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		<title>Citroën will become car rental company</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Citroen launches into his rental car, according to information published Tuesday in Le Parisien, Aujourd&#39;hui en France. The automaker plans to launch this new service from September 20, first time in Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille and Lyon before extending the scheme to other cities. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Citroen launches into his rental car, according to information published Tuesday in Le Parisien, Aujourd&#39;hui en France. The automaker plans to launch this new service from September 20, first time in Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille and Lyon before extending the scheme to other cities. </p>
<p> Users can rent the vehicle remotely, by phone, and it delivered to the address of their choice within three hours. &quot;The prices are comparable to those found on the market, says a source at the automaker in Paris <a href="http://payday-4all.com">payday advance low fees</a>. Just for the delivery or return home the vehicle, the service will cost 14 euros. </p>
<p> No need for subscription, understands the newspaper. Prices and rental period will vary widely.All types of Citroen vehicles will be offered, including the C-Zero electric car that is not yet commercialized. </p>
<p> A new website and an iPhone application should be launched in early 2011 to facilitate the leasing and add customized services such as insurance, download maps and other accessories. </p>
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		<title>Wall Street began the month of August in the green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Dow Jones wins 0.92% at the opening. The Nasdaq, 1.23%. And the S &#38; P, 1.31%. From the first minutes of trading, the indexes have increased their earnings. The Dow Jones already posted a gain of 1.23% to 10,595.06, while the S &#38; P 500 1115.12 1.23% to taking and the Nasdaq Composite [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> The Dow Jones wins 0.92% at the opening. The Nasdaq, 1.23%. And the S &amp; P, 1.31%. From the first minutes of trading, the indexes have increased their earnings. The Dow Jones already posted a gain of 1.23% to 10,595.06, while the S &amp; P 500 1115.12 1.23% to taking and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.1% to 2279.52 . </p>
<p> The month of August begins on sound footing, after a month of July under the sign of the rally. Wall Street has indeed the balance Friday night, but after a volatile session. The Dow Jones has sold just 0.01% at 10,466 points, but has had its best monthly performance (7.18%) last year. The Nasdaq was awarded 0.13% to 2255 points. In July, the Nasdaq and the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;500 have earned 6.9%. </p>
<p> The slowdown, confirmed the U.S. economy, however, has influenced the trend.In fact, the Commerce Department announced preliminary second quarter GDP rose just 2.4% annualized, while the consensus was expecting 2.5 and he had grown more openly 3.7% first quarter. Traders are still welcomed other indicators more encouraging: the Chicago PMI for July was well above expectations (even if relapse at its lowest since November 2009) and the final index of consumer sentiment for July improved slightly although it remains a net withdrawal a month. </p>
<p> On Monday, investors showed they appreciated the performance of enterprises. The KBW index of bank took 1.69%, encouraged by the strong results presented today by BNP Paribas and HSBC.</p>
<p> The ISM manufacturing index is expected with caution </p>
<p> On the face of macroeconomic indicators, meanwhile, on Friday, the U.S. employment report, investors will closely monitor the publication at 16:00 on Monday, the ISM manufacturing index for July (consensus 54) index ISM activity in the industry, which could either be moderating further, but also show that on Monday the 12th consecutive month of growth in manufacturing output. It could increase by 54.6% against 56.2% previously. It also is known that at 16:00 the index of construction spending for June, due in slight decline of -0.5% against -0.1% previously. </p>
<p> &quot;Employment and consumer credit (Friday) will be crucial <a href="http://payday-loans-e.com">electronic check payday advance</a><!-- . -->.Other market movers are, unsurprisingly, the two ISM surveys, analysts said Aurel Bgc. Investors have &quot;overreacted&quot; to last week regional surveys, which are very volatile &#8230; The ISM manufacturing index, released today, will determine the market trend over the week. &quot; </p>
