Inflation is a positive for China, says Michael Kurtz, China strategist at Macquarie Securities. Meanwhile, guest host Sean Darby, Nomura Int'l explains why he is betting big on Chinese banks. They speak to CNBC's Maria Bartiromo & Martin Soong.

Justin O'Brien, senior advisor at Citi, discusses the implications of Sinosteel's hostile takeover offer for Midwest, with CNBC's Oriel Morrison.

Vattenfall met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso this week and handed over a scorecard of what businesses see as the challenges and goals ahead. Lars G Josefsson, CEO of Vattenfall, spoke to CNBC about the meeting.

Government stimulus in Asia has been far more effective than it has been in the West, says Jaspal Bindra, CEO (Asia), Standard Chartered, speaking to Managing Asia's Christine Tan.

Dante Peters from Magus Financial Management and Jason Witcombe from Evolve Financial Planning joined CNBC to give their advice to investors.

Japan's core consumer price index slipped 2.2% in October. Susumu Kato, managing director and chief economist at Calyon Capital Markets speaks to CNBC's Oriel Morrisson about it.

Mathew Holloway, co-founder of Artica Technology, was revealed as the winner of CNBC's The Good Entrepreneur competition Thursday. Holloway will receive a prize fund worth 250,000 euros toward Artica's low-energy alternative to air conditioning.

Dubai's debt delays won't create a "domino effect" in the region, but they have reminded people that there are still problems, Beat Siegenthaler from TD Securities told CNBC Friday. Max King from Investec Asset Management joined the discussion.