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Discussions continue in Athens, police on alert

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

On the eve of a meeting held to be decisive of the Eurogroup, the anti-riot units of the Greek police were deployed around the parliament protection Sunday, where demonstrators denounced the austerity measures imposed in exchange for 130 billion euros of extra funding.

The hope that the ongoing discussions lead Monday at the meeting of finance ministers of the euro area in Brussels has revived since the government of Lucas Papademos has detailed this week further budget reductions, of around 335 million euros. 

In total, the law of austerity passed by Parliament on Sunday and demanded by the "troika" of international creditors of Greece (EU, IMF and Central Bank European) provides € 3.3 billion of budget savings with the objective of bringing the sovereign debt of Greece from 160 to 120% of GDP by 2020.

But the camp of the "skeptics", led by Germany, is concerned about the Greek government commitment to reduce debt.

Sunday, only a few hundred people gathered early in the afternoon before the parliament. But a week after the scenes of riots that followed the adoption of this new austerity measures by the deputies, the Greek police is on alert.

"Maybe some people have been frightened by the riots of last week," said Costas Xenakis, a protester of 70 years which explains the low mobilization.

The retired state electricity company notes, however, that "the austerity measures hit really retired." "We can not sit and accept it," he adds.

Behind him, a banner demanding the cancellation of the "harmony of hunger", testimony of the anger felt by a large part of the Greek population vis-à-vis political representation, alleged to have allowed to accumulate mountains of debt and have favored the wealthiest through fiscal laxity.

Resentment may be expressed most strongly in the polls in parliamentary elections, expected in April.

A poll released Sunday, the Socialist Party (PASOK) and the conservative right New Democracy – the two political families dominating Greece since the end of the colonels' regime in 1974 – did meet between them only a quarter of the votes. 

Another study highlights the concern of the population: while 73% of Greeks say they want to stay in the euro area, only 49% think the country will succeed in the next two years.

"ILLUSORY REQUIRE (…) WHAT HAPPENS BY 2020"

From Monday's meeting in Brussels will depend on aid payment of 130 billion euros needed to prevent Greece from falling into bankruptcy at maturity of 20 March, when a large debt repayments are scheduled.

"The Greek people did everything he could and we are determined to keep our commitments," said Christos Papoutsis, Minister of Public Safety, before an emergency meeting of the government.

For Maria Fekter, the Austrian Minister of Finance, it seems that an agreement is finally coming into place. "I do not think there is a majority to engage in any other way because another way would be extremely difficult and cost a lot lot of money," she said on Sunday antenna Austrian television.

But Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the Eurogroup, warned on the eve of the weekend there was still work to be done by Monday.

The preparatory contacts continued Sunday between finance officials of the euro area. The central challenge is to bring the Greek debt at a "more sustainable", the order of 120% of GDP by 2020.

Officials from EU and IMF consider that this objective – which requires that Greece is returning to a budget surplus next year – will not be required and, depending on the sce nario now dominant, the idea would be to reduce the deficit to 129% of GDP by that time.

"Today we speak of 129%, a figure that takes into account certain assumptions. This revision is due to poor growth figures, not only in Greece but throughout Europe, "says Pantelis Kapsis, spokesman for the Greek government, in an interview published Saturday by the daily franç ais Liberation

. "It is also unrealistic to predict with much accuracy what will happen by 2020" , says he

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The investment bank has affected the result of Barclays

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Barclays said Friday that its investment bank had completed the worst quarter of 2011 it has seen in three years, the crisis in the euro zone having an appreciable effect on bond trading and earnings Annual whole facility.

The fourth British bank by capitalization said it had reduced premiums by 35% in its investment bank Barclays Capital, compared to the previous year, the various bonuses across the entire bank being reduced by 26%.

Barclays, the first major UK banks to publish its accounts, has reported pretax profit of 5.9 billion pounds (7.0 billion euros) in 2011, down 3%. The consensus of analysts gave 6.1 billion.

