Euro Crisis: Future of EU, banking and global economy

Recorded in 2012. Future economic crisis, bankrupt banks, national debt crisis, default on debt, leaving the euro -- big issues facing European Union. Sensitivities in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Ireland. Impact of quantitative easing -- printing money -- in US and UK. Risks of inflation -- lessons from history, Zimbabwe. Governments buying own debt with printed money. Role of European Central Bank in driving economic recovery, and keeping European banks solvent. Future of the Eurozone, and complications from nationalist interests. Future of oil prices -- impact of global demographics. 1 billion children alive today and hundreds of millions moving from rural areas to cities in nations such as China, India and Nigeria. Futurist conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon - at EEN business school in Salamanca, Spain.