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he's been leading mexico's central bank since january last year. >> so profile of augustin carstens and before that jim bittermann of christine lagarde. the imf board has until thursday to choose its new boss. it may not take members a whole three days to decide. >>> we'll cross to our hala gorani, what's happening in syria today? >> reporter: we are reporting live from damascus in syria, some 100 plus days into unrest and uprisings that have gripped this country and perhaps changed it forever. i'm joined now by the presidential adviser, she is here with us. while many people have been watching over the last three months and seeing so much violence across the country, want to ask you why is the government targeting demonstrators? >> we're not targeting demonstrators. i think demonstrators are making their points every day. we have no problem with that. they have legitimate grievances but i think it is a complex problem. you have peaceful demonstrators, but you have extremeist ists wh using demonstrations to incite the violence. this is our biggest challenge at the moment. >> reporter: t

. >> the imf summoned lagarde and mexican central bank governor augustin carstens. the imf is expected to select a new chief by thursday. this comes after former leader dominique strauss-kahn resigned after being indicted for alleged sexual assault. so far lagarde is seen as the favorite. she is receiving wide support. on the same day, lagarde held talks with u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner. after the meeting the treasury department said in a statement that geithner considers lagarde an excellent candidate with strong leadership skills. the department also said that the two discussed the current situation in europe including the greek debt crisis. >>> japanese companies in households are struggling to come out of the unprecedented disaster in march as pessimistic views prevail, can japan regain its strength? our market reporter robert jefferson spoke with deyog deyogi musha for his outlook. >> we'd like you toive us your analysis, what economic factors appear to not be so good given the yen is strong and stock market continues to be lackluster. >> i think w

still, mexico's augustin carstens says electing a european would be a conflict of interest because greece, portugal and ireland have borrowed so heavily from the fund. oil prices hit a three-week low today on worries the sluggish u.s. economy will crimp demand. oil fell almost $2 to settle at $97.30 a barrel. still ahead, economic winners and a loser from the business of basketball as we go "beyond the scoreboard." >> susie: this is the year millions of baby boomers turn 65 and will retire. but the sad truth is that a vast number of them have not adequately saved for retirement, and a new study shows that many still have to financially support their adult children because of the weak economy. according to a poll by t.d. ameritrade, more than half of baby boomers have adult children living with them. 76% of boomers say they would feel obligated to financially support their adult children if asked. more than half of those polled say they will support their kids even if it derails their own retirement plans. and of those with adult children at home, almost half say it's having a negative imp

european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help the guard's main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her point mind would only edge to the perception of i.m.f. by its there could be some conflict of interest i mean they know that i mean the institution will be a rule of europe so will have its inflation were they war or stormin eighteen a picture. from emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under-represented in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes and veto power karsten said he knew he had lost even before he announced he was running the fooling myself i mean it's like starting a soccer game with the five to zero score and always suggest i am as biased has had a negative effect on the world's economy if you look back at the way that rescue packages and other loans have been made in the history of i.m.f. lending it is very clear that decisions are primarily political based on the interests of the united states or europe and they would use their monopoly over. force certain policies. own country's.

who resigned after being arrested on sexual assault allegations like ours opponent mexico and augustine carstens ran on the promise to give more seats are emerging economies but he failed to rally enough support. iran's state media has showed footage of what appears to be a test of a short and medium range missiles the images came amid ten day nationwide military exercises in the country iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the drills are a purely defensive display in light of what he called israeli ed u.s. aggression on monday tehran unveiled hidden underground a missile launching pads ready to counter a possible attacks on the country's nuclear facilities. i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first all the latest in business with kareena. and welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me the clock's ticking down on greece's judgment day the country will to fall to july if the e.u. doesn't provide a new bailout you austerity measures are being debated in parliament this week. from r.b.c. capital markets believes it's make or break time. the problem in greece is that we've had