The result of Barclays Capital (BarCap) has decreased to 1.8 billion pounds in the fourth quarter, down 19% over the previous three months.

The fall of the bond trading business and the board has sealed all the banks in late 2011 and BarCap has suffered more than some U.S. competitors but unless Credit Suisse.

Impairment losses on bad loans have fallen by a third in 2011 to 3.8 billion pounds.

"We believe that the economic and regulatory environment remains dificult in 2012," said general manager Bob Diamond said in a statement.

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The use of short will be simplified

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Businesses can use reduced hours for a period of two months, instead of three months minimum as far. Moreover, Unédic will compensate the employee at the first non-working hours and not from the 51st hour. Agency employment center in Nice

The social partners have completed Monday, February 6 negotiations on simplification of the partial unemployment, desired by the government, lamenting the CGT still not be reached "unification" of different compensation schemes. Following a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the MEDEF, the CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC and FO said they would sign the draft agreement inter-professional, the CGT had not yet made its final decision. The side of employers, the MEDEF, UPA and CGPME should also give their approval.  

Despite disagreements, all stressed the need to be pragmatic in these times of crisis, short-allowing companies to cope with downturns without fire. This agreement simplifies one of the two systems of compensation available in case of partial unemployment: the partial activity of long duration (APLD), far less used than the conventional allocation. Businesses will be able to use the APLD for a period of partial unemployment for two months instead of three months minimum as far.

Moreover, Unédic will compensate the employee at the first non-working hours and not from the 51st hour. Thus the State and indemnify the employee Unédic up to 7.23 euros in the first hour (7.84 euros for companies with fewer than 250 employees), against 5.23 currently, some welcome support for the employer.  

The company is committed to keeping the employee twice the time

The agreement "simplifies the device", especially for small businesses, said the negotiator of the CFDT Lawrence Berger. "We are still far from what is sought, namely the unification of devices for partial unemployment," lamented his side Maurad Rabhi, the CGT, the first French union. Moreover, "nowhere in this text, it was possible to the consideration that was negotiated in 2009, which was to preserve jobs," he said.

When a company uses the APLD, she is committed to preserving the jobs twice the time during which employees were to short. For example, an employee experiencing an inactivity of three months, the company agrees to keep at least six months. This agreement will be tested until September and will be given a suite "in light of experience." To set this up, Unédic will release 80 million euros, which will add 40 million remaining on a budget of 150 million dedicated to short released in 2009.

This text comes as the government announced last week the elimination of prior administrative authorization. So far an employer who wanted to have recourse to short should apply to the administration which had 20 days to notify its decision. During the "Social Summit Emergency" on 18 January President Nicolas Sarkozy announced measures against unemployment, and including € 140 million to boost part-time work.

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Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Negotiators from six Belgian and Dutch-speaking parties have reached an agreement Saturday on the 2012 federal budget, paving the way for settling the political crisis. The deterioration of the country's rating by Standard and Poor's has served as a trigger. Outgoing Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme, the ordinary business since April 2010

Nothing precludes the establishment of a government in Belgium after the agreement reached Saturday between a coalition of six parties French and Flemish on the draft 2012 federal budget. "The king (of the Belgians Albert II) is pleased that agreement has been reached. Accordingly, it instructed the teacher (and leader of the Socialist francophone Elio Di Rupo) to form as soon as possible a government," announced the Royal Palace in a statement.This may increase the debt burden, increasing the confidence of the markets. The daily Le Soir, it is nothing short of an "infernal downward spiral." Especially a further deterioration can not be excluded. "The risk increases as the financial sector is in need of new state aid. This could push the debt ratio of Belgium above 100% of GDP," warned Standard & Poor's. "We must avoid imposing an austerity that would be against blind-productive", called La Libre Belgique, but "we must dare to clean thoroughly, cut, cut wherever possible."

The differences are between socialists and liberals such as Monday approached the prime minister, Elio Di Rupo threw in the towel. King Albert II refused his resignation but it has reinforced the idea that Belgium became a country ungovernable.

