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Thursday Jun 23, 2011
The Paris market continues to fall on Thursday, a reflection of what has been observed in Asian markets this morning and the decline in U.S. indices yesterday. Wednesday evening, the Cac 40 lost 0.15% and ended at 3871.37 points in a very dynamic market, with over 7.1 billion traded on the benchmark index of the Paris Bourse. And on Thursday, sitting in the middle of the index still declined 1.34% to 3819.50 points.
PMI purchasing managers in the euro area fell in June to its lowest for twenty months to 53.6 points, confirming a slowdown in European economic activity.The growth of private sector activity in France has slowed more than expected in June.
European side, European leaders find themselves on Thursday night in Brussels at a summit to try to reassure their ability to stem the endless debt crisis in Greece and prevent contagion throughout the euro area, which worries more and more abroad. Other items on the agenda: the confirmation of the appointment in November of the Italian Mario Draghi as President of the ECB to replace Jean-Claude Trichet.
The publication of the memo on the economy of France, to be released at 22 o'clock tonight, will be watching. In addition, the G20 agricultural ends today. In addition, Christine Lagarde, a candidate for the general direction of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), spends his oral exam today in Washington.The maintenance of his rival, Mexico's Agustin Carstens, was held Tuesday.
United States, a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday warned against an explosion of net public debt, which can reach 100% of GDP by 2021 if nothing is done to correct the current trajectory. In addition, the U.S. central bank is now focusing on a GDP increase of less than 3% in the fourth quarter. New measures could be considered if the economic situation deteriorated.
On the currency markets, the euro fell sharply against the dollar on Thursday, as the market digested the Fed announcements. The single European currency was worth 1.4254 dollars against 1.4349 late Wednesday.
EDF denies
The CAC 40, only Pernod Ricard rises in green: + 0.06% to 66.49 euros.But in the SBF 120, Lagardère stands: + 2.33% to 27.40 euros. Areva takes him 0.59% to 25.50 euros.
Side drops, banks suffer: BNP Paribas lost 1.86%, 1.69% Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and Natixis 2.1% 2.08% while trades a private sector participation to a new aid plan to Greece. European banks resisted, however, a defect in Greece, according to Bernard de Longevialle, head of bank ratings at Standard & Poor's. Note that BNP Paribas bought 25% of Findomestic to the bank Intesa Sanpaolo for 629 million euros and now holds 100%.
EDF (-1.23% to 25.78 euros), which plunged 3% yesterday at the meeting, had to deny rumors of leaks in nuclear plants in France instant credit reports.The CGT has nevertheless confirmed that called for an end of a reactor at the plant in Seine-Maritime Paluel due to extraordinary levels of radioactivity. The electrician has admitted it yesterday "an accumulation of small differences" after the publication of an article Mediapart citing incidents in series.
In addition, the dean of French nuclear reactors, the central Fessenheim, would be allowed in the coming days to continue to operate for ten years.
EDF is also increased to 96.71% of share capital and voting rights of EDF Energies Nouvelles after the public offer launched on its subsidiary, announced Thursday the AMF in a statement.
EADS (1.30% to 22.14 euros).The low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia has placed a firm order for 200 Airbus A320 Neo, a record in civil aviation in the number of devices including vendus.Grâce this mega-contract, the total firm orders for Airbus is to about $ 58 billion for 621 aircraft. The buyers of the Airbus A400M signed a framework agreement on the development and maintenance of the fleet of the future military transport aircraft. Furthermore, after signing an order for sixteen billion dollars with Indigo.American Airlines could also favor the European aircraft manufacturer at the expense of its rival Boeing.
Air France-KLM lost 2.06% to 10.21 euros.
Dassault Systemes (-0.96% to 57.18 euros, the largest decline rating) expects a double-digit increase in sales in the aerospace and defense between 2010 and 2014 thanks to the many innovations offered by these sectors, Reuters said Wednesday its chief executive Bernard Charles said in an interview.
Automobile manufacturers seek to diversify their income and increase customer loyalty.
Peugeot (-0.40% to 29.77 euros) PSA installed production capacity that should allow it to manufacture more than 30,000 hybrid vehicles per year, reports La Tribune. "At Sochaux, we expect a potential of 70 to 80 units per day," says Serge Isler, project 3008 Peugeot hybrid.In addition, PSA has manufactured in Rennes, Brittany, just over 15,000 Peugeot 508 equipped with the same technology, the paper said.
