The euro area may have to pay 145 billion to Greece

Governments in the euro area may have to bring up to 145 billion euros of public funding to Greece under the second plan to help the countries under consideration, said Friday several European sources.
These funds would supplement the effort to prepare to make private creditors of Athens by accepting a discount of at [...]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost stable

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended almost in equilibrium, gaining 0.08% on Wednesday, supported by company results satisfactory, despite some disappointments, such as Honda Motor, whose performance Quarterly did not meet expectations. </ p> The Nikkei gained 7.28 points to 8809.79 points and the Topix, broader took 2.69 points (+ 0.36%) to 757.96 points. </ p> [...]

The French car market resumed its decline in November after a slight rebound in the previous month, the disappearance of the delayed effects of scrappage scheme imposed in particular on sales of small cars.
The new car registrations fell 7.6% last month to 179,160 units, show statistics released Thursday by the Committee of French [...]

European shares closed up to a peak a week, made their rally in a small volume extending for the third straight session.
The Paris Bourse ended with a gain of 0.46% to 3026.76. Other European markets end up in unison.
Values, Rémy Cointreau finished with a gain of 2.9%. The second group of [...]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 0.69% Monday as investors took profits after a Japanese monetary authorities intervene against the soaring yen.
The Nikkei lost 62.08 points to 8,988.39 and the Topix, larger yielded 7.37 points (0.96%) to 764.06.
The Bank of Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets to counter speculation that makes [...]

Nicolas Sarkozy has once again praised the German economic success and interest that France would have to be inspired. Henrik Uterwedde, deputy director of the Franco-German Institute in Ludwigsburg, analysis of this fascination French politicians for our neighbors. .

"Bringing France to a system that works", "max out of Germany" … Yesterday, in his television [...]

How Coca-Cola has lost the battle on sodas lights

The National Assembly on Friday passed two taxes on soft drinks, including one on drinks with sweeteners. And despite a lobbying "scary" Coca-Cola, who may have done too much. The fee for sodas sweetened products will bring 240 million euros, the lights on 40 million.
Coca-Cola has lost. The National Assembly approved Friday the establishment [...]

Greece is tackling tax evasion in Switzerland

The Greek leaders meet with their counterparts in Switzerland next week to finalize an agreement on the Greek capital flight to Bern. It goes from 8.86 to 9 euros gross time to reach 1,365 euros for 35 hours, or about 1,073 euros net per month.
The Greek Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance, [...]

The current account deficit of 2.9 billion euros in August

The current account deficit of France in August fell to 2.9 billion euros from 3.8 billion in July, showed preliminary figures released Wednesday by the Bank of France.
The deficit on trade in goods fell to 5.2 billion euros, against 6.4 billion a month earlier.
Trade in services have stabilized, generating a surplus [...]

Support for Dexia not a risk to the French note, according to Fitch

The cost of support for Dexia is not insignificant for Belgium, but France, this bailout is not in itself a significant risk to his notes because of its low exposure to the Franco-Belgian bank, said Monday a Fitch analyst told Reuters.
"The cost of support for the Belgian Dexia is not insignificant, and highlights [...]