OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - In the event of a crisis
Evan Davis and guests discuss the current state of the world economy,...
Evan Davis and guests discuss the current state of the world economy, and argue whether 'downtime' is equal to 'wasted' time.
- Duration: 5 mins
- Published on: Thursday 27th May 2010
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- Posted under: Body & Mind, What's On
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of high-flying guests to find out what's going wrong - or right - with the world economy. They also discuss whether 'downtime' is equal to 'wasted' time.
Evan is joined by vice president and managing director of Proctor & Gamble Irwin Lee, managing director of Google UK Matt Brittin, and founder and chairman of VistaJet, Thomas Flohr.
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First broadcast: Saturday 21 Feb 2009 on BBC News
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