<p> Latest quarterly publications before the summer break </p>
<p> On the corporate side, no new publication will boost the morale of investors. Indeed, the largest quarterly publications arrive this week to an end, on both sides of the Atlantic after the accounts variously appreciated Merck, Chevron, McAfee or Friday, &quot;recently published expected these days This should provide some important information and news on different sectors of activity, analysts said Aurel Bgc.</p>
<p> This week will publish in fact the computer services company VeriSign (Monday), and Electronic Arts, as well as Pfizer, Dow Chemical, Procter &amp; Gamble (Tuesday).It will then turn to Time Warner (Wednesday) and Kraft Foods and Viacom (Thursday). </p>
<p> The investors also will keep an eye on the pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Meyers, and the other on the pharmaceutical distributor CVS Caremark, who will pay interim dividends. </p>
<p> In the news this Monday, Ford (1.63% to 12.98 U.S. dollars) has announced having completed the sale of the Volvo automobile brand and related assets in China Zhejiang Geely to $ 1 8 billion. </p>
<p> Walt Disney (-1.75% to 34.28 dollars) will also be closely watched after the announced sale of its studio Miramax for more than 660 Million Dollars to Filmyard Holdings. </p>
<p> The acquisition of Alico by the insurer MetLife (-0.45% to 41.87 dollars) will not bring much to the insurer that he had hoped and the latter announced Monday a program to increase capital to finance this acquisition.First life insurance company in the U.S., MetLife now expects an increase in its annual operating profit of between 40 and 45 cents per share. The group had initially estimated that the acquisition of Alico would be accretive to its results between 45 cents to 55 cents per share in 2011. </p>
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		<title>Edenred driven by Latin America</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Growth accelerated to Edenred. The former branch of prepaid group Accor said Monday in a statement up 4.7% of its turnover in the second quarter after increasing 2.9% in the first. The income thus reach the entire first half to 461 million euros, an increase of 3.8%. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Growth accelerated to Edenred. The former branch of prepaid group Accor said Monday in a statement up 4.7% of its turnover in the second quarter after increasing 2.9% in the first. The income thus reach the entire first half to 461 million euros, an increase of 3.8%. </p>
<p> The issuance volume of prepaid titles, the key measures for the sector, up by 7.5% to 6.615 billion euros in the first half, in line with the annual target growth of 6% to 14% in the medium term set by the group. </p>
<p> The activity was led by Latin America region, which posts revenue up 4.9% to 181 million euros. &quot;The strong growth in operational activity in Latin America offsets an economic environment still difficult in Europe,&quot; notes the group.This region is indeed a cash decrease of 5.3% to 79 million euros over the same period. </p>
<p> The turnover of the financial group fell from 25.6% to 39 million euros, weighed down by &quot;the low level of interest rates,&quot; according Edenred. </p>
<p> Chouchou brokers </p>
<p> Edenred, which develops on land Sodexo, Compass Group or Mastercard and Visa, should still jump on the stock exchange after advertising <a href="http://fcrwizard.com">100% free credit report</a><!-- . -->. Introduced last July 2 at a reference price of 11.40 euros, still have won titles this Monday 1.37% to 13.30 euros, giving a market capitalization of around three billion euros. </p>
<p> The new entity has the benefit of brokers. Most recently, Goldman Sachs who recommends buying the title with a target price of 18 euros.&quot;Edenred should long-term growth and profitability linkage, analysts also noted the CM-CIC Securities. The broker Aurel bgc, hailed for its part &quot;the potential for development&quot; on the market for vouchers. </p>
<p> For the second half, Edenred does not change in sight. &quot;It follows the same trend. In Europe, we do not see the restart of employment, which is a trigger of our volumes, &quot;said CEO Jacques Stern during a conference call. </p>
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<p> &quot;Edenred makes successful IPO </p>
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		<title>Rigor, currency, nuclear situation Franco-Japanese</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Traveling in Tokyo, Francois Fillon sought to reassure the Japanese business on the situation of France and Europe. Focus on the issues outlined by the Prime Minister. 
