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The race started Wednesday in the Greek Parliament for the adoption of the new austerity plan was completed Thursday. After an initial victory yesterday leading to the adoption of the text by 155 votes against 138, the Socialist government of George Papandreou has successfully overcome the last step: the passage of the legislation implementing the new master plan. The bill received 155 votes against 136, or an absolute majority in parliament, which comprises 300 members.

On Thursday, all the Socialist deputies, more Conservative MP Elsa Papadimitriou, who had made the day before his voice to the government to adopt the master plan of austerity, approved the text "on principle".The 136 deputies present to the opposition of left and right voted against, while five dissidents centrist conservative opposition voted white.

The second text, submitted to MPs, concerned the procedure for implementing conservation measures for 28 billion euros over five years free credit score online. Its adoption was imposed by the eurozone in return for the payment of a new tranche of aid to 110 billion euros developed with the EU and the IMF. A meeting of finance ministers from the euro area, scheduled July 3, will be devoted to the continuation of aid to Greece.

The Greek Parliament has fulfilled the necessary conditions for release of money to Athens to avoid bankruptcy, estimated Thursday the permanent EU president, Herman Van Rompuy, and the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso."The conditions are now in place for a decision on the payment of the next tranche of financial assistance for Greece and for rapid progress on the second bailout", they tried in a joint statement.

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The Paris Bourse rebounded sharply Tuesday. At the close, the CAC 40 gained 2.04% to 3877.07 points. Markets are optimistic about the fact that the Greek Parliament will give this evening its confidence in the new government Papandreou for the implementation of its program of fiscal austerity. Greek Prime Minister called for a national agreement of political parties to adopt its austerity plan and get a new aid.

In addition, the Japanese Minister of Finance, Yoshihiko Noda, promised Tuesday that his country would continue to buy bonds from the European Financial Stability (EFSF), to help the euro area to overcome the debt crisis of some of its members. Sign of the relief the markets, the euro recovers.At the end, it was 1.4396 dollars against 1.4301 late Monday.

The markets also learn that sales of existing homes in the U.S. fell in May from 3.8% to 4.81 million units annual rate, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors ( NAR), slightly less than analysts had feared.

In London, the FTSE-100 index gaining 1.44 of the main values% over the closing Monday at 5,775.31 points. For its part, featuring Dax index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Tuesday pressed a bar 7200 points ending up 1.89% to 7285.51 euros, against 7150.21 points the day before closing.

Maurel & Prom, Areva and derive the rating Nexans

Maurel & Prom (5.01% to 17.20 euros) sold in Canada Caroil Tuscany for $ 120 million and 29% in capital.The group posted the best performance from the coast on Tuesday.

Areva (2.06% to 26.05 euros).The Committee of European Group (CGE) Areva said Monday that Oursel Luke, the future chief executive of the specialist public of nuclear, was expected to set out his strategy for the company.

The French manufacturer Nexans cables (3.60% to 64.78 euros) announced Tuesday that it would strengthen its presence in China by acquiring 75% of the energy cable business of the Chinese Shandong Yanggu Cable, valued around 140 million (including debt).

Valeo (5% to 44.12 euros) is carried the words of its Director General Jacques Aschenbroich who welcomed the "very good first half of 2011" in an interview Monday in Paris. "Valeo increased by three to four points faster than the market "on which it operates, and the order books of Valeo exceed 12 billion euros, he said.

The IPO postponed Verallia

Saint-Gobain (2.80% to 42.58 euros) on Monday announced the postponement of the IPO of its subsidiary Verallia, a failure that symbolizes the current weakness of capital markets on fund nervousness of financial markets the Greek crisis.

Carrefour (1.68% to 27.30 euros) held a general meeting of importance on Tuesday. The slump experienced by the Carrefour share in recent days has led the meeting. The shareholders approved Tuesday in a stormy atmosphere complete the demerger of Dia, the company's French distributor discount, denounced by the unions who cry "dismantling" of the group's strategy also worried some small shareholders.

