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Frost Over the World

Eurozone in crisis

Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, talks about the financial crisis in Europe.

Christine Lagarde

The French finance minister discusses the crisis in the Eurozone. Plus, Oldemiro Baloi, Mozambique’s foreign minister, talks about the country’s economic growth and the current situation in Zimbabwe. And Giorgi Baramidze, the vice prime minister of Georgia, discusses the recent thaw in relations between Nato and Russia and its impact on his country.

David Nicholls

The bestselling author of One Day and Starter for Ten, talks about love, friendship and the upcoming film adaption of One Day. Plus, writer Bethany McLean talks about the heroes and villains of the recent financial crisis. And Russian newspaper magnate Evgeny Lebedev discusses the future of print media and why he thinks Russia does not deserve to host the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

This episode of Frost over the World aired from Friday, December 3, 2010.