 Rigor 
 The word is out. Against all odds and for the first time, François Fillon spoke of the &#34;rigor&#34; to describe the economic policy of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Traveling in Tokyo, Francois Fillon sought to reassure the Japanese business on the situation of France and Europe. Focus on the issues outlined by the Prime Minister. </p>
<p> Rigor </p>
<p> The word is out. Against all odds and for the first time, François Fillon spoke of the &quot;rigor&quot; to describe the economic policy of France. Boasting to an audience of Japanese businessmen, austerity measures launched by Paris, the Prime Minister said: &quot;In every state budgets, the only one who is not subject to discipline, that is the budget of Higher Education and Research. Until now, the executive refused to fully use the term &quot;hardship&quot; may be too unpopular with the French.The economy minister, Christine Lagarde, recently described the French policy of policy of &quot;ri-lance, a neologism describing a mixture of&quot; rigor &quot;and&quot; revival &quot;. </p>
<p> France has pledged to save 100 billion euros by 2013 to reduce its deficit. For now, the government relies on its growth forecasts to find half the sum. Otherwise, the government plans to freeze spending between 2011 and 2013 to maintain transfers to local governments and only slightly increase health spending. The state should also remove the tax loopholes and create a new tax on the wealthiest to raise 3.7 billion euros. </p>
<p> In Japan, the country&#39;s debt is colossal. The International Monetary Fund press and the country to reduce its deficit.However, there are uncertainties about the government&#39;s austerity policy, weakened by his recent defeat in the Senate elections. </p>
<p> The euro and yen to each currency&#39;s problem </p>
<p> And the Prime Minister was not content to praise the austerity policy of France, he also invited Japanese investors not to &quot;turn away from the euro <a href="http://us-paydayloans.com">payday loans</a><!-- . -->. He also promised that the EU would emerge &quot;stronger&quot; of the economic and financial crisis. It must be said that the disallowance of Nippon contractors for the euro area is growing. Proof is the recent A japponais Nikkei business daily, the 30% decline in investment in the euro countries during the first half of 2010. The concerns of the market seem to disappear on the Old Continent.The success of recent debt issuance in the euro area and witnessed the rise of the euro against the greenback, which is currently processing over $ 1.29. </p>
<p> In contrast to the euro, the yen continues to strengthen against the greenback. It operates at its highest level this year against the dollar, to 87.3 yen against the dollar. </p>
<p> Mitsubishi and Areva </p>
<p> At the industrial level, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said France was &quot;open&quot; to the entry of Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in the capital of nuclear group Areva. The Prime Minister has expressed his desire to &quot;see strengthened the association between Areva and Mitsubishi for the particular realization of a new reactor, the reactor TTY. MHI and Areva have forged various partnerships, including establishing a joint venture, TDD, a developer of nuclear reactors of medium power.</p>
<p> Mitsubishi Heavy Industries does not hide its ambition to grow the European market nuclear pressurized water reactors. Nuclear is not the only area in France to attract companies Nippon. In 2008, France has 450 Japanese companies employing nearly 57,000 people. </p>
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		<title>Arthuis: &quot;The shield is a wrong answer to the ISF</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Jean Arthuis, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and chairman of the centrist Alliance, calls for a revision to bottom of the French tax. 