Alstom (1.20% to 42.47 euros) is developing a new model for high-speed train, the AGV II, which could run at a maximum speed of 380 to 400 km / h, according Les Echos."After the failure of the Eurostar, Alstom aims to expand its range of high-speed train for international tenders, while the competition has never been higher," said the daily.

The automaker Renault (2.92% to 38.07 euros) does not market new high-end vehicles before the end of 2014, announced the group's commercial director, Jerome Stoll.

While 200 planes were sold yesterday at the Paris Air Show, European governments are on the frontlines in defense of public aid granted to Airbus (EADS: 2.33% to 21.75 euros), challenged by Boeing and the WTO.Ministers to UK companies found that surgery was beneficial to taxpayers, at a meeting at Paris Air Show.

In addition, Eurocopter, a subsidiary of EADS, is expected to have discussions in the fall with the Ministry of Defence, who want to save money on the result of the Tiger and NH90 programs, The Tribune reported Tuesday.

The CAC 40, only Danone (-0.25% to 52.15 euros) and Pernod Ricard (-0.36% to 66.89 euros) decline.

Executives more optimistic about the market environment of the job, but more demanding in their career development and wages. These are the two main lessons of the seventh wave of the barometer Ifop / Cadremploi on the frames and the labor market, to be published tomorrow. For the first time since June 2008, executives are optimistic about the economic developments in employment (56% against 49% last December). Nearly three-quarters also have a positive opinion about their own jobs (72%).

This generally favorable decision must be relativized by two elements identified by the barometer Ifop / Cadremploi: a sense of degradation of working conditions and wage increases perceived as inadequate.And 54% of executives believe the work environment deteriorated and are as likely to be called "strained" relations with their superiors (43% against 29% who disagree). More importantly, 72% of executives still observe an increase in their workload and 69% said the emphasis on productivity increases.

Salaries disappointing

Hand wages, although the proportion of executives who received an increase earlier this year was up 5 points from December 2010 (39% against 34%), they are well below what they expected. 69% of managers have been increased, have been less than 4%. "There is a correlation between the increase seen in 2011 and the level of executive compensation," said the barometer Ifop / Cadremploi. Executives receiving more than 50 000 euros have seen their exceed 4% increase quick guaranteed personal loans.Moreover, nearly one in five executives saw their work is valued through missions or additional responsibilities or most interesting (17%) or by the granting of benefits in kind (16%) or by further consideration (15%) to compensate for the absence or the low pay increase.

Not surprising in these conditions that improved wages still awaiting the first frames: they are now 62% want to earn more, or three points since December 2010. This is the highest level since the first wave of the barometer in June 2008.

Cap on executive pay

To win better wages the French no longer hesitate to look elsewhere and to change employers. "Almost four in ten business (39%) are willing to change companies, an increase of 7 points in one year," said Cadremploi.Also 31% of respondents said "consider a change of occupation and / or business." What do they expect wage increases of mobility? "18% on average" …

Executives, who feel that their leaders do not quickly enough to loosen the purse strings, will also show severe levels of remuneration of top managers. They are in favor of a limitation of the latter, "more than one part in two (52%) say that leaders should receive an amount less than 250,000 euros" is the barometer Ifop / Cadremploi. Compensation deemed "acceptable" is averaging 386,641 euros.

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China is disappointed and all stock markets suffers. While the Middle Kingdom has unveiled a disappointing trade surplus in May, the S & P Asia fell back by 0.7% shortly before the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei, the benchmark index of the place in Tokyo, which gained 1.3% even in mid-session before the release of Chinese statistics, not put more than 0.6% to 9,522 points shortly before the close. The S & P ASX 200 Index Australian star, he has ended up slightly from 0.1% to 4553.90 points. Of the other major Asian markets, the red predominates. In Shanghai, the China Shanghai Composite fell back by 0.4% while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong landmark, losing 0.7%, South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.5% and the Sensex Stock Exchange Mumbai was down 0.3%.

