As the International Economic Forum kicks off in St. Petersburg, RT’s Peter Lаvelle is ready to delve into the world’s most acute agenda.<br /><br />The massive influx of refugees from the Middle East and Central Asia has become a major international challenge, threatening the political fortunes of a number of individual EU heads of government and straining the Union’s core foundations.<br /><br />But Europe is not alone in confronting a backlash to immigration; in the US the influx of the Latino population has increased xenophobia and reshaped the body politic, while regional economies such as Turkey and Jordan must manage the flood of huge minority populations.<br /><br />What policies must be implemented to create a sensible and sustainable immigration plan for each of these economies, turning what is presently viewed as a crisis into a potential economic growth opportunity? What is at stake for the rest of the world if these crises continue unabated?<br /><br />Panelists:<br />Ben Aris, Editor-in-Chief, Business New Europe<br />Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist, Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)<br />Alexander Mercouris, International Law Expert<br />Xavier Moreau, Founder, Centre of Political-Strategic Analysis STRATPOL<br />Jim Rogers, Chairman, Beeland Interests Inc<br />Stefan Schaible, Partner, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Roland Berger<br />Frank Schauff, Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation<br />Andy Xie, Independent Economist<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
