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As Dubai's largest investment company says it is going to restructure parts of the debts it wants to freeze - who will be affected if it defaults? And should there be bankruptcy concerns about Greece?

In the aftermath of a major Dubai company stuggling to repay its debts, what happens now? Plus, what does entrepreneurship mean to the people of Eastern Europe?

World markets have been rattled by the request from Dubai to reschedule payments on the debt of one of its state-owned companies.We'll hear how this is likely to provoke a regional lending crisis for at least a year to come.

Should the government of a poor country, struggling to rebuild after years of war and upheaval, be forced to repay a huge debt incurred thirty years ago? And as Black Friday looms in America: will the traditional shopper frenzy be enough to haul retailers out of gloom and debt?

Half of the population of the former Soviet state Lithuania, now a member of the European Union doubt whether capitalism and democracy are working: we hear what the country's Prime Minister has to say. And will Dubai lead a new financial crisis in the Middle East?

Reports suggest Microsoft is ready to pay Rupert Murdoch for an exclusive deal to carry news on the internet - is this the beginning of the end for free news online?

A showpiece development in the heart of London, intended to provide 170 new luxury hotel beds, has been mothballed. We hear how here, as in so many cities around the world, the lack of bank credit means building sites have fallen silent. Plus Iraq's stockmarket plans to go electronic as it enjoys an investment boom.

The Czech prime minister has condemned US President Barack Obama's economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". And we investigate the boiling row between Ethiopian coffee producers and their government.

How will the economic slowdown affect Africa? The International Monetary Fund has predicted severe economic repercussions for the continent; yet will some areas of African life remain immune from global trends?

America's richest hedge fund managers have been called before Congress to explain their role in the financial crisis. Will a Democrat White House force through new laws to make them less secretive and pay more tax?