that the EU budget is all about a transfer of money between Northern Europe and the new central European members.
David Riley, global managing director for sovereign ratings at Fitch Ratings, tells CNBC that whilst France has some issues it is not a ticking time bomb in Europe, the key country is Spain.
Michael Woodford, author of Exposure and former CEO of Olympus, talks to CNBC about the Olympus fraud and the larger challenges of working in Japanese companies.
NBC's Ayman Moyhedin reports live from Cairo on the tensions in Egypt following the decision by Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi to bring in a decree giving him sweeping new powers.
Edward Hugh, independent economist in Barcelona, tells CNBC that the lack of a stable solution from the Catalan election has made the climate more difficult as it has radicalised the political stage.
In an exclusive CNBC interview, James Hogan, President and CEO of Etihad Airways, responds to criticism of the partnership agreement with football club Manchester City, and points out his top travel tips.
At a time when many carriers have been forced to tighten their belts, Etihad Airways has been expanding aggressively. James Hogan, President and CEO of the Abu Dhabi flag carrier tells CNBC what's driving the expansion.
Etihad Airways has been on an acquisition spree, buying up minority stakes in other airlines. The firm¿s President and CEO, James Hogan, details the company's strategy.
If the euro zone wants Greece's economy to stabilize, its sovereign debt must be canceled. 'It's as simple as that", Moorad Choudhry, Treasurer, Corporate Banking Division, Royal Bank of Scotland, told CNBC.
Dennis Gartman, founder and editor of The Gartman Letter, says European and U.S. stock market gains are justified because firms' balance sheets are in great shape.
Barbara Kahn, the Dorothy Silberberg professor of marketing at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, says U.S. consumers are cautiously optimistic about the economy.
Barclays Chief International Economist Julian Callow says market tension will have to increase for Spain to request assistance from the OMT (Outright Monetary Transaction) program.
Velko Ostojic, Croatia's tourism minister says tourism, which is 15 percent of the country's GDP will get a big boost next year when the country becomes a member of the EU.
Jamal Edwards, the 22-year old founder and CEO of SBTV talks about how he founded his Youtube channel which recently attracted more than 6 million visitors per month.
As Black Friday shopping gets underway in the U.S., Rahul Sharma of Neev Capital and Giles Keating of Credit Suisse say U.S. consumer spending is back.
Deutsche Bank co-CEO says telling people you are a banker is a conversation killer. Giles Keating of Credit Suisse and Manoj Ladwa of TJ Markets discuss.
Sergey Gorkov, deputy chairman of Sberbank, says his company is turning away from Western Europe, increasing its activity in other regions such as Eastern Europe and Turkey
Find out whether Ovo Energy founder Stephen Fitzpatrick agreed with the panel¿s feedback and his plans for the future on challenging the big six energy companies in the UK.
In Episode Six James is joined by Paul Foley, retail consultant and ex-CEO of Aldi supermarkets and Joe Malinowski, CEO of theenergyshop.com to investigate the challenges faced by alternative energy company Ovo Energy in competing against the big six UK energy companies yet still retaining their customers and pricing model.
Giles Keating, head of research at Credit Suisse, says the good German export numbers released on Friday show that the German export machine is still rolling on.
Damir Novotny, managing partner at T&MC and former board member of the Croatian Central Bank, explains how big a challenge it is for Croatia to stage an economic recovery ahead of its EU accession.