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HARDtalk: Otmar Issing - Executive Board, European Central Bank 1998-2006

17/02/2016

Otmar Issing - Executive Board, European Central Bank 1998-2006

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Otmar Issing - Executive Board, European Central Bank 1998-2006

Stephen Sackur speaks to influential German economist Otmar Issing.

Stephen Sackur speaks to influential German economist Otmar Issing. Global growth is sluggish - should Europe brace itself for new economic storms?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Otmar Issing, influential German economist and former board member of the European Central Bank. The European economy just about survived the post-crash era of recession, debt crisis and emergency bailout, but its resilience is about to be tested again. Global growth is sluggish, Europe's banks still look fragile, and the EU is full of political uncertainty. Germany has long been Europe's rock of stability, but for how much longer? Should Europe brace itself for new economic storms?

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