on the money with the business of russian business on people of the annual st petersburg international economic forum on the rise of business elites investors and government leaders russia's economy where is the russian economy going and does the government have the right tools in the tool box to jumpstart the economy into a solid growth cycle. to discuss this i'm joined by my guess. is the chief economist at deutsche bank russia and. he is the c.e.o. of otis russia and c.i.s. all right. if i could start out with a very broad question here. mr putin has his annual event in st petersburg he's quite proud of it the russian business community used to what a lot of foreign investors and business people can even opinion makers what kind of economy does mr putin want to show them i think this is an economy that is showing growth i think a lot of investors are looking for growth as one of the key factors in their investment decisions and in the beginning of this year growth. was slow it was significantly smaller than what the government wants to see the government wants to see five percent at

mr putin has his annual event in st petersburg he's quite proud of it the russian business community used to what a lot of foreign investors and business people can even opinion makers what kind of economy does mr putin want to show them i think this is an economy that is showing growth i think a lot of investors are looking for growth as one of the key factors in their investment decisions and in the beginning of this year growth. was slow it was significantly smaller than what the government wants to see the government wants to see five percent at least in terms of the average growth rates per annum so i think it will be important. the government the president deliver the message deliver a vision. vision in a message to the cabin intensity sure there were various signals there were various messages what is important is also a message to investors in terms of the roadmap of key steps that are going going to be undertaken to address the key ball abilities that we currently see on the growth front and the cue ball and ability is investment right now consumption is doing relatively wel

the key issue i think martin what do you think what kind of economy will foreign guests see in st petersburg are going to see the gloom and doom story that they read in western media or are they going to see something more new once again world of the. big changes in approach and. i will say. we countries managed at least last year is a businessman a lot of change and i guess the most important part on this upcoming forum will be the economy which growing slowly but which has and less patootie. again it's kind of a growth deficit it's we're not in negative territory here i mean some of the people are talking today about a recession it's not a recession and if anything i expect the economy to pick up in terms of growth rates later on in the course of the year i think the issue right now for russia is to switch gears to some degree to have more of the growth take place not so much to consumption consumption is doing relatively well but more through investment russia after saving it's all windfall for so long has to finally fathom and learned how to invest this is really interesting is i think a

this is ati st petersburg's we're now and. now celebrating the long anticipated opening of its new state of the yacht state space equipped with the latest high technologies and decorated to reflect two centuries of legendary performances minsky to instead to rival the best venue some around the world at the very young the bangles. it was a marine ski if he had to do in st petersburg up to ten years in the making over seven hundred million u.s. dollars are spent in creating this ten seven very contemporaries everyone from the who's who of st petersburg was here to celebrate with the creators of the space one person everybody wanted to make sure was a well in president getting that approval stamp was from a present of letting really putin himself he was here at the building and he seemed just as impressed as all of the guests who were here the man of the hour was valerie get turned sixty years old and of course celebrating twenty five years as maestro and to sit directly of mariinsky theatre one and mariinsky if he had to see th

st petersburg is experiencing every nice songs as an international cultural capital by breathing new life into their we're now and marine schizo which has now got a modern high tech twin the spectacular opening of the new venue silence critics of the modernist building and kicked off a series of the events of his very own tongue let's say was there for. standing just outside the marines here to day to just live a canal here in st petersburg the theater was an open door for the public after ten years of waiting to get a seat in that there's a wonderful auditorium as well as see a piece of the theater now of course with all the critics say luring about we wanted to find out what of the people themselves or thought yeah yeah especially that you know i'm waiting for something you know building is beautiful but this one is going to be so sunny that's why i'm looking forward to something magical. i wish despite all the technical novelties of the new stage some of the directors kept the original staging of the classical performances surprising us with innovations and new productions will le

the stage is set for the grand opening of st petersburg's new multi-million dollar theater to take you an exclusive tour of the many. displaced by violence in their homeland unwelcome in the west we look at the impoverished refugees who had their son in claims rejected by the u.k. leaving them with nowhere to go. much more twenty four hours a day they carry. united nations has branded the treatment of detainees at guantanamo bay is torture un human rights office says indefinite detention and force feeding constitutes inhumane treatment and violates international law when it comes as more prisoners join the grueling three month hunger strike at the u.s. facility in cuba the american military admits that the total number of protesters is now over one hundred but go is for the captives have always maintained this twenty three detainees are now being force fed a procedure that said to be extremely painful when any of my colleague kevin owen spoke to cindy pony we represents one of the inmates she says washington is failing to take the steps needed to defuse the crisis. the prisoners are ki

