Italy President Names Stop-Gap PM

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Former IMF economist Carlo Cottarelli has agreed to lead an interim Italian government. Marieke Blom is an economist for ING, and considers the prospects for the country's economy. Also in the programme, six days of fuel strikes in Brazil have led to anger, disruption and finally concessions from the government. The BBC's South America Business Correspondent Daniel Gallas explains the background. We have a report from Mumbai, India, about a company paying the cost of egg-freezing for female staff. Plus our regular commentator Pilita Clark of the Financial Times explains why she thinks there is freedom and opportunity in being someone else's deputy. (Picture: Carlo Cottarelli. Picture credit: AFP / Getty Images.)