S01E05: Why don’t we have a global currency?

Send us Fan Mail One world, one currency; it's a nice idea but how realistic is it in practice? The Euro crisis proved how difficult it was to have a single currency that covers a large area containing different economies. In this episode Mhairi and Stephen discuss cryptocurrency, special drawing rights and whether a single currency could bring world peace. Featuring: [02:16] Michael Roberts, Economist [08:59] Rebecca Christie, Scholar at Bruegel Think Tank [12:35] Lord Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Council of Chatham House

You can listen to S01E05: Why don’t we have a global currency? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

S01E05: Why don’t we have a global currency? is an episode from The Answers Project by CGTN Europe .

This episode is 26:42 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2021.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Answers Project when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.