countdown is on for the grand opening of st petersburg's new multimillion dollar cedar mariinsky to take you on an exclusive tour of the venue. displaced by violence in their homelands but unwelcome in the west we look at the lives of impoverished refugees who have had zero asylum claims or jack the by the u.k. leaving them with no word to go. the thirty coming to you live from the russian capital a marina josh welcome to the program now the united nations has branded the treatment of detainees at guantanamo bay as torture the u.n. human rights office says that indefinite detention and force feeding constitute inhumane treatment and contravene international law this comes as more prisoners join the growing threat of hunger strike at the u.s. facility in cuba the american military admits that the total number of protesters is now over one hundred but the lawyers for the cap this have sat all along that the actual figure is even higher twenty three detainees are now being force fed a procedure that said to be extremely painful earlier my colleague kevin owen spoke with cindy poco who repre

standing just outside the marines here to day to just live or come out here in st petersburg the theater of was an open door for the public after ten years of waiting to get a seat in that there's a wonderful auditorium as well as see a piece of of the theater now of course with out of the critics a luring about we wanted to find out what of the people themselves or thought yeah yeah especially that you know i'm waiting for something you know building is beautiful but this one is going to be so sunny that's why i'm looking forward to something magical. i wish despite all the technical novelties of the new stage some of the directors kept the original staging of the classical performances surprising us with innovations and new productions leave the classic pieces as they are. to see for your commissioners to. first of all i hope to see the ballet which is a jewel itself as well as the technical abilities of the new stage the conductor and the performers this is an amazing event in the lives of citizens of st petersburg the program appear to chew day to consisted of the marines a ballet co

after months of sound checks and acoustical tweaks st petersburg's marine skiff etc has held its downswing open to garner on its ambitious new stage the seven hundred million dollar high tech venue is the first new russian opera house to aspire to a global significance since the name of the czars have on them all say took her seat for the spectacle. it was like curtains at bay here. in st petersburg up to ten years in the making over seven hundred million a us dollars are spent in creating this technique very contemporary space everyone from the who's who of st petersburg was here to celebrate with the creators of the space. the one person that everybody wanted to make sure was a well in preston getting that approval stamp was from a present of letting really putin himself he was here at the building and he seemed just as impressed as all of the guests who were here the man of the hour was valerie getting turned sixty years old and of course celebrating twenty five years as maestro and to sit directly of mariinsky theatre one and mariinsky if he had to see the performances was what everybo

petersburg were invited here for there's a pretty rehearsal evening now of course everybody in st petersburg and around the world has been waiting in anticipation for this new space as we all know is marine t. the mother sister of of the new marines the theater she is a world renowned to but after ten yes and seven hundred billion dollars are spent on making this grand space we're already to see what it looked like and why importantly what the sound from the performances sounded like and nothing was short of a spectacular now of course this evening was meant to highlight how the space can work in terms of the different genres and the different performances from opera to ballet to all kids show us all here in this interchangeable stage of course so one of the best people we're looking on for tonight was none other than a district director of of the marines do you fear one admiring to you of valerie get together he gave a stunning performance way he moved us of course he was not the only pulmo we were looking for one of the one of russia's pianists was also here who should a little bit about w

in st petersburg up to ten years in the making of over seven hundred million u.s. dollars are spent in creating this techno seven very contemporary space everyone from the who's who of st petersburg was here to celebrate with the creators of the space. the one person that everybody wanted to michelle was well in preston itching that approval stamp was from a present of letting me to putin himself he was he towing the building and he seemed just as impressed as all of the guests who we hear the man of the hour it was valerie getting to sixty years old and of course celebrating twenty five years as maestro and to sit director of the theatre one and mother used to see the performances was what everybody was looking forward to here at the opening of those mariinsky all construal played their best showcasing the strings and influences which could be heard all the way from the back of the auditorium to the front and clear as a platinum sound and of course the ballet theatre itself did not disappoint they put on a show to be remembered i think that this is the night that

