NEW YORK and LONDON, November 12 /PRNewswire/ --

This week, as Europe's leading economies issue their 3rd quarter growth reports, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) viewers will get an in-depth look at the continent's economic realities, the chances for recession and the outlook for recovery.

Starting Thursday, live dispatches and interviews from Bloomberg bureaus across Europe will reveal how the credit crisis is affecting manufacturing in Germany, real estate in Spain and retail in Italy. Bloomberg will also feature a special report on French President Nicholas Sarkozy's plans to repair the economic damage to France.

The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION series, Credit Quake: Europe On Edge, will feature interviews with WTO Director General Pascal Lamy; EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso; Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Steven Roach; Zurich Financial Chief Executive James Schiro, Deutsche Bank Chief European Economist Thomas Mayer; Citigroup Director of European Economics and ECB Shadow Council Member Juergen Michels; and Societe Generale Chief European Economist and ECB Shadow Council Member Veronique Riches-Flores.

Credit Quake: Europe On Edge will broadcast two days of live updates and focused reports leading up to a half-hour special program that airs Friday, November 14th at 19:00 GMT/ 20:00 CET with repeats throughout the weekend.

These programs are available on the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION network across Europe, Middle East and Africa via cable and satellite, live internet streaming via www.bloomberg.co.uk, and via BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service. Following the broadcast, clips from the interviews will be archived and available on the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL service.

For a full program schedule visit www.bloomberg.co.uk

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