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With the EU referendum only weeks away, betting on a brexit has become big business for the countries bookies. However, not only are investors looking to bookmakers as a means to make money, some say they also provide a clearer picture of trends as opposed to the polls. Share Radio's Patrick Jones investigates

With just over 3 weeks to go until the EU referendum, Share Radio hosts it's first in-studio debate on the issue. Today's spokesperson for the remain campaign is Hugo Dixon of InFacts & author of 'The In/Out Question', & Lord Howard Flight, peer of the realm and former Conservative MP & former shadow chief-secretary to the treasury.

Chief Economist at the OECD Catherine L Mann joins Ed Mitchell on Investment Perspectives to discuss a new forecast from the OECD which predicts a drop of 3% GDP if the UK votes to leave the European Union, as well as impacting the EU itself negatively. She also discusses difficulties in a world of slow financial growth.

There is less than a month to go before the EU referendum and voters face an onslaught of claims, counter-claims, arguments and warnings over whether staying or leaving is the best option. Britain's relationship and role within Europe has been a matter of debate for centuries, more intensely since the war and continuously since membership of the EEC, now the EU, 43 years ago. Former Secretary of State for Trade, Peter Lilley, cabinet member under Margaret Thatcher and John Major has experienced that debate at some crucial stages, particularly the Maastricht treaty. He joins Ed Mitchell, host of Investment Perspectives, in studio.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the UK could face a further 2 years of austerity measures if we vote to leave the EU. Economists in the Leave camp disagree and say economic growth would accelerate following an exit. Carl Emerson is the author of the IFS report, Deputy Director at the IFS, Carl Emerson. He joins Ed Mitchell for more discussion.

At 4.30PM on a Friday afternoon we team up with the Financial Times for "Serious Money with Claer Barrett". Claer is personal finance editor at the F.T. and put's together Saturday's FT Money section. Topics this week: Betting on a brexit - should investors gamble on the referendum result? Serious money - why investors should fear deflation And Lending Club - big problems at the US peer to peer lender but what does it mean for the UK sector?

Only a few years ago Africa was seen by some as the next great emerging investment opportunity, but a recent economic slide has brought this idea into question. Share Radio's Alexi Phillips reports on what was behind the rise and fall of this optimism surrounding Africa. He spoke with Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society, and Simon Freemantle, Senior Political Economist at Standard Bank

The latest quarterly review from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research sees world economic growth this year falling to it's slowest pace since the 2009 recession. The growth downgrade to 3% is mainly due to disappointing performances in us and japan, also poor performances for Brazil and Russia. As for the UK, things are dominated by the outcome of the EU referendum, for more analysis Ed Mitchell is joined in the studio by Jack Meaning, Research Fellow at the National Institute.

The global economic landscape remains dominated by Central Bank monetary policy and their regular policy and forecast pronouncements. Late yesterday it was the US Federal Reserve, this morning the Bank of Japan and recently the ECB. The Bank of England is also making it's position known regularly on the EU referendum. For his analysis of Central Bank Monetary Policy and what it means for investors, Ed Mitchell of Investment Perspectives is joined in the studio by Nizam Hamid, Head of Sales for Europe at Wisdom Tree, the leading exchange traded products provider.

Let's now team up with the Financial Times for "Serious Money with Claer Barrett". Claer is personal finance editor at the F.T. and put's together tomorrows FT Money section. This week Claer and host of Investment Perspectives – Ed Mitchell, discuss Prince, pension-planning and much more!