Bob Chapman

26.07.11

To discuss the agreement reached in Brussels regarding the Greek debt crisis, Helen Skopis spoke to Bob Chapman the writer of the financial newsletter International Forecaster.

James Rickards

Helen Skopis spoke to James Rickards, Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital Partners.

Janis Emmanouilidis 19.07.11

Leaders of the 17 eurozone countries, plus European central bankers and commissioners, will hold an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday in the latest, probably the biggest, effort to settle Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
The stakes are huge, with the leaders under enormous pressure from the markets, the Americans and the vulnerable parties in the eurozone to agree a new rescue package for Greece and more broadly to ringfence the euro.

To discuss this long running crisis, Janis Emmannouilidis Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre in Brussels spoke to Athens International Radio and Helen Skopis.

Birgitta Jonsdottir 18.07.11

A tiny country of only 320,000 people is becoming the first nation in history to use the Internet to create a new constitution.
To better understand how the creation of Iceland's new constitution through the power of social media and open debates to crowd-sourcing is progressing, AIR 104.4FM and Helen Skopis spoke to Birgitta Jonsdottir a member of Icelandic Parliament for the Movement.

Professor Albrecht Ritschl - 11.07.11

Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics, Albrecht Ritschl spoke to journalist Helen Skopis and Athens International Radio 104.4 about what has gone wrong in the eurozone.

Fredrik Erixon - 13.07

Director at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Fredrik Erixon spoke to Athens International Radio 104.4FM and journalist Helen Skopis to discuss what selective default is.

Jacques Delpla

French Econimist Jacques Delpla - July 5th

Δημήτρης Καζάκης 25.05

The government has said it will begin to sell stakes in a nymber of domestic corporations "immediately" in order to raise cash to help reduce its massive debts.
Meanwhile, the government's midterm fiscal program aims to raise 6.4 billion euros thrugh the imposition of additional direct and indirect taxes.

To discuss the reforms that have been announced, journalist Helen Skopis (Athens International Radio), spoke to economist Dimitris Kazakis.

Max Keiser 26.05

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the Euopean Parliament has approved gold to be used as collateral confirming its status as a high-quality liquid asset.
Jourmalist Helen Skopis (Athens International Radio) spoke to financial analyst Max Keiser about the reasons behind this decision.

Debt Audit Commission

Brazilian national, Maria Lucia Fatoreli has taken part in the world's first audit commission that brought significant change in Equador.
Athens International Radio (www.air1044fm.gr) and journalist Helen Skopis, spoke to her to find out what prompted the introduction of this initiave and the impact it has had worldwide.