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Juliette Foster

The Weeks Update: Professor John Weeks & Tim Jones talk Ghana & Mozambique's huge debts

Juliette Foster
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The Weeks Update

The Weeks Update: Professor John Weeks & Tim Jones talk Ghana & Mozambique's huge debts
The Greek financial crisis may have gone quiet for the time being but an economic drama on an equally large scale is being played out in Ghana and Mozambique. Both countries are languishing under the weight of multi - billion Dollar debt mountains, currency depreciations and the drying up of foreign investment. As major creditors struggle to find a way of making both economies sustainable, its ordinary people who are left to cope with the fallout of rising food and living costs...a consequence of high borrowing and economic mismanagement. Tim Jones of the Jubilee Debt Campaign joins Juliette Foster in the studio along with Professor John Weeks, Share Radio's regular economics commentator.

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Ed Bowsher

Hannah Maundrell on the News Review - 13/05/2016

Ed Bowsher
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Consuming Issues

Hannah Maundrell on the News Review - 13/05/2016
Hannah Maundrell Editor in Chief and Head of Content at Money.co.uk, joins Ed Bowsher in the studio to discuss the biggest finance stories of the last 24 hours. On the agenda today, middle-class families in money trouble as they would need to borrow to pay an unexpected bill of £500, Mike Ashley faces MPs as he tries to defend his 'good name', the Gatwick expansion would save consumers money plus much more. Consuming Issues goes out every week day from 9 to 12 on Share Radio.
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Hannah Maundrell


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What did Charles Schwab’s Kully Samra make of Janet Yellen’s latest comments?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: What did Charles Schwab’s Kully Samra make of Janet Yellen’s latest comments?
Kully Samra, Managing Director at Charles Schwab, discussed the US economy ahead of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, after the recent non-farm data release. Janet Yellen, the Chair of the US Fed, said that the tone was “fundamentally solid, but laced with uncertainty”, in a speech in Philadelphia indicating that the next rate cut has been kicked further down the road.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Kully Samra


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: What has made consumers more cheerful?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: What has made consumers more cheerful?
The latest spending data from Barclaycard shows that consumer spending jumped 3.6% in May, after weak figures in March and April. But what are the reasons behind this? Paul Lockstone, Managing Director from Barclaycard, joined to discuss.
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Chris Bailey, Paul Lockstone


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Georgie Frost

Ed Bowsher on the News Review - 06/06/2016

Georgie Frost
Ed Bowsher on the News Review - 06/06/2016
Share Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher joins Georgie Frost in the studio on a bright Monday morning, to go through all the latest financial stories crossing our desks. Today, parents are being found to obsess so much over their phones that their children are left unsupervised. Meanwhile, a mobile payment war is in full swing, and scam sites making a mint off Euro 2016!
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Ed Bowsher


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Juliette Foster

Conversations from Africa with Chris Bishop: S.A avoids junk status, Africa mourns Muhammad Ali & more

Juliette Foster
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Conversations From Africa

Conversations from Africa with Chris Bishop: S.A avoids junk status, Africa mourns Muhammad Ali & more
On this week's show, Chris Bishop Managing Editor of Forbes Africa discussed South Africa avoiding a credit downgrade to junk status. Chris will also look at South Africa's political landscape and Telcom while he also looks at Muhammad Ali's legacy in Africa.

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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Do EU transport policies impose heavy costs on Taxpayers with little benefit?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Do EU transport policies impose heavy costs on Taxpayers with little benefit?
EU transport policies are imposing staggering costs on taxpayers and consumers for very little benefit, according to a new study from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Dr Richard Wellings, Head of Transport at the Institute of Economic Affairs and one of the authors of new IEA report, 'STUCK IN BRUSSELS: Should transport policy be determined at EU level?', joined to explain.
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Emma Wall, Richard Wellings


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Martin Bamford of Informed Choice looks ahead to Financial Planning Week

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 6:00

Morning Money: Martin Bamford of Informed Choice looks ahead to Financial Planning Week
It’s the start of financial planning week, and more than 30 financial planning firms from across the UK have signed up to provide free initial advice during the event, which is spearheaded by professional membership body, The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. Martin Bamford, Managing Director & Chartered Financial Planner at Informed Choice, joined to discuss.
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Emma Wall, Martin Bamford


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Matthew Cook

Inside Music: Copyright Laws

Matthew Cook
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Inside Music

Inside Music: Copyright Laws
Matthew Cook is joined by Murray Stassen, Deputy editor of Music Week,discussing the current debate surrounding copyright laws. John Telfer, the new director of BMG Brazil and Co-Founder of Basement Music, discusses the company's development. Matt also discusses the European Copyright Law with Nathalie Vandystadt, the European Commission spokesperson for the Digital Single Market. Frey Lindsay looks at Elvis Costello's ban from Saturday Night Live as an example of how interpretation can lead to something one didn't think was possible.
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Murray Stassen, Nathalie Vandystadt, John Telfer


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Nick Peters

Shop Floor: The Leadership Gap, Freelancers & Late Payments, and the Moaning Culture

Nick Peters
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Shop Floor

Shop Floor: The Leadership Gap, Freelancers & Late Payments, and the Moaning Culture
On this week's Shop Floor, in association with the Inspirational Development Group, Nick Peters looks at how Plant Manager John Reid saved Michelin plant in Dundee from failing. Grant Jamieson, MD of Winkworth Machinery, explains why there is a large leadership gap in the manufacturing industry, while Martin Campbell of Credit HQ discusses their recent survey on how much difficulty late payment can cause to small businesses. Finally, Mike Beesley, RSG’s Managing Director, explains how dangerous it can be to let a moaning culture develop in the workplace.
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John Reid, Grant Jamieson, Martin Campbell, Mike Beesley


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Inspirational Development Group