Erstellt am: 29. 2. 2012 - 15:10 Uhr

Microfinance: the down side of the life saving loan

Reality Check: European Trade Union Confederation day of action, microfinance suicides, Republican primaries, Beate Klasfeld, cycling safety.

Today sees the European Trade Union Confereration day of action against austerity. Bernard Achitz of the ÖGB talks to Joanna Bostock about the protest and what they hope to achieve.

Microfinance suicides

There have been thousands of suicides in India as people who have taken microcredits find they are unable to meet the repayments.

While microcredits have been life savers for millions of people around the owrld, giving them an opportunity to start small businesses and climb out of poverty, for others they have made a bad situation worse.

Geeta Pandy looks at why so many people are getting into such desperate financial trouble, and how this can be avoided while still preserving the good elements of microfinance.

Republican nomination contest

Mitt Romney seems to be consolitating his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but with "Super Tuesday" looming next week, could there still be an upset?

A profile of Beate Klarsfeld

73 year old "Nazi hunter", Beate Klarsfeld´, famour for slapping former German chancellor, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, in the face, is to stand agains Joachim Gauck in the race for the German presidency.

The Times campaign for safer cycling

The Times of London launches a major campaign to promote safer cycling.

FM4 Reality Check

Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00, and after the show via Podcast or fm4.orf.at/realitycheck.