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Thursday, November 24th, 2011

The fight against fraud and tax evasion allowed the State to recover 16 billion euros of rights and penalties in 2010, according to a report presented by Bercy on Thursday. The key figures to remember. The fight against tax evasion allowed the State to recover 16 billion euros in 2010

The budget minister, Valérie Pécresse, presented on Thursday a report on action taken by the tax authorities in recent years to fight against fraud and evasion. The key figures to remember.

€ 16 billion: the amount of fees and penalties notified at the end of a tax audit in 2010, one billion more than in 2009. Since 2007, the fight against tax fraud and flushed 50 billion of potential revenue, according to Bercy. Warning: this represents well the sum which has been notified. But that is not yet fully returned to the state coffers.To uncover more, the DGFIP (Directorate General of Public Finance) has launched an operation control of purchases made in France from foreign bank cards. Nearly 100 such operations have reported some 900 million euros.

4700: the number of taxpayers who have regularized their situation with the special unit set up in 2009, amounting to 7 billion euros. Which reported to the state 1.2 billion euros in taxes and penalties.

350: the number of tax adjustments completed on 800 committed from the 3000 list of the case HSBC. At stake: 160 million euros in tax revenues. Overall, when all els adjustments are completed, the state hopes to one billion euros in revenue.

40,000: the number of transfers from a unit amount of more than 15,000 euros made by French companies to tax havens.

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Monday, November 14th, 2011

European markets closed lower, punished once again by fears caused by the crisis of sovereign debt.

The CAC 40 sold 1.28% 40.23 points at 3108.95. The FTSEurofirst 300 dropped 0.93% and -1.57% Euro STOXX 50. Milan has lost 1.99% after gaining 2.3% up in early trading.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (-1.19%) and London (-0.47%) also fell.

If the gradual establishment of new governments in Greece and Italy had initially supported the Old World Awards, the mixed result of an Italian award served as a reminder that the trust has not resurfaced.

"The real drivers are market rates.Traders have also pointed out that the European Central Bank continued its purchases of debt on the Italian market.

The influential Warren Buffett, investor and director of Berkshire Hathaway, was also estimated on CNBC he was not sure that Europe is able to stem the crisis and considered it premature to buy European sovereign debt and banking shares.

The bank blamed the coup. The index yielded 1.75%.

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Friday, November 4th, 2011

The abandonment of the proposed referendum Greek and commitment of Italy to reorganize its finances allowed Friday at the G20 summit in Cannes, to turn to other issues that the crisis in the euro area, such as commodity markets and global economic governance.

But it remains a central concern of the leaders of major economies in the world, who fear a contagion that would ruin their efforts to try to revive global growth.

G20 leaders seek such a way to strengthen the response capacity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The mini-summit on the crisis in the euro area, which took precedence over other priorities of the G20, have been chained to a high rate in recent 48 hours in Cannes.

In the draft "action plan for global growth strong, sustainable and balanced" discussion in Cannes, Italy is committed to approach a balanced budget in 2013 and rapidly reduce its ratio of government debt relative to GDP (120% at present) from 2012.

Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Silvio Berlusconi on Friday morning, before the resumption of the G20 in the presence of representatives of the European Commission and Council to see how he intended to meet these commitments.

Italy under IMF surveillance

The Italian Prime Minister, politically weakened, has not actually managed to get his government anti-crisis measures, on the eve of the summit in Cannes.

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Saturday, October 29th, 2011

208.55, the S & P 500, followed by most fund managers, was awarded 42.59 points, 3.43% to 1284.59 and the Nasdaq, with high technological weight, gained 3.32% , 87.96 points to 2738.63.

The S & P is now able to carry out its largest monthly increase since January 1987

"With the disappearance potential spectrum of the Apocalypse of the euro, there is a kind of national focus on the fundamentals, which were frankly good for the month," said Phil Orlando, chief strategist at Federated Investors New York City.

However, some analysts are warning against any complacency.

"We have virtually erased all the losses of the summer.

