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February 2, 2012
Competitiveness of the German economy is regularly cited as an example by Nicolas Sarkozy. Yet behind the success of "Made in Germany" export hidden social realities unenviable. German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his best wishes for 2012 In his televised speech Sunday night, Nicolas Sarkozy praised the German model ...
November 22, 2011
According to WWF, manufacturers and retail chains are becoming more virtuous in the use of sustainable palm oil. But efforts are still needed. Today, 10% of palm oil produced in the world is certified sustainable. The sustainable palm oil seems increasingly preferred to curb deforestation, according to the World ...
November 18, 2011
The news is unnoticed but it is historical: the Central Bank of China has authorized the Central Bank of Austria to make investments in renminbi. Decryption with François Godement, China specialist and Director for Strategy Asiacentre. The yuan's Bank of China has signed an agreement with the Austrian Central Bank ...
November 8, 2011
The airline offers Silvio Berlusconi to "escape with Ryanair" while Italian Prime Minister through a political crisis that could lead him to step down. Screenshot known site www.ryanair.com / it's November 8, 2011 "Dear Silvio, a new opportunity to escape with Ryanair." It is this formula that the low-cost ...
November 6, 2011
The European Central Bank (ECB) often discussed the possibility of ending its purchases of sovereign debt in case the Italian Rome would not implement the promised reforms, said Yves Mersch, a member of the Governing Council of the ECB . "If we find that (effective) our work is undermined ...
November 2, 2011
The surprise announcement of a referendum in Greece on the agreement reached last week in Brussels causes stupor in Europe. George Papandreou, Prime Minister, endangering its political future and the country's membership in the euro area. But also the very existence of the latter. Decryption. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou ...
October 28, 2011
For Benoît Heitz, responsible for forecasting global economic at Societe Generale, the degradation of the environment is not yet sufficient to announce a recession. Europe will she fall back into recession? The business environment is being degraded rapidly in Europe. This degradation affects all sectors and all countries. ...
October 21, 2011
Spanish bank Santander announced Friday a strengthening of its balance sheet by about a billion dollars (730 million) by integrating new partners in its activities to consumer credit in the United States. The announcement comes as pressure intensifies on European banks to increase their own funds. In a ...
October 17, 2011
Jean-Claude Trichet has exceeded the mandate of the European Central Bank (ECB) in its efforts to stem the debt crisis in the euro area, as more than half of bank employees asked about the eight years of his presidency the ECB. Just under half of the 1200 ECB employees ...
October 15, 2011
Four in ten French people consider the euro as a disability and wish to return to the franc. Do you share that view? Four out of 10 French are for an abandonment of the euro and a return to the franc, according to a survey conducted from FIFG 23 to ...