kick-started the south american markets especially brazil >>we meet the 1st lady of malaysia, rosmah mansor and get her take on the crucial role education andthe fostering of gifted children can play in the development of their nations. >>you know the university said it's going to cost us 3 million. i said no go ahead, it's worth it. you know? investing in these gifted children. >>and unmanned aerial vehicles are exploring new territory away from their military roots in what could be a massive new market. >>hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. since it emerged in september that germany grew three times faster than expected in the second quarter, the prospect of a real recovery from recession in europe came a little closer. but while recovery in a select few other countries looks robust, others in the eu still sit uneasily on large piles of debt. >>reporter: just outside munich lies the campus of semi-conductor maker infineon. it's one of several german exporters currently staging strong recov

the three day inaugural first ladies summit, which was hosted by malaysia's first lady rosmah mansor, brought together the wives of leaders from around the world in an effort to go beyond rhetoric and achieve concrete results. eckart sager sat down with the first lady of malaysia to find out more. >>reporter: madame first lady, thank you very much for joining us on world business. >>mansor: welcome. thank you. >>reporter: you have gathered here more than a dozen first ladies from all around the world here in malaysia forthe first ladies' summit. what are the objectives of the summit, what are your goals? >>mansor: i feel that each country will have their own peculiar problems, depending on you know the continent,the part, which part of the world you come from. some countries may be suffering from malnutritionof the children, diseases that the children have, birth rates, death rates and other social problems. and we will find a common problem, probably which are faced by all the countries of - by the first ladies in their receptive countries. probably that will be our priority. and lat

and other issues concerning the education and welfare of children, the first lady of malaysia rosmah mansor, this week hosted an unusual summit of 14 first ladies from across asia, africa, andsouth america. our southeast asian correspondent rian maelzer filed this report. >>reporter: first ladies are now no longer content to walk three paces behind their husbands, or even merely to stand at their sides. they are now determined to step forward and be counted on issues close to their hearts. >>and to make sure their influence is felt on the world stage and that they can effect real change, the first ladies are beginning to organize themselves in a cohesive way. >>banda: i think when we come to summits like this one we all have one voice. i think one voice will carry abigger weight than a single first lady talking about educating a child especially from a tender age, so if we come together as one voice i think it will carry a bigger voice. >>reporter: the theme of this inaugural summit was "a child today, a leader tomorrow," with a strong focus on providing adequate education to boost children