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Decrease of 4.8% of sales for nine months of Axa

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Axa said Thursday a decline of 4.8% of its turnover in the first nine months of 2011, mainly due to the retirement savings Life business where the insurer has given priority to the margins rather than volumes.

The total turnover on the first nine months months of 2011 reached 65.945 billion euros, down 4.8% as reported and 2% on a comparable basis.

In life insurance, retirement savings in revenue amounted to 39.79 billion euros, or a withdrawal of 9.3% as reported.

This market segment is under pressure and for the whole sector in France, net inflows of life insurance products was negative in September, the first time since December 2008, said Monday the French Federation of Insurance Companies .

The Chief Financial Officer Gerald Harlin said during a conference call Thursday Axa was on track to achieve the objectives of its strategic plan in 2015, by which it intends to redeploy to emerging countries and reduce its costs in mature countries.

Axa has also initiated the sale of its private equity, Axa Private Equity, an assignment following the withdrawal of almost general banking and insurance sector reported an unattractive by future Solvency II prudential standards.

"The process is going well," commented the chief financial officer who declined to comment further.

Gerald Harlin has not wished to address the possible role in strengthening Axa Capital, BNP Paribas – estimated at 2.1 billion euros by the supervisory authority – a bank in which the insurer has an approximate 5%.

"We have always followed the increases in capital" of BNP Paribas in the past, he simply said, insisting that no announcement on a possible capital increase had been made by BNP Paribas.

As for his own financial health, Axa said its statutory solvency ratio was estimated at more than 190% against 186% at June 30, 2011.

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Coffee breaks soon more expensive

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

The vending industry could suffer its first price increase in 10 years, particularly affected by higher raw material and a decrease in consumption. The amount is still unknown, the increase to be on a case by case basis. Prices will go up ATMs for the first time in 10 years.

The small black machine will soon cost more. The vending industry could suffer a price increase for the first time in ten years. It is affected particularly by the surge in commodity prices such as coffee, as well as a decline in consumption, mainly due to unemployment. No one yet knows when and how much may increase the price of cup of coffee, chocolate bars, sandwiches and soft drinks sold in these machines, the vast majority (83%) are located in business.Because an increase would be on an individual basis, as part of the negotiation of each contract, said Jean-Marc Nigond Tuesday, Speaker of the House national union auto sales and services (navs).

But the current situation is "untenable," the navs, while the sector, consisting mainly of small and very small, is caught between declining consumption and rising costs. Suppliers have passed on the outbreak of coffee or sugar, she says, fearing further pressure with the proposed "soda tax" before Parliament. Automatic distribution also suffers from rising fuel, since the supply and maintenance of machines involve many tours.

Banks reluctant to lend for investment, as companies seek modern appliances, offers a wide variety or quality, or design spaces "relaxation".Between 2009 and 2010, sales from vending machines fell 0.8% to 2 billion euros, having already declined by 6.6% between 2008 and 2009. The decline in consumption due in particular to "a staff presence less" because of high unemployment and the reduction in temporary staff, told AFP Rémi Vilaine, Executive Director of Food services firm Gira. In addition, employers demand a higher productivity, which reduces break times, while "the ban on smoking in the company conducted a number of employees down at the foot of turn" and therefore not to take their break at the coffee machine, he analyzed. Vending is also facing increasing competition for tenders for "snacking" with the development of convenience stores.

A sector that weighs 15,000 jobs worldwide

If the sector is now considering a price increase, it is also because the controllers have evolved, accepting payment methods other than the parts, like cards, keys or Moneo. When the machines were not on pieces of less than five cents, it prevented increases of 1, 2 or 3 cents, said Mr. Nigond the navs.

The vending industry is an exploded with 1,250 companies employing 15,000 people, but now "there is a trend towards concentration is very important," said Mr. Vilaine. France has 625,000 machines, one for 103 inhabitants, 70% of hot drinks and 30% of distributors of drinks (cans, bottles) and food products.Besides businesses, vending machines are installed at 8% in public transport, 4.6% in areas of health such as hospitals

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