The vaccine against typhoid Sanofi (-0.36% to 52.63 euros) was granted the status of "prequalification" of the World Health Organization (WHO), prior to its use by UNICEF and other international agencies, a first for a vaccine of this type, the group announced Thursday.
PPR (-0.60% to 116.80 euros) holds 87.4% of the U.S. manufacturer of sports clothing Volcom at the end of its tender offer (OPA) is friendly and able to reach 90% capital by playing an option, according to a statement released Thursday by the French group.
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Saturday Jun 18, 2011
Too big banks are no longer popular. International regulators working on a way to discourage institutions to reach a critical size, representing a systemic risk. The aim is to avoid repeating the situation in 2008 when, at the height of the crisis, governments were forced to come to the rescue of the banks described as "too big to fail", ie plants with failure could endanger the financial system.
The Basel Committee on banking regulation, which will meet next week and consider the implementation of specific measures to the thirty largest banks, reported Bloomberg and the Financial Times. The idea would be to impose new capital requirements higher than other institutions through the application of a new specific prudential ratio.If these measures are validated, the additional reserve capital that institutions would be selected will earn 3.5% of their risk-weighted assets according to Bloomberg, or 2.5% reported the Financial Times. Restrictions in addition to 7% imposed under the Basel III standards.
The new ratios would be imposed on institutions sliding scale depending on the size of banks and their links with their competitors. The Bloomberg stressed that the highest ratio of 3.5% is not applicable today. But it would serve to discourage institutions to grow further.
France wants to exclude Crédit Agricole and Societe Generale lists
In total, nearly 30 banks that would be an increase in their capital reserve requirements. The most severe restrictions relate eight institutions including BNP Paribas.Four other European banks (Deutsche Bank, HSBC, RBS and Barclays) and three U.S. (Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America) are also involved free business cards. They would be forced to comply with a Core Tier 1 ratio, an indicator that measures the equity of 9.5%, the Financial Times. A second level would include four other banks.
But the list of banks involved are not yet fixed. The French regulator to try and ensure that Crédit Agricole and Societe Generale will be free of these new rules.
In addition, regulators have not defined the means by which institutions can be put in order.The arsenal of new rules imposed specifically to institutions "too big to fail", whose size deemed critical obliges the authorities to intervene in case of bankruptcy, should be ready for the next scheduled for November G20 stated Mario Draghi, chairman of the Financial Stability Board, in April.
But these new laws should not prevent banks from merging. "Institutions should already get the green light from regulators before any merger, the new ratios will be charged an additional constraint," says a corporate lawyer at the agency Bloomberg.
Little reaction in the markets
These ads have little impact on the shares of French banks. In the morning, the folds of the securities of banking stocks are less important than their benchmark index, the CAC40.The banks operate in a pocket-handkerchiefs: Company Génarale folds 0.5% 0.4% BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole 0.3% against a fall of 1% for the CAC 40.
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Saturday Jun 11, 2011
It's like income a year and a half ago. At the time, Renault intends to build its Clio IV in Turkey and not on the site Flins in the Yvelines. The government had to intervene and finally get the direction the car is partly built in France.
Will history repeat itself with PSA that intends to close its factory in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Sevelnord (North). Except that unlike Renault's 30% owned by the state, the manufacturer, a lion is a 100% private. The scope of government is much smaller.
"These companies are accountable to the nation"
The State is taking this matter very seriously.If the Minister of Industry, Eric Besson, who met Thursday evening PSA CEO, Philippe Varin, said he was "reassured" by the commitments made by the carmaker, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, the move to guérande (Loire-Atlantique), did not hesitate to call the toll paid by the state to help a struggling sector during the economic crisis. At the time, PSA and Renault had received three billion euros each. "Given the large amount of aid made to the French car industry by the government, I would not and would not understand that these companies are not beholden to the nation that has helped low interest personal loan." The Prime Minister will also have the opportunity to discuss this news with Philippe Varin on Saturday, as both men find themselves in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Socialist Party (PS) is however not reassured."I do not have much confidence in his statements (Philippe Varin), says the spokesman of the Socialist Party, Benoît Hamon. Because we see a real transhumance migration of automotive production facilities and their equipment from the west to the east of Europe. " For its part, the Socialist mayor of Aulnay-sous-Bois, Gerard Segura, is confident that "until 2016, when production of the C3 should end in this factory. The industrial director of PSA, Denis Martin, had said Thursday that "industrial, it is absolutely impossible to give a guarantee on a sustainable medium and long terms. We have visibility into our roadmap to a year or 18 months. It is an absolute maximum, "he concludes. No doubt the state will seek to convince SAP to reconsider its plans.
