Sir Suma Chakrabarti - President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Can a bank make money and promote democratic values?
The Interview · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. After the collapse of the Soviet Empire, a new, freer, more prosperous region emerged in eastern Europe, anchored in the EU and Nato. The EBRD was created to foster that transformation to democracy and the free market. These days many of its investment projects are in Turkey, Central Asia and North Africa - has mission creep undermined its founding values?