withxclusive interview former prime minister george papandreou is coming up. ♪ >> welcome back.t is time for hotshots. at the red bulls ski event in switzerland, competitors took heart in a slalom race. the swiss dominated the podium in that one. it was quite unadventurous for red bull. kind of the normal, regular downhill slope. the slopes were in great condition. it? is more like it, isn't pretty hard-core. verizon driver will cower -- there's got to be the best name for a race driver. final sprint from will power. manus cranny, over to you. >> druggies conundrum. month forconsecutive manufacturing which is dipped slightly. it is hitting a new record down here in italy at 13%. that shows you that split. it is almost right down the middle. you have france expanding. the fastest rate we have seen for a couple of years. that is the survey data. the robust data is consumer pricing index. euro-dollar pop higher on the back of the soft survey. today is a confirmation. up she went to one dollar three's -- 1.3789. this is what prompted draghi to act. the ozzie's left rates unchanged.

david also spoke with the former prime minister, george papandreou.ease needs to do to keep moving forward. >> we need to create a much more vibrant and strong system that will allow for transparency. also development. plex do you think the current coalition can do that? >> if the current coalition moves forward on this, they will garner the wider support of society. coalitionthat this can do that if they move in that direction. >> are you just talking about execution? >> i would say execution, but there are other issues that i believe are necessary, like revamping the political system from -- revamping the political system has been one of the priorities. greece has great potential and is a great investment opportunity. the sphere of political instability is overblown. are rumors in the street that you are planning to step down and start your own political party. that there is only one growth industry in athens right now, political parties. can you categorically say you are not doing that? .> they are simply rumors i think april fools' day is very dan