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17/06/2011

Outcry over public sector pensions reform, France and Germany meet as Greek bond interest rates hit new highs, BlackBerry sales fall, and Prada and Samsonite list in Hong Kong.

The government is to release more details on planned changes to public sector pensions. With coordinated industrial action planned across the public sector for the end of this month, we hear more from John Wright, head of public sector at Hymans Robertson.

As the interest rate on a two year Greek bond rises to a staggering 30%, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are meeting in Berlin to discuss how Greece should best restructure its debt. Peter De Keyzer, chief economist at BNP Paribas Fortis joins us.

Sales of BlackBerry smartphones have fallen for the first time in 3 years. We speak to US technology analyst Larry Magid.

Finally, all eyes are on the Hong Kong stock exchange with new listings from fashion house Prada and luggage giant Samsonite. We are joined by Jim Wickenden, global head of capital markets at Herbert Smith.

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Fri 17 Jun 2011 05:30

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