"Zu jung, zu intelligent, zu schön", so zitierte Karl-Heinz Grasser einst in einer ORF-Sendung die Zuschrift eine Bewunderin und versuchte sich damit aus schwerwiegenden Korruptionsvorwürfen zu winden.
Grasser stieg in den 1990er-Jahren über Jörg Haiders "Buberlpartie" zum jüngsten Finanzminister der Republik und an der Seite von Swarovski-Erbin Fiona Pacif ... Show More
Dec 2023
The ‘Ponzi scheme’ behind Lebanon’s economic collapse
For years, Riad Salameh was praised for his revolutionary financial policies as head of Lebanon’s central bank. But suddenly, the country plunged into an economic crisis. And Salameh left the central bank with a disgraced reputation and, investigators believe, a massive personal ... Show More
21m 39s
Jun 2023
How Lebanon’s economy collapsed
Protests, power cuts and bank hold-ups – Lebanon was already struggling before the 2020 port explosion that devasted its capital, Beirut, but now it’s in a desperate economic collapse. The Lebanese people are struggling to buy basic food and medicine. And the country also hosts t ... Show More
18m 56s
Jun 2023
Recession? What recession?
Some economists have been warning of an imminent recession in the United States for over a year now. But so far, it has yet to strike. We’ll get into the different ways economists are thinking about how a so-called recession might play out. Also, humans are having a profound, lit ... Show More
17m 30s