 LE FIGARO. &#8211; Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he would keep both the tax shield and the ISF. Defend yourself always the opposite? 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Jean Arthuis, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and chairman of the centrist Alliance, calls for a revision to bottom of the French tax. </p>
<p> LE FIGARO. &#8211; Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he would keep both the tax shield and the ISF. Defend yourself always the opposite? </p>
<p> Jean ARTHUIS. &#8211; Yes. I think we should remove the two devices. The shield is a bad answer to a bad tax, the ISF. This shield has too many defects. It is calculated on income tax, not real income. Its beneficiaries are beyond any possible tax increase. This is clearly not fair. </p>
<p> Precisely, the government released the shield fiscal measures to finance the pensions &#8230; </p>
<p> Yes, but suddenly the complexity increases. Daring to break the taboos and radically simplify tax by removing the shield and the ISF.To finance this deletion, I propose to create an additional income tax (IR) to 45% and increase the scale of taxation on capital gains and real estate. I will table an amendment during consideration of the budget 2011, in the fall. </p>
<p> This option does not penalized Does not those with high salaries but little fortune? </p>
<p> No. The rate of 45% is a marginal rate, which would apply that beyond 100,000 euros per share. RI takes into account family responsibilities. And there is a 10% reduction on wages. In fact, it is mostly capital gains on shares or real estate, which enrich. </p>
<p> Should we raise taxes? </p>
<p> France can not escape the tax increases. Because the plan proposed by the Government alone will not reduce the public deficit to 3% of GDP in 2013. The growth assumption of 2.5% is unrealistic and inadequate conservation measures.It lacks about 50 billion euros. Besides reducing costs, I propose that VAT in particular the restoration and renovation for housing increased from 5.5% to a rate between 10% and 12%. To restore our competitiveness and combat unemployment, it would even raise without waiting the standard rate of VAT, currently 19.6%. Funding for Medicare and family policy must no longer weigh on earnings. VAT must take over. </p>
<p> At the risk of penalizing low-income households? </p>
<p> Is there any greater injustice than unemployment? By maintaining too high levies on production, is pushed to the relocation. All taxes are ultimately paid by the consumer. For a company that sees its tax increase raises its price. The additional VAT on imported goods will. </p>
<p> Should we cut more in the niches? </p>
<p> Yes.The tax shelters cost 75 billion euros. They are undermining the social compact, by making the tax illegible, unfair and inefficient. In addition, the pricing becomes artificial. Ultimately, we must consider deleting the niches, and especially stop creating new ones. Without the increase of the reduced rate of VAT, the government will have great difficulty in meeting its commitments, that is to say an economy 10 billion in two years. The overall ceiling should be lowered. </p>
<p> The government is strong enough on public spending? </p>
<p> During the hearings the Committee on Finance, I had the impression that some ministers were not always aware of the savings. However, it will be necessary to act with determination.Hack 66 billion in credit assistance amounts to touch on sensitive issues such as individual housing (PLA) or subsidies Réseau Ferré de France (RFF). I would add that it is not easy to force parastatal structures to decrease by 10% of their operating expenses. These organizations, ranging from museums to Météo-France, served as space flight for public expenditure. </p>
<p> Should we freeze the salaries of civil servants? </p>
<p> Despite job cuts, the state&#39;s payroll increased from 860 million in 2009. This increase is due to wage concessions and changes of the index. Strict moderation is essential. </p>
<p> As a senator from Mayenne, what do you think the value of blocking the funds that the State grants to local communities? This gel can be leveraged to conduct the review of local public policies.Do we really redo roundabouts standards expensive? Especially, the proliferation of standards must end. Premier promised. Despite this, the agricultural modernization law gives the government a right of limitation on the school lunch menu! </p>
<p> France will she one day a zero deficit? </p>
<p> It must. An overburdened state is in the hands of its creditors and threatens the solidarity between generations. This national independence is at stake. </p>
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		<title>Afer: the anxiety of investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nearly a thousand investors will be meeting Tuesday night at the Convention Centre in Strasbourg, for the annual meeting of the Afer. And the board of directors of the most popular savings association in France will work hard to answer their questions. For many subscribers have questioned the compensation they can expect after the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Nearly a thousand investors will be meeting Tuesday night at the Convention Centre in Strasbourg, for the annual meeting of the Afer. And the board of directors of the most popular savings association in France will work hard to answer their questions. For many subscribers have questioned the compensation they can expect after the conviction for abuse of confidence by the Court of Cassation, the founders of the Afer Gérard Athias and Andre Le Saux. The meeting will Does the opportunity to come out on top and turn the page so nicely That is the question facing those who have trusted to rightly Afer to invest their savings, but are tired of business and financial disputes that threaten the life of the association for years. </p>
