ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 3: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, the BBC's Nik Gowing hosts a live 'Special World Debate' with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Goldman Sachs Jim O'Neill, International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Chairmwoman of Sabanci Holding Guler Sabanci at the Istanbul Congress CenterOctober 3, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to reports global financial stability has improved in the wake of policy actions and signs of economic recovery. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 3: In this handout image supplied by the IMF, the BBC's Nik Gowing hosts a live 'Special World Debate' with panelists Economic Historian Niall Ferguson, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Goldman Sachs Jim O'Neill, International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Chairmwoman of Sabanci Holding Guler Sabanci at the Istanbul Congress CenterOctober 3, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. According to reports global financial stability has improved in the wake of policy actions and signs of economic recovery.

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