resigned after being arrested on sexual assault allegations and the guards opponent mexican augustine carstens round all the promise to give them more say it's a region economies but he failed to rally enough support. russia has partially lifted a ban on european vegetables gold's gym and another was will be allowed to ship their products as long as they have a special certificate moscow about all vegetables from europe after a deadly e. coli outbreak and so far it's been confirmed forty eight people have been killed by the virus and four thousand others across europe fell sick moscow's embargo in response to the outbreak solid relations with the e.u. the european commissioner for health and the sewer policy says the two sides are now putting previous rats behind. to find the balance of what the certification will be. said to the who did the. live but it's the certificate of every shipment that is making us. and do thirty three good wind up of around before a workable solution. requires some. measures of hygiene practices that would be affecting boston. now all the latest business news with ka

europe russia and china her chief rival for the post was mexican banker augustine carstens who lobbied as a non european candidate better suited to understanding developing economies they were his nation's former managing director dominic strauss kahn resigned in may for a sex scandal. r t is on the ground in the libyan oil port of breda this is tripoli rejects the international criminal court's demands for colonel gadhafi is arrested and accuses that of doing nato's dirty work and critics say the ruling makes a peaceful settlement less likely and only deepens the country's deadlock. over a thousand people dead in months of protest against the presidency of bashar assad that's the political reality first for syria today. day from the syrian center for political and strategic studies discuss what lies ahead for the troubled country spotlight coming up. hello yellow welcome to spotlight the interview show parts of the pilot how do you know when today my guest on the show is about the one zero. four months of protests in syria have left over a thousand people dead their rights are the big

european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help the guards main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her appointment would only add to the perception of i.m.f. by its there could be some conflict of interest i mean at the end of the day now the main borel of the institution will be it will europe so we'll have a situation where they will rule or stormin eighteen to create thirty institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under represented in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes in veto power carsten said he knew he had lost even before he announced he was running the fooling myself i mean it's like starting a soccer game with the five to see a real score and always suggest i am have bias has had a negative effect on the world's economy they would use their monopoly over credit . to force certain policies. on countries in policies there were not in their actual interest the i.m.f. lends money monitors the global economy and in theory at least prevents crises its credibility has been shat

rivals the head of the central bank the contest for the post now only the mexican bank governor augustine carstens european domination i.m.f. . if elected the guard will be the first woman to head the organization in its sixty five year history. at least forty people have been killed in massive floods sweeping central and southern china the disaster has also displaced tens of thousands destroying houses and infrastructure across the region among the stranded were children trapped in a school surrounded by water triggered by toronto rainfall the floods followed the worst drought china has seen in decades. time now for our russia close up series where this time the team travels to north korea. christian churches agricultural prosperity and a magnificent acropolis known as the city of baghdad so we look into one of the most mysterious sights in southern russia the village of darkness but it's not the locations dark legacy that drives the locals away. discovers. we continue our exploration of the north as such in a republic and this time will visit a unique historical area the village of dar govs or a

who resigned after being arrested on sexual assault allegations the guards opponent mexican augustine carstens ram on the promise to give more saying to emerging economies but failed to rally enough support. up next is the business news here in r t with kareena. hello welcome to all business bulletin this all thanks for joining me the clock's ticking down on greece's judgment day the country will default in july if the e.u. doesn't provide a new bailout the austerity measures are being debated in parliament this week. from r.b.c. capital markets believes it's make or break time. the problem in greece is that we've had a lot of political difficulties we've had problems with the statistics which has misinformed both the government and the international community survey they're living at the eleventh for quite some time but i think we really dodged the five minutes to midnight and there really is no alternative they do have to proceed with this austerity plan there is a risk if they don't push through the storage program we could see much more substantial impact on financial markets with a negati

european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help the guard's main competitor was augustine carstens from mexico who argued her point mind would only edge to the perception of i.m.f. by its there could be some conflict of interest i mean they know their main borel of the institution will be the rule of europe so will her face and pollution were they war or stormin eighteen to create the institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years are vastly under-represented in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes and veto power and always suggest i.m.f. guy is has had a negative effect on the world's economy and they would use their monopoly over. force certain policies. own country's. policies there were no national interest the i.m.f. lends money monitors the global economy and in theory at least prevents crises its credibility has been shattered by the financial collapse in the advanced economies which it definitely did not spot they missed the two bigger biggest awards in the history of the world but i think they didn't want to go a