<p> In the first letter in mid-May, Gerard Bekerman, the president of the Afer, had laid the groundwork.The association would make every effort to try to help savers to recover 92 million that the court had decided to confiscate the former leaders. But to get more (the total damage is estimated at 250 million euros), investors should only engage the battle in court. Collective actions are not allowed in France, considers Afer being unable to lead the fight to them. </p>
<p> Mediation proposed
<p> But a few days ago, in another letter, the president went further Bekerman. It offers a mediation &quot;under the responsibility of an independent and indisputable,&quot; which &quot;could lead to a financial proposal&quot; probably by the end of the year. The association will stop there. Each member will have to act individually whether to be better compensated. </p>
<p> These proposals indignant SOS principles Afer.The latter, led by Francis Nocaudie, would love to take Afer leading the fight shoulder and at least the action of members <a href="http://payday-loans-nofax.com">no fax payday loans</a><!-- . -->. It invites Afer to turn against the insurer of the contract, Aviva believes it civilly liable for the actions of former executives of the association, and more solvent than Gerard Andre Le Saux or Mathias. SOS Principles Afer the opportunity to mention the loss of independence of the association vis-à-vis the insurer. In recent weeks, the tone is mounted between Francis Nocaudie and current leaders Afer. The first, after asking the court to postpone the general meeting, expected to require the cancellation. Motive? The poor presentation of the resolutions announced by his association, while those of Afer were well developed.And most importantly, the difficulty for members to give him authority to vote on their behalf. &quot;If the power is valid, it was necessary to mention the zip code of my home, that few members know,&quot; he says. </p>
<p> Still in question, the insurer Aviva remains silent. Even if, for the debates which agitate Afer today, a lawyer for life insurance, Mr. Lecoq Vallon not hesitate to resurface an old case appropriately. It is indeed in conflict about a company&#39;s old contract, which permitted to invest in stocks during the previous week. An investment to &quot;known price&quot; that proved a boon for investors, and difficult for the insurer. &quot;Many court decisions have sided with the investors who had signed the contract and can not benefit,&quot; explains Mr. Nicolas Lecoq Vallon.He estimated that 34 million euros provisioned by Aviva to address disputes are insufficient given the amounts involved in that case. </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ China has emerged unscathed from the slump that has upset the global financial system. &#34;Last year, Chinese banks have been the arm of an expansionary monetary policy&#34;, said Yang Zaiping, executive vice president of the Association of Banks of China, during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) last February. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> China has emerged unscathed from the slump that has upset the global financial system. &quot;Last year, Chinese banks have been the arm of an expansionary monetary policy&quot;, said Yang Zaiping, executive vice president of the Association of Banks of China, during an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) last February. </p>
<p> In 2009, Chinese banks have indeed given some 9.6 trillion yuan (1.150 billion euros) in loans. A staggering amount, to the extent of the recovery plan of 4,000 billion yuan (430 billion euros) set up by Beijing in late 2008. The grants funds have exploded from 30% in China in 2009 and projected to grow further by about 18% in 2010, according to the World Bank. In the first five months of the year, loans have jumped 7.6%, reports the institution in its latest report on China on Friday.And despite the many measures adopted by the central government in recent months to limit the risk of bubble and soaring property prices. </p>
<p> The regulatory tightening is not the business of foreign banks operating in China. These institutions expect that the legislation, already significant concern in recent years, a rigid further, the survey shows &quot;Foreign Banks in China&quot; * PricewaterhouseCoopers, published recently. </p>
<p> Since the opening of the Chinese banking market, 11 December 2006, following China&#39;s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, foreign banks have rushed into the breach. &quot;The market share of foreign institutions is still limited to 2% today, after a slight decline in 2009,&quot; said Herve Demoy associated financial sector specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers in France.</p>
<p> A share market still weak </p>