get it to you here in st petersburg. or k.-et about anything elegant as always thanks very much i would join you with much more they throw. only thing on to some other news now those fleeing their countries to seek a safer life in the u.k. and often end up with neither a job nor a place to live tens of thousands of rejected asylum seekers are struggling to make ends meet while being unable to go back home aunties point boyd who has the story of one such man in glasgow are as floodwater on iraq he's been in glasgow for five years and he's had three asylum claims rejected so he has no right to work and nowhere to live he's here illegally i just been this shit for three years i can't go back to iraq because i am under the threat the assassin of my family all my family nowadays he sleeps on the floor of this gym in a shelter inside the local community center but for iran and others just like him the abject poverty he subjected to is still better than going home and the home office treated as like this especially was iraqi people t

but these sites are a big story the curtains been raised to the modern high tech twin to st petersburg's world a ballet or a venue is a taster from the risky to theaters first audience and what they were treated to on thursday night. well the head of the venue valarie caregiver conducted the double celebration for him it was his sixtieth birthday as well. as spanish when i proceeded domingo were among the star of the premiere big names. to the latest high tech technology so that the acoustics going to live everything from powerful orchestral pieces to the courts yourselves parties have a say was among its first visit it was. masses of people here in the best gowns and bow ties awaiting to have a seat in that auditorium that sees about two thousand people now of course early on the president to sell but i mean putin wasn't just taking a tour of how the forty taurima in the space looks like it's been a must talked about project for the last ten yes' and of course it's now completed and we're here celebrating its beauty in the heart of all st petersburg is a venue needed to actually blend i

in mind when designing it the point about st petersburg one of the most beautiful cities in the world does amazing continuity over the streets still so in order to make it move the unity we have something we you know you know no no no of us for comparable would just. stand in controls two streets inside it's a different story all together seven stories high the exquisite onyx wall the glows in the dark the sort of skill life of the bring out of the glamour and the staircases that are both a modern and functional the auditorium was designed with the audience in mind making sure that from whichever seat you are in you can still hear the quite a sound of the flute all the mighty beach of the drum the stage with three floors beneath an interchangeable make said change is easy and quick with the curtains lifted and three days of celebrations going without a head and the spectacular performance by placido domingo as well as the flawless staging of the marines the ballet the public and we are the world themselves were not disappointed and i think you should be proud of this. yes a little d.c

now the world renowned mari theatre in st petersburg has a rich musical legacy and it's now branched out landing its name to a completely new venue theater to as it's been named is a state of the art concert hall opening on thursday night a series of star performances artists of all let's say reports. this much loved then here is launching its new ad most ambitious project yet money in skiffy attitude. taking ten yes reach premie and i'd although it's not come cheap at some seven hundred thirty million dollars but what audiences will get is a seventy nine thousand quid building or to accommodate today's most demanding productions i'm like how grand the aging sister every one of the two thousand people in my audience is feared tatoos auditory will be able to every inch of the stage no blind spots even on the roof and al fresco empty theater and terrace overlooking st petersburg see if the bosses are clear that it's the next generation of audiences in this sights. wherever. we have. our series. every corner of the marine ski theatre to captures your i and i wanted to find out a little

but it's also because it's managed to blend itself in the neal classical architecture of a st petersburg outside of the building is the latest with leinster and law it's just next door to its mother sister. now also inside it's much more impressive this building is seven thousand meters just about seven thousand which is where it is about two thousand people and it's seven stories high as well as a three ball floors the below it meaning that we can see as big as we want to productions one of the other impressive things about the c o two is the actual wall as you can see right now it's actually blending in with my dress. on the wall which actually lights up when today's instant peter's square when it's just dark and you need a little bit of light that actually acts as that now rounds of the corridors and the lobby of the space is crystal's and just it's very contemporary but it feels that anyone who wants really to be part of the theater can come in here and enjoy it and not be intimidated by that but of course i'm not don't take my word for it because others have been you. today just to

st petersburg's renowned marines keep it safe and of racing believe the anticipated opening of its new stage of the on stage space equipped with the latest high technology is and decorated to reflect two centuries of legendary performance is. set to rival the best venue from around the wild he is. also the opening for. it was like her to. petersburg up to ten years in the making over seven hundred million a us dollars are spent in creating this techno savvy very contemporary space everyone from the who's who of st petersburg was here to celebrate with the creators of the space. the one person that everybody wanted to make sure was well in preston getting that approval stamp was from a present of letting me putin himself he was here towing the building and he seemed just as impressed at all of the guests who were here the man of the hour was valerie getting he turned sixty years old and of course celebrating twenty five years as maestro and to sit director of mariinsky theatre one and mariinsky if he had to see the performances was what everybody was looking forward to here at the openi