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Thursday May 19, 2011
Solidarity savings gaining weight. As evidenced by the latest barometer of the association Finansol group of leading financiers in solidarity with the Hexagon, its stock is around 3.15 billion euros at the end of December 2010, an increase of 31% compared to the previous year. "Every family of products grew with rates of 15-50%," says Finansol in a statement. Even if these good figures owe much to the legal requirement for companies to make socially responsible funds in their employee savings schemes, which weighs half of the total outstanding.And they must also be compared to the total amount saved each year by the French, which is around 250 billion euros.
Journalist expert on the subject, and author of "Solidarity savings for Dummies" (available since May 12 First Editions), Eric Larpin believes that such legislation has almost doubled the number of savers, who passed the bar of 700,000 people. Ultimately, these funds are supporting local projects of SMEs and cooperatives in sectors "of recycling, recovery, fair trade, organic farming or carpool," recites the journalist.
These are all areas where it is difficult to get funds."Companies faced in my work always tell the same story: their case was set aside by the banker, who considered them too risky in the absence of a business plan or market research deemed appropriate," says Eric Larpin. This explains why banks are reluctant to offer these savings products:
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Monday Apr 18, 2011
She gave a good month to sell everything. A few hours will suffice. Monnaie de Paris has attracted crowds during the weekend of April 9 to 10, when the sale of two new plays: 10,000 pieces of gold in 1000 euros the effigy of the Greek hero Hercules. A veritable gold rush, which has undoubtedly been very beneficial to the venerable institution. And for good reason: Each piece consisted of 20 grams of gold. What gives them the weight value of 650 euros at current prices, or 32.5 euros per gram.
But knowing that the Monnaie de Paris bought the gold that was used in the manufacture of these parts long before the launch of the operation, and given the fact that this metal has continued to surge in recent months, we can imagine that the profit was considerably higher than EUR 350 per room, well over 3.5 million euros in total! Even thinking about the parts of 100 euro money thrown at the same time: a weight of 50 grams and 50,000 copies drawn, they are only worth 47 euros at the current weight (0.94 euros per gram).
Side of the Paris Mint, its CEO, Christophe Beaux, wants to say anything about the benefits of the transaction. He recalls that it is "substantially lower" it looks, since we must deduct the cost of manufacture, knowing that "these pieces are quite worked." Still, this type of event takes place at regular intervals.Monnaie de Paris, which posted a net profit of 18 million euros in 2010 (against 16 million last year), in particular launch gold coins to 200 euros by the end of 2011.
The annoyance of numismatists
In contrast, numismatists s'agacent this success guaranteed payday loans. Worse, they scoff. "This is undoubtedly a very good deal for the state," quips Michael Prior, director of the Compagnie Generale de la Bourse in Paris, lamenting "a very bad investment." Among the causes of that nervousness: a few days after the sale, the professional has seen a Hercules gold for sale on e-bay at a price of 1200 euros. "After that, if the seller found a buyer, more power to him!" Coward he. According to him, the operation of the Paris Mint would be a scam. And buyers of laymen.
A bit bad player, our numismatist? A little. Because as pointed out by Christophe Beaux, a demonetization not valid.And thus, "the piece is protected by face value of 1,000 euros." So if gold were to fall, the buyer may in any case recover its initial investment. Driving the nail, the senior official added that "one must take people for fools." "They learn a minimum, he says. Thousand euros for a room, it is not nothing! "
Furthermore, it indicates that the 100 euro gold coins launched in 2008 by the Paris Mint, and equipped with 3.11 grams of gold, now worth almost as much weight as their face value. However, we must remember that an ounce of gold was used for flambé in times of crisis, and that if the economy improves, "catching up" of Hercules will not be as easy.