China's trade surplus in May released by China Customs reveals to be significantly below expectations.He came to 13.05 billion against $ 11.4 billion in April, but analysts were betting where, on average, about $ 18.6 billion. Chinese exports totaled last month in May reached a new record value of $ 157.16 billion, up 19.4% while imports reached 144.11 billion dollars, up 28 , 4%, according to the joint Customs. These figures were even more disappointed investors they contrast with those published in the United States. The trade deficit the U.S. has significantly reduced in April, falling to 43.7 billion dollars as a result of lower imports, according to figures released Thursday by the Commerce Department.

Moreover, the consequences of the nuclear disaster that followed the tsunami of 11 March the authorities continue to worry.Japanese Minister of Economy has warned Friday that the prolonged suspension of nuclear reactors beyond the areas affected by the tsunami of 11 March, notably in the west, could lead to electricity shortages and hamper recovery. "Energy production may fall, especially in western Japan" if utilities can not rely on their nuclear reactors, Banri Kaieda warned during a press conference, the agency Jiji.

The Bank of Korea raised its key rate

Also on the macroeconomic chapter, the Bank of Korea raised its key rate a quarter point to 3.25%, defying predictions of economists who expected a freeze for the third consecutive month.Seoul remains concerned about inflationary pressure continues to threaten the performance of the fourth largest economy in Asia.

As for values, the title of the Chinese bank Citic Securities fell back by 0.6% to 5.08 HK dollars after it bought 19.9% ​​stake in the trading business in Europe and Asia two subsidiaries of Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux and CLSA. The transaction, valued $ 374 million, confirms the global ambitions of Citic, and should help make Cheuvreux and CLSA a global leader specializing in research on the equity market.

Also, Takeda Pharmaceutical folds of 2.7% in Tokyo while France wants to remove two blockbusters dulaboratoire its market.

Hynix Semiconductor fell back by 4.7% while its shareholders that the group of semiconductors intend to transfer 15% of their participation, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) maintains its pressure on Switzerland and its banking secrecy. The Global Forum on transparency and exchange of tax information, which includes 101 countries, under the auspices of the OECD released Wednesday night, Bermuda, his verdict on nine countries, including France, United States, Switzerland and Singapore, two financial centers deemed opaque.

Not surprisingly, the OECD does not spare the Swiss Confederation. The report highlights several "shortcomings" of the Swiss legislation in the light of new international agreements on tax matters. In March 2009, following the UBS scandal in the United States, and under pressure from the G20, which forced the OECD to draw up lists of black and gray havens, Switzerland pledged not to oppose its banking secrecy when investigation for tax evasion.To exit the "gray list", where she had fallen at the time, the Confederation has revised most of its bilateral tax agreements – 29 new agreements have been signed since – to include the latest standards of fiscal transparency required by the OECD.

Problem: According to the OECD Global Forum, the Swiss legislation, pending approval by Parliament, is still too restrictive, preventing the de facto transfer of information on tax evaders. Indeed, the new Swiss legislation stipulate that the requesting State must have the name and address of the alleged fraudster, to avoid "blind fishing" for information.

New promises

Result: "a minority" of the new agreements are found to comply with OECD standards.Alerted this winter, it might be re-pinned to its opacity in the exchange of tax information, Switzerland has made amends, at least orally. Last February, the Ministry of Finance Helvetian committed to make adjustments in its legislation by February 2012 so that the absence of name of alleged fraudster is no longer a barrier to information sharing.

Hailed by the OECD, this new concession Bern was very badly received by the Swiss financial sector, which fears of losing the whole banking secrecy fearing further withdrawals of funds for the benefit of Asian financial centers, less scrupulous. In Switzerland, where the subject is very sensitive, conservative politicians of the UDC accuse the federal government to yield to the injunctions of Paris and Berlin.They hope that at the end of the race, a referendum will force the federal government to reconsider its promises.

