CNN International to Launch New Business Program

LONDON: CNN International is expanding its business programming portfolio with the November 7 launch of Global Exchange, a new prime-time show that airs live from Abu Dhabi.

Airing Sunday to Thursday, Global Exchange will report, analyze and interpret the factors impacting the global financial community. It is hosted by emerging markets editor John Defterios, with regular contributions from Robyn Curnow and Errol Barnett in South Africa, Luis Carlos Velez across Latin America, Shasta Darlington from CNN’s soon-to-open Brazil bureau, Mallika Kapur in India, Ramy Inocencio in Hong Kong and Richard Quest from the U.K.

"CNN is constantly looking to anticipate its audience’s needs, and dynamic, relevant business output has long been core to the news mix we offer,” said Katherine Green, CNN International’s senior VP and general manager. “Now we’re going a step further. There is no question that understanding the impact of emerging markets on your business is key to unlocking future success in the global marketplace. Global Exchange will provide the information and context that matters to keep our smart, forward-looking audiences right on top of the emerging market news they need to know. The international spread of our correspondents and contributors makes us perfectly placed to cover the countries and markets that really matter.”