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Wednesday Apr 13, 2011
Traders are convinced, Schneider Electric is about to start his tour in the waltz of mergers and acquisitions. Concordant sources, the industry group has approached Tyco International. Schneider Electric had made a bid of about $ 30 billion (about 20.76 billion euros) to encourage the Swiss group of safety and engineering to come to the negotiating table.
Information that contradicts this Wednesday, the group led by Jean-Pascal Tricoire. Management refutes indeed in a statement "to be currently in discussions with Tyco International over a possible strategic transaction." This does not mean that no discussions never took place.This is a formal response to rumors magnified the last three days about a possible interest of the French group to Tyco.
Now that he has denied being in negotiations with Tyco, Schneider Eclectric is forced by regulators to abandon any attempt for six months supply on the Swiss.
A Tyco spokesman confirmed to the press to have received an offer
The assumptions were yet in full swing this morning. And for good reason: this merger would make the new entity the world's leading security systems.
A Tyco spokesman confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that "the board is studying the proposal," he received with surprise. The Daily Telegraph said of his side as the board of Tyco has given the green light to a process of "due diligence" (consultative accounts).The two dailies ensure that JPMorgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch attended Schneider Electric since September on this issue and that the most likely hypothesis was an offer in cash and securities.
Schneider Electric has even considered issuing the CEO Edward Breen of Tyco a seat on the board of the merged entity. But according to the Daily Telegraph, Tyco would not be willing to accept an offer below $ 65 per share.
At the NYSE, the title Tyco soared more than 7.4% to 52.33 dollars on the rumors and was thus valued at $ 24.8 billion (about 17.17 billion of euros). Conversely, in Paris, Schneider Electric has lost 3.5% to 112.90 euros per share, representing a capitalization of 30.70 billion euros.On two days, the title of the electrical equipment manufacturer has won more than 7.5%.
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Friday Mar 25, 2011
Europe is thought to enjoy the Brussels summit to finally turn the page of the debt crisis. But the Portuguese came psychodrama shake the building patiently put up for weeks by asking for a bailout forced march.
The pressure is growing on Lisbon and the Europeans will now cast messages without ambiguity. "We have the ability to help Portugal if we demand," said Thursday the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. EU summit should also help expose the full range of response from the anti-crisis unveiled earlier this month, since the funds to rescue deal for the euro through the strengthening of economic cooperation.
The resignation of Prime Minister of Portugal on Wednesday night, has changed the program.The country's economic situation is so precarious that it will probably aid amounted to 75 billion euros. "If Portugal had never seek European support this size seems appropriate," says the boss of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker. By contrast, Greece has received 110 billion euros, and Ireland 85 billion.
Threatened by a new recession, Lisbon facing the distrust of markets with borrowing rates to 10 years beyond 7% over a month. Thursday Fitch downgraded two notches its sovereign rating because of "increased risks" facing the country's financing capacity.The situation becomes untenable with the approach of the two bond issues planned for April and June, more than 9 billion euros in total.
Constitutional deadlock
"We are obviously ready to step in and help, but it must first request of Portugal," insists the Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders.
That's where the rub: Jose Socrates is a headwind against the idea of an international aid plan. Thursday in Lisbon, the spokesman of the government resigned hammered it "will continue to fight with all his might against the possibility of recourse to outside help." The electoral ambitions that keeps the prime minister did little to encourage reverse itself before its European partners. Especially it must be renewed this weekend at the head of the Socialist Party.
In this political agenda plus a legal headache for last minute very embarrassing for Brussels.The Portuguese Constitution would prevent a government in current affairs to engage his country on the path to a bailout. "The situation is institutionally blocked," sighs a diplomatic source.
Meanwhile, markets are losing patience. Early elections will not be held before end of May. Wait two months might give free rein to investor panic, with a key to the soaring rates, a heavier bill for the rescue, and increasing doubts about the future of the euro area. This is the scenario that the Europeans wanted to avoid the danger of reviving the plans after Greek and Irish. For the 27, we must find a loophole out of this unexpected situation. And reassurance in the meantime, the Lisbon commitments.
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Friday Mar 4, 2011
After a session of ups and downs, the leading index is rising again in Paris on Friday, gaining 0.26% in early trade at 4071.19 points. Yesterday, Wall Street has ended on a high note. For their part, the Asian financial centers are all clearly trending up. Despite rising pressure on the price of a barrel of oil, investors should follow the trend. The publication of results, generally of good quality, also maintains optimism.
