16/11/2011
Unemployment figures, euro exports.
The latest unemployment figures are out later this morning, and the number of 16 and 24 year olds out of work could reach a million.We speak to HONOR WILSON-FLETCHER MBE, CEO of The Aldridge Foundation and RAJEEB DEY, Founder of Enternships, a portal which matches young people with small companies.
Italian bond yields breached the 7 percent mark yesterday for the second time in a week; the level at which Greece, Ireland and Portugal all needed bailouts. We speak to DEREK SCOTT, former economic advisor to Tony Blair and RICHARD DUNBAR, Investment Director at Scottish Widows.
What impact is the Eurozone debt crisis having on british businesses? Forty percent of all UK exports go to the Eurozone, and the UK's trade body has said it's making contingency plans in case of a Eurozone break up. LESLEY BATCHELOR is Director General of the Institute of Exports and RICHARD BARSBY is Managing Director of Skyline, a business that relies on trading with Europe.
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