support from europe russia china and the us her chief rival for the post was mexican banker augustine carstens who lobbied as a non european candidate better suited to understanding developing economies the organization is former managing director. resigned in may because of the sex scandal. on the ground in the libyan oil port tripoli rejects the international criminal court's demands for colonel gadhafi is arrested and accused of doing nato dirty work. critics say the ruling makes a peaceful settlement less likely deepens the country's deadlock. peter lavelle and a panel of guests examine the reasons behind the humanitarian aid flotilla attempting to head to gaza is it a problem a provocation for israel or does it have a legitimate right to deliver aid to the palestinian autonomy cross-talk coming your way. and you can. blow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle freedom flotilla two point zero over a thousand pro palestinian activists from twenty two countries are said to join freedom flotilla two in a bid to break israel's five year blockade on gaza where one point five million palesti

support from europe russia china and the us her chief rival for the post was mexican banker augustine carstens who lobby doesn't non european candidate better suited to understanding the developing economies the organization is former managing director dominique strauss kahn resigned in may because of a sex scandal. and our team is on the ground in the libyan oil port city of brega this is tripoli rejects the international criminal courts to bad for colonel gadhafi harassed and accusative doing nato's dirty work critics say the ruling makes a peaceful settlement less likely and only deepens the deadlock in the country. up next financial guru max kaiser explores the dangers of the e.u. debt crisis and its influence on the global economy kaiser report coming your way next. i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report there's a common theme emerging all roads are pointing to one culpable source of the catastrophe b. b. i'm not talking about brigitte bardot but ben bernanke stacey herbert please elaborate yes mag's we're going to talk about the root cause of our financial catastrophe being the chairm

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support from europe russia china and the us her chief rival for the position was mexican banker augustine carstens who lobbied as a non european candidate better suited to the needs of developing economies organizations former director dominique strauss kahn resigned in may over a sex scandal. r t is on the ground in the libyan oil port of breda this is tripoli rejects the international criminal court's demands for colonel gadhafi is arrested and accuse it of doing nato's work critics say the ruling makes a peaceful settlement less likely and only deepens the country's deadlock. time now for part two the alona show stay with us here on our team. ok it's time for show and tell on tonight's program the last time we mentioned a segment from the daily show with jon stewart where he question a few numbers which showed us how both the u.s. and greece are facing serious debt problems however people who agree seem to have better options for themselves like lower retirement ages and benefits all the u.s. is stuck paying debt on all of its wars abroad so which countries got more for its money let's go to pr

support from europe russia china and the us her chief rival for the postman was mexican banker augustine carstens who lobbied as a non european candidate better suited to understanding developing economies and the organization's former director dominique strauss kahn resigned in may because of a sex scandal. r t is on the ground in the libyan oil port of break this is tripoli rejects the international criminal court's demands for colonel gadhafi is arrested and accuses it of doing nato's dirty work critics say the ruling makes a peaceful settlement less likely and only deepens the country's deadlock. up next to me alone to show we continue our top story with a look at whether a potential greek default is just the tip of the iceberg before other national economies follow it's coming your way next. for the feast we've got. the biggest issues get voice ceased to face with the news makers. welcome to the lone a show where look at the real headlines with none of them or say i can live in washington d.c. now today i will look over agree the violence has broken out as protesters and riot police clash th

so too is augustin carstens. he claims his candidacy would bring a fresh pair of eyes to the fund. that, of course, is something that members outside of europe have been calling for for years. both of these two candidates are expected to be nominated. they're expected to have enough backing to be short listed after nominations close on june 10th, which is of course today. if they get nominated both will go forward. after today the lobbying begins. much consultation will take place to reach an all-important consensus here. members will be hoping to get that consensus before this date, june 30th. the object is to avoid a weighted voting process at the end of this selection. let's go back to our two candidates in the event of a vote actually taking place, it seems as though madam lagarde could have an advantage. this is mainly because europe makes up 35% of the total vote and the united states also makes up another 17%. what isn't certain here is how some of these bric countries, the emerging market countries could vote. will they go for an emerging market candidate such as augustagus