Oil prices resumed their upward movement on Friday morning, the market doubts that Venezuela's proposal to find a solution to the crisis in Libya could succeed, analysts said. Libyan oil production has fallen by half because of the violence sweeping the country, announced Thursday the head of the government oil company NOC (Libyan National Oil Corporation) Shukri Ghanem.This morning, a barrel of light sweet crude gained 45 cents to 102.36 dollars. That of Brent North Sea was up 21 cents at $ 115.
On the macroeconomic front, all eyes should be turned to the U.S. this afternoon are expected when two important indicators that will give an overview of health status across the Atlantic, namely the employment figures and unemployment for the month of February (1430) and industrial orders for January (1600).
The euro at its highest in four months
As for currencies, the euro rebounded sharply against the dollar and the yen after ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet, hinted he might raise the rate by the European institution. At its monthly monetary policy meeting, the ECB has maintained, as expected, the rate at 1%.But the President has adopted to the press a very firm tone about inflation, stating that "strong vigilance" was needed.
Last night, the euro climbed to its highest level in nearly four months to nearly $ 1.40. Around 23 pm last night, the euro bought 1.3965 dollars against 1.3867 dollars on Wednesday at the same time, after climbing to 1.3974 dollars, a level unprecedented since Nov. 9. The European currency also climbed against the yen at 115.08 yen against 113.50 yen late Wednesday, after peaking at 115.15 yen, its highest since early November.
Areva more confident for 2011
Legrand – 4.95%, to 28.79 euros
Wendel (+ 2.91%, to 74.63 euros) jointly yield and KKR, as part of an accelerated placement, 40 million shares, or 15% stake in specialist electrical and digital infrastructure of the building.Yesterday the share closed up KKR of 1.61% at the New York Stock Exchange, to 1.61%.
Areva: 4.77% to 35.15%
The nuclear group has accused an operating loss in 2010, mainly because of a provision for the construction of the EPR reactor in Finland, but the specialist's public nuclear aims to grow its business in 2011. The Chairman of the Executive, Anne Lauvergeon, also said that the group did not need additional funds, especially after its capital increase to finance its development.
Hermes International boosts results
Hermes International: 1.09%, to 153 euros
The luxury group has announced an annual net profit up sharply from 46% to 421.7 million euros while its operating margin reached 27.8% of sales, "Best recorded performance by the group since its entry into scholarship in 1993, "says the label.Operating income also flies from 44.3% to 668.2 million euros. Sales, already known since early February reached 2.4 billion euros. The group psoposera a dividend of 1.50 euros, 1.05 euros under cons of fiscal 2009.
Eurotunnel: -2.03% to 7.17 euros
The operator of the Channel Tunnel was charged last year with a net loss of EUR 57 million which he attributes largely to the lack of insurance payments related to operating losses after the fire 2008. The dividend is still maintained at 4 cents, and management stated that if the recovery appears to be confirmed, it should remain as progressive segments. Eurotunnel expects its passenger traffic increase of about 3% in 2011.
Veolia Environnement: -1.61% at 22.63 euros
The company said net income fell slightly by 0.5% for annual sales up 2.5%.It aims to increase its recurring operating income 4 to 8% in 2011 by continuing its program of cost reduction (250 million euros of savings anticipated in 2011).In addition, 1.3 billion euros of asset sales are announced for the current year.
Ingenico: 1.94%, to 27.89 euros
The Grou announced its successful bond issue of 220 million euros, could be increased to 250 million, ocean-type.
IMS: 2.40%, to 15.36 euros
The group suffered an operating loss in 2010, a year marked by heavy charges, particularly related to the reorganization of the group and disposals of non-strategic stocks following the acquisition in July of Jacquet Metals.
EADS: 0.43%, to 19.86 euros
The parent company of Airbus, is close to deciding not to challenge the award of contract to Boeing $ 30 billion for the supply of tankers to the U.S. Air Force, said Thursday Sources familiar with the matter.The European aerospace group could announce the decision on Friday, putting an end to a battle of ten years on this contract.