<p> And half of banks surveyed by the consulting firm believes that this market share will not increase in 2010. Access to the Chinese market is an obstacle course for foreign banks. Three paths are possible. First track, making participation in a local bank. &quot;The regulations limit the non-Chinese banks at 20% equity stake, which limits the chances of key positions within schools,&quot; notes David Bernard, associate director of retail banking outside France&#39;s Societe Generale Group . </p>
<p> By buying in 2004 a 19.9% interest in Bank of Communications, the fifth largest commercial bank in China, one year after acquiring 8% stake in Bank of Shanghai regional bank, the HSBC Group has quickly made the bet external growth in China.The formation of a joint venture with a Chinese partner is a second possibility for foreign banks, but it is restricted to a specialized field, such as asset management or private sale. </p>
<p> A third solution is to create a subsidiary to 100% Chinese <a href="http://payday-advance-i.com">cheap payday advance</a><!-- . -->. &quot;To open an agency and develop a network, you must obtain multiple licenses for geographic location or product offering,&quot; according to David Bernard, who estimated five years the time required for a foreign bank, once obtained the license for its network covers all of its products and services. Especially since the rules limit the pace of network expansion of foreign banks to open a new parent agency by city and year or so a year to two agencies in a city where the bank is already established .Despite these obstacles, Societe Generale has decided to develop its own network in the Chinese territory, following the failed acquisition of Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) against Citigroup in 2006. </p>
<p> Chinese banks gaining momentum </p>
<p> The regulatory environment is not the only challenge facing foreign banks in China. Competition with Chinese banks has increased, following the implementation of the huge recovery plan, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.&quot;With the importance of their networks and their growing expertise, particularly in the development of innovative products, Chinese banks are now better equipped to cope with foreign competition,&quot; said Herve Demoy. </p>
<p> However, some foreign banking players fear a backlash for their Chinese competitors, which have multiplied the granting of credits or risk having to cope with non-performing loans to term. On the other hand, Chinese banks are not exactly the same target customers as their foreign counterparts. </p>
<p> &quot;International banks are working with foreign companies that have operations in China,&quot; according to David Bernard. But not only. A new type of clientele grows. &quot;Chinese companies are parties to conquer the world and foreign banks are focusing on those slots,&quot; says the head of Societe Generale.They support projects and Chinese actors in Africa, where Chinese banks are not present. </p>
<p> If the conquest of Mecca is difficult Chinese, foreign banks remain optimistic. &quot;Most of them expect an increase of 10% to 20% of their activities in 2010,&quot; says PricewaterhouseCoopers. Their ability to adapt to playing in China will be the key to their success. </p>
<p> * PricewaterhouseCoopers presented its fifth survey on foreign banks in China, which follows four previous studies published since 2005.This survey was based on interviews conducted in January and February 2010 with CEOs and senior Chinese branches of foreign banks from 42 in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. </p>
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<p> &quot;The real estate bubble in China more risky than in the U.S. </p>
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		<title>Berlin wants to overtax its banks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ From our correspondent in Berlin 
 This was over a year that Angela Merkel had banks in the crosshairs. Embittered by the irresponsible behavior and the &#34;greed&#34; of some institutions, the Chancellor had promised to pay the banks their share of responsibility in the financial crisis that has hit Germany hard. Monday, his government [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> From our correspondent in Berlin </p>
<p> This was over a year that Angela Merkel had banks in the crosshairs. Embittered by the irresponsible behavior and the &quot;greed&quot; of some institutions, the Chancellor had promised to pay the banks their share of responsibility in the financial crisis that has hit Germany hard. Monday, his government announced the creation of a special fund financed by a tax on banks to help stabilize the industry crisis. </p>
<p> &quot;A levy bearable by the banks is expected to finance the costs of future crises. The samples will go into a fund that will finance the costs of restructuring in a crisis, &quot;said the spokesman of the Ministry of Finance, Michael Offer.Berlin was said to want to establish a fund to ensure &quot;the dismantling or the stabilization of banks in crisis, involving the financial sector so that the taxpayer has to pay much more in case of banking crisis. </p>
<p> Berlin has not released details of the fund, which should amount to several billion euros, according to German media. Neither the levies. The Finance Minister Wolfgang Sch?uble said that it should consider the role and weight of a bank in the economy. &quot;It is important that the ability of banks to lend is not hampered by this levy,&quot; said Michael Offer, while &quot;the danger of a credit crunch still exists.The bill would make a difference between banks deemed &quot;serious&quot; as the savings banks &#8211; Sparkassen &#8211; and the institutions that generate significant profits through speculation, which will be most heavily taxed <a href="http://guaranted-unsecured-personal-loans.com">guaranteed fast personal loans!</a> !???!!!???!!!. </p>
