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大象传媒 World News' premier discussion forum, The World Debate, is broadcasting听a live programme on 3 October*. This special debate, entitled 鈥淕濒辞产补濒听Financial Crisis 鈥� Can We Afford The Future?鈥�, takes place in听 Istanbul听where The International Monetary Fund and World Bank听are holding their annual meeting.听听

The programme听will focus on听key questions听such as:听鈥淲hat are the prospects for a durable recovery from the crisis?听How should governments deal with huge deficits and rising levels of unemployment? How are businesses likely to contribute toward sustaining听a recovery? What will be the long term costs to us all?听

The live debate will be moderated by 大象传媒 World News' World News Today presenter, Nik Gowing, from the Anadolu Auditorium at Istanbul鈥檚 Congress Centre, and brings together a panel of leading听experts听from business, politics and academia, plus The IMF's Managing Director, Dominique Strauss Kahn.

Neal Dalgleish, producer of The World Debate,says: "大象传媒 World News' first live debate听for a number of years听is a significant event听which aims to tackle, head on,听the听difficult choices which need to be made to deal with听the听consequences of the global downturn."

The World Debate鈥檚 expert panelists:

• Niall Ferguson, Financial and Economic Historian
• Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry and Employment
• Jim O鈥橬eill, Head of Global Economic Research at Goldman Sachs
• G眉ler Sabanc谋, Chairwoman of Sabanc谋 Holding

The IMF/World Bank Meetings take听once a year听and听provide an opportunity for the leading figures from 186 countries to discuss the critical issues facing the world economy.