Helvetic anger is even stronger than the OECD report on Singapore, released at the same time, is more lenient. The gaps relate to the authority in charge of investigations for tax evasion. According to the World Forum, this institution is not equipped with adequate investigative powers to obtain information from banks and offshore companies. Now it is to Singapore as the most hidden funds have sought refuge in Switzerland for two years.

Young people do not aspire to the job security. According to a TNS Sofres poll * for AEF released Thursday, students in second year Master (Bac +5) want to work primarily in the private sector. They are almost two thirds (61%) wish to find future employment in a company, against only a third (30%) in the public service, hospital, or territorial government. A finding that contrasts with previous surveys on the subject, but that did not exclusively on those college students having similar profiles to those of larger schools.

"A bias-size grave, Danielle Deruy analysis, executive director of the agency specialized in teaching AEF. For students, salvation is not the public! Today they remind us of another image: they like the company and hopefully they will now. "Only literary exception, because of their high palatability (39%) for teaching careers. Among these students graduate and very end of the course, only 5% also aspire to work in an NGO.

Salary underestimated

In detail, their choices reflect the concerns of a new generation assets. The company to which they aspire to be primarily responsive to its employees, dynamic, innovative and socially responsible. So many choices that confirms the ranking of companies in which to work published this Friday, which ranked first on the wishes of the American students Microsoft. About their work, they hope exciting and friendly, allowing them to learn a lot.Have the opportunity to emigrate, however, is unimportant to them: two masters students even put this criterion in last position.

Wishes which are not inconsistent with some realism. A quarter of them want to find their first job in the council, even if much work for "a comfortable salary." Their remuneration does not appear as long as paramount to elect their future employer. In connection with a labor market that they find it difficult to integrate, rather they underestimate their wages will be eligible. And a majority said it would accept an annual salary of less than 25,000 euros per year, or 1730 euros per month. "They still lack a lot of confidence in them," said Danielle Deruy.The director of the AEF recalls that the average salary of first job found by the Agency for the Employment of Executive spring to 2170 euros gross per month.

* Survey conducted among 6365 students from 28 March to 22 April /

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British phlegm is not what it was. Exasperated by American diplomats who refuse to pay the London congestion charge ", the congestion charge in place since 2005 to move or to park in the capital, the conservative mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has decided to directly attack the President Barack Obama.

Taking advantage of his official visit this week in Britain, he decided – not happy with him claiming some 8.7 million euros in arrears – all cars of the procession would pay tax like everyone else. Starting with the Cadillac of Chief of the U.S. state, nicknamed "the Beast" by the Secret Service because of his size and armor that are, according to experts, a real tank on wheels cheap payday advance.Transport for London, the agency responsible for managing the toll, which depends on the mayor, is trying to calculate the bill at the rate of 11.50 euros per day per vehicle.

The Pope, himself, had nothing to pay in September 2010 but says Boris Johnson in the Evening Standard, the roads were closed to other traffic, while this time, they were not . And beware of other heads of state who want to go to London! All diplomatic missions should in fact the tune of 59 million.

What partly explain the irritation of the elect, who has seen the end of March a half-million English between Westminster and Hyde Park to protest against cuts in the government.

They need water to irrigate their crops and wanted to know. Farmers and grain irrigators said Saturday morning blocked four entrances and exits of the A10 serving the Charente-Maritime. The action, which was intended symbolic since it has lasted about five hours, was intended to convey to the prefectural authorities all the evil they think of an order Wednesday that prohibits irrigation throughout the department.

The outputs 34 from Saint-Jean d'Angely, Saintes, 35, 36 and 37 Mirambeau Pons have been closed to traffic during the morning. The axis Niort-La Rochelle, on the RN 11, was also disrupted traffic in the direction of La Rochelle was totally cut off.If there is no "water for Charentais, there are not tourists," explained the farmer Saturday morning.

