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Egypt's Army Ousts Morsi

As Cairo celebrates we ask if their economy will be better off with the army? And we talk futurology with technology guru Dr Peter Cochrane.

We hear scenes of jubilation in Cairo's Tahrir Square as military leaders oust Egypt's first democratically elected president. We go to Cairo and ask if the economy is better off in the army's hands?

Meanwhile oil prices have leaped - we assess if it's a new Suez Crisis or just a case of the jitters? Plus how are international investors viewing the situation?

Seeking asylum or economic prosperity? Why Australia is taking a tougher stance against Indonesians who try to reach Australia by boat.

And as three former executives of Japanese firm Olympus are sentenced for their roles in an accounting scandal, we speak to the man who blew the whistle on them in what became the biggest scandal in Japan's corporate history - ex-CEO Michael Woodford - but what was the personal price?

Find out why bogus online reviews that have got executives hot under the collar.

Plus we're joined throughout the programme by two guests on different sides of the world - Dr Qian Liu of the Economist Intelligence Unit in Beijing and Dr Peter Cochrane, a technology guru and futurologist here in London.

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55 minutes

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Thu 4 Jul 2013 00:06GMT

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  • Thu 4 Jul 2013 00:06GMT

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