how the world renowned theater in st petersburg has an illustrious history and it's now branched out planning its name to a completely new than you can see it or two as it's called is a state of the art concert hall opening on thursday night to a series of star performances are to say before it's. this much loved venue is launching its new ad most ambitious project yet. to. take a yes reach premie and i'd although it's not come cheap at some seven hundred thirty million dollars but what audiences will get is a seventy nine thousand square building up to accommodate today's most demanding productions on like how grand the aging sister every one of the two thousand people in marines kristie had to choose auditoriums will be able to see every inch of the stage no blind spots even on the roof and alfresco empty theater and terrace overlooking st petersburg see a divorce is clear that it's the next generation of audiences in this sights. were never sure yeah. it's nice to. go to every corner of the marian ski theatre to captures your i and i wanted to find out a little bit more about how

it was true and strong and good company the point about st petersburg one of the most beautiful cities in the world as amazing continuity of its streets still so in order to make it move. to me to. run through the way you know. are now against. comparable would just. stand and controls to the streets soon or to moria stands in controls to its enclosure it stands free market churchill. and it's good to see the importance of the owners because it's really the holy of holies. so rusty crystals in sign to the on the wall right here lighting up but i want to talk about the cultural relevance of this space with a very modern and disease with me martin let's talk about of the cultural importance of this clearly for the people of st petersburg of the arts and culture first of all i think this is what new russia is about it's about the glitz it's about the glamour it's about celebrating everything that's new or reinvented here in this country which is you know revolutionized itself and i think that the people on stage and i and the audience members watching. this you know doing that before when

some buildings in st petersburg said termit an unpleasant energy. i think this is one such building. because of your body after i came to perth to try to enter ballet school three girls out of eighty were admitted. i was the only one. to finish that school. was a teacher to me saying lose weight it is what it is true that keeping in shape is quite a challenge i try not to eat anything before going to bed but when i come home after a performance i really want to. all i can afford is a glass of yogurt for going to. it is a big problem for us back home you can eat whatever you want but here you have to be thin sometimes it's hard to hold back yassir allowed to eat more or less what you like but only a small portion of the time and if you overdo it you have to exercise i know all of that sugar and up in the thighs and if you become too fat they kick you out. it's hard for potty mouth because everybody is eating fruit and chocolates and drinking juice in front of her she isn't allowed to eat those things it's clear that she's still a kid and wants everyt

the revolution that was in st petersburg and all the stuff that happened here through history and i got to see that all my first day here and i've seen that many many times and i'm working. one of raymond streams is to join an expedition with just from the british over the summer museums to conduct excavations in russia's regions and inflate everyone to take out the last experience of this is our expedition we've been doing it for fifty years now last year we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary and i have to say that many monuments have been discovered over those fifty years of excavation but we can still say that even more sides remain unknown usually the archaeology department i've done translating work about different. archaeological excavations that people have done but signed the research i've done and also i was doing some translating on renaissance art that's definitely been the most rewarding work because it's been interesting and it also helped me practice russians. in the archaeology department is for many volunteers one of the most interesting places in the museum. you can li

at the marines be at the sea thanks very much indeed to be a moat and then live in st petersburg. one zero in a few minutes from now here. we'll be talking to the former u.s. ambassador james jones about the treatment of detainees at guantanamo bay the u.s. drone policy and much more stay with us for that. famous american political figure ron paul has decided to create critical at ron paul curriculum back to give parents not turn it into standard public education you know when i was a kid homeschooling was only for like the kids of wacko's and cultists if you met someone who was homeschooled you always look at them with some sort of suspicion like what's with that kid with what's with his parents i mean who would home school their kids well let's look at it this way who would grow their own food when american supermarkets are stocked with pure healthy and natural food the problem is that food in stores is now loaded up with all sorts of mr chemicals and g m o's and it makes perfect sense that nowadays people are in droves starting to grow their own food and this logic applies to e