<p> IMF proposal </p>
<p> The decision came after a meeting between leaders of the three main parties in the ruling coalition at the Chancellery, which could well see a rare show of unity. &quot;We all agree that those responsible for the crisis also pay the consequences,&quot; said Vice-Chancellor and leader of the Liberal Party (FDP), Guido Westerwelle.We can not all be done on the backs of taxpayers. &quot;The bill should be debated and adopted at a special Council of Ministers, March 31, in the presence of the French Finance Minister, Christine Lagarde. </p>
<p> Berlin hopes to run at full speed during the Franco-German push for a European initiative along the same lines and get a &quot;strong international coordination&quot; in regulating the banking sector. An international conference on financial regulation is expected in Berlin May 27 </p>
<p> With the crisis, many countries want to overtax the banks, including the United States and Great Britain. The U.S. administration is considering two samples: one for the Treasury to repay the funds provided to the financial sector during the 2008-2009 crisis, the other to pay for future banking crises, without using taxpayers&#39; money.Very controversial in the United States, the tax favored by the EU and IMF, which should make proposals to that effect in April. </p>
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		<title>The property sector shows optimism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Meeting this week in Cannes to show the real estate professionals around the world were rather optimistic, anticipating economic recovery, after having faced the most serious crisis the industry since the mid 90s. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Meeting this week in Cannes to show the real estate professionals around the world were rather optimistic, anticipating economic recovery, after having faced the most serious crisis the industry since the mid 90s. </p>
<p> The total investment in real estate business in 56 major countries is expected to jump 30% to 478 billion dollars (362 billion euros) this year compared to 2009, low point of the crisis, after a dive 23% in one year, according to a study by Cushman &amp; Wakefield Council. Including a forecast bolstered by the outcome of the Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who said Wednesday that global economic recovery was &quot;better than expected, with 4% projected growth this year after a recession in 2009.</p>
<p> But &quot;if the economies of Europe, Middle East and Africa emerging from recession, economic recovery will not be uniform in these regions, warns a study by Jones Lang LaSalle board. However, with the hope of restarting the economy, coupled with the attitude of banks willing to finance new projects demonstrating good profitability, the construction sector seems to go back <a href="http://payday-badcredit.com">online payday advance</a> !!!???!! !???!!!. </p>
<p> A tower of 37 floors of Defense </p>
<p> The French bank Societe Generale has thus acquired the rights to build a tower of 180 meters and 37 floors in La Defense, the largest European business district, located in the northwestern suburbs of Paris.&quot;This is a strong indicator of release of the housing crisis&quot;, said to AFP Philippe Chaix, Director General of EPAD, public planning of Defense. </p>
<p> The same optimism prevails as well in Montreal, on the North American continent, to Barcelona in Spain, yet one of the countries most affected by the crisis although it was most struck residential property. </p>
<p> The 21st International Market Professionals Real Estate (MIPIM) in Cannes hosted 18,000 participants (exhibitors and visitors), from 78 countries, the same number as in 2009 but down 36% compared to 2008, according Nadine Castagna, Director of MIPIM. To confirm whether the recovery is quite the appointment in 2010, professionals will meet from November 10 to 12 at MIPIM Asia in Hong Kong. </p>
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		<title>Boeing expands its partnership with France</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This is a first. Boeing has unveiled Tuesday on the economic impact of its partnership with the French manufacturers. And it is quite significant. In 2008, Boeing had charged for 4 billion worth of contracts to subcontractors lights, representing 9.6% of turnover in the sector. Of this total, 2.8 billion from direct contracts with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> This is a first. Boeing has unveiled Tuesday on the economic impact of its partnership with the French manufacturers. And it is quite significant. In 2008, Boeing had charged for 4 billion worth of contracts to subcontractors lights, representing 9.6% of turnover in the sector. Of this total, 2.8 billion from direct contracts with manufacturers and the balance through the airlines at the head of Boeing fleet. The activity generated by the aircraft manufacturer in France had led to the creation of 23,000 jobs, 11,500 of which direct the total end of 2008. </p>
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