Crossroads: – 2.4% to
The supermarket group has seen its vice president resign on March 1, due to disagreement with the strategy, according to the Tribune. For its part, the boss of the distributor, Lars Olofsson announced it would deploy its Carrefour hypermarket concept Planet throughout Europe from April.
Societe Generale
Lebanese Canadian Bank (LCB), a private Lebanese accused the U.S. of laundering money, will merge with Societe Generale said Thursday the governor of the Lebanese Central Bank, Riad Salameh.
Note that the calculation of the new composition of the CAC 40 was left unchanged the 40 companies included in the calculation of the benchmark index in Paris.Moreover, the general meeting of shareholders of Euro Disney could be an opportunity to learn more about the reasons for the surge in prices in recent weeks, including rumors of a capital input of a new shareholder.
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Thursday Mar 3, 2011
All the ingredients to accelerate the timetable for increasing rates of the European Central Bank (ECB) meets in Frankfurt on Thursday its board of governors. Inflation reached 2.4% in February in the eurozone, a figure higher than the target of 2% of the European Central Bank, growth was also up, despite the debt crisis, to 1.6% in 2011, according to Brussels.
The ECB needs to update its forecasts Thursday for growth and inflation for the eurozone, is also banking on an increase in GDP to about 1.8% this year, against a backdrop of price acceleration."A hardening of tone is expected this Thursday, but not so much an imminent rate hike," predicts Gilles Moec, economist at Deutsche Bank in London, which considers more likely than ever a higher interest rate – set at 1% since May 2009 – in June, while most experts still expect September or October.
"Nevertheless, the ECB will act before the Fed," said Paul Robson, currency strategist at Royal Bank of Scotland. These predictions explain the sharp rise of the euro against the dollar over the past two weeks, amid soaring oil prices. On Wednesday the European currency climbed again and traded at 1.3873 dollars, against 1.3774 late Tuesday.
"Extreme vigilance"
If the ECB should adopt a more muscular speech on inflation, no rate increase is expected on Thursday. Jean-Claude Trichet has never taken the markets by surprise when it came to raise rates."At worst, it removes the benefit of unlimited liquidity to banks for three months," said Gilles Moec absolutely free credit score.
The words of the President of the ECB to discuss the trend of monetary policy will be scrutinized with particular attention. Jean-Claude Trichet has always weighed his words carefully to prepare the ground for rate hikes. One month prior to the act, he uses, in general, the term "extreme vigilance". On Thursday, he goes one step semantics in terms of "risks of rising inflation."
Two political events could upset the programmed cure: a political crisis in the Arab world such as a barrel of crude would fly sustainably $ 40. Which would not fail to derail growth in Europe.Another factor is a scramble to EU summit next week dedicated to dealing with the debt crisis, which plunged the euro area in the heart of the financial turmoil.
Portugal is trying to reassure Berlin
Portugal has managed to rise on Wednesday, one billion euros to six and twelve months – 2.9% and 4% – and to redeem 110 million of bonds maturing in April and June, at rates ranging between 1.5% and 1.9%. Both issues have attracted strong demand. The rates charged are slightly higher than those charged in February.
Despite rumors of a quick remedy to a bailout, Portugal always manages to refinance the short-term markets. Reassuring news for the Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who was received Wednesday in Berlin by Angela Merkel.He reiterated that Portugal was "not need outside help" to cope with its difficulties. The Chancellor has however called for new measures against deficits.
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Tuesday Feb 22, 2011
More than a month after the fall of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, two French ministers have visited for the first time in Tunisia on Tuesday. For this visit aimed at restoring confidence between Paris and Tunis, following a succession of blunders diplomacy, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde is accompanied by Laurent Wauquiez, the minister for European affairs. Officially, the European Affairs Minister Michele Alliot-Marie could not go to Tunis to issues agenda. She is currently conducting a two-day trip to Brazil.
"Trust between Tunisia and France has not been broken," assured in front of some journalists Christine Lagarde at the beginning of his visit to Tunisia a few hours low fee payday loans. "The relationship between France and Tunisia has for centuries made a lot of light, a little dark sometimes.We are clearly in a period of light for this country, "she added.
"We do not come to lecture but to listen to their needs," said his part the Minister of European Affairs, Laurent Wauquiez. He raised the possibility of increasing European funding and needed to establish a "Marshall Plan now for Tunisia, European and also global":
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