Already fragile economy

"We can not accept a decision to ban all prefectural irrigation taken by people who are in an office in La Rochelle, denounced Avrard Francis, president of the Departmental Federation of Farmers Unions (FDSEA) Charente Maritime interviewed by La Charente Libre.

If they are aware of the exceptional drought conditions affecting France today, so much so that 42 departments are now under water restrictions, operators believe that the authorities took drastic measures too. "We forget too quickly that by taking such a decision, an entire economy is weakened.An economy that already is experiencing very serious problems of cash, "says Francis Avrard.

"Cultures have three weeks early and now they need water for forage maize and grain maize, told Agence France-Presse Daniel Seguin, president of the Association County consultation irrigation and water control (ACIME). "Farmers are responsible and draw the resources, we want a true sharing of water," he said. He expects a meeting Monday in the prefecture "to revisit and adapt to the needs closer."

Weather forecasts indicate localized storms but no regular rainfall for the next seven days at the national level.Guest this Sunday on Radio J, the Minister for Ecology Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet said it was too early to establish a drought tax, because we do not yet know the magnitude of the phenomenon.

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The legend tells that one day, during an international summit, Dominique Strauss-Kahn had dropped to Christine Lagarde, a playful tone that one day he was president he would keep at Bercy. Of course the Minister of Economy has always denied this story and more today, then it appears hour after hour as the favorite candidate to succeed DSK.

Officially, she declined comment. But long before the scandal broke DSK, senior officials in his office did not hide their fear to see her leave Paris for Washington prematurely. They know how much she wants this job and especially that it has all the skills to hold: perfect English, love of U.S. knowledge of the workings of monetary negotiations and all the great leaders of this world … Christine Lagarde CV ideal.Moreover, it is sufficient to formally apply for almost be guaranteed to gather in his name all the votes in Europe, both German Chancellor and Minister of Finance appreciate.

But: it has been mired for months in the case that Tapie place under the threat of a lawsuit by the Court of Justice of the Republic. A sword of Damocles that is bad style court when the former IMF chief languishing in jail. Second question, at this stage: Nicolas Sarkozy is willing to let his Economy Minister in new horizons, to a year in the presidency? Nothing is less certain: the Éysée is currently in radio silence mode

In Greece, the good news is rare lately. The most indebted country in Europe would be out of recession in the first quarter of 2011, thanks to a rebound in activity of 0.8%, according to Eurostat and the Greek Authority statistics. A surprise, after a dip of 2.8% over the last three months of 2010, a figure significantly revised downward from earlier estimates of -1.6%.

"The resumption of growth in Greece is surprising: we expected the continuation of the recession," says Thibault Mercier, economist at BNP Paribas. "But that blip, probably driven by external trade, does not fundamentally change the situation: the austerity program has a strong impact on household consumption.Businesses can not borrow at very high rates and banks, whose health depends on the state of public finances, have limited access to liquidity. "Clearly, they can very easily give credit to their customers.

"The recession is it defeated?" Asks BNP Paribas. "Not really: the figures published so far do not provide details on the components of growth and numbers are often revised significantly after the first publication." These factors explain the downward revision by the European Commission's forecast Greek economy to the same Friday. It now expects a fall of 3.5% of the activity, against a fall of 3% previously envisaged. Accordingly, the government deficit is forecast at 9.5% of GDP, against 7.4% previously estimated.

The recovery is strengthening in the euro zone

Moreover, growth in the euro zone has more than doubled in the first quarter at +0.8% against +0.3% end of 2010, according to a first figure published by Eurostat.

It is true that several countries are still experiencing difficulties. Portugal has thus fallen into recession, with a contraction of 0.7% of GDP and the Italian economy has stagnated (+0.1%). Spain has recorded its share to a timid growth of 0.3%.

The average growth in the euro area was driven by the dynamism of its largest economies: France reported a surprise increase of its activity by 1%. Growth of 1.5% was even made by Germany!