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The theme of housing has not been central to this campaign. However, Francois Hollande noted that the French were infuriated by the lack of available goods and soaring prices that ensued. In its program, the new president has presented a battery of measures in this regard. One of them caught the attention of the [...]
The conservative party of Angela Merkel (CDU) just make a new turn to conquer the center-left electorate for the election scheduled next year. Once he was fiercely opposed for several years, the union of conservative Chancellor has finally decided to support the introduction of a minimum wage in Germany.
Holding that the adoption [...]
The misfortune of one is the happiness of others! The soaring oil bill burden on household budgets Western made the fortune of the Gulf countries. The Institute of International Finance (IIF) evokes that an increase of over 19% in one year the amount of net foreign assets of the wealthy Gulf states this year. [...]
60 Million consumers gained time. Thursday, the board of the National Consumer Institute (INC), publisher of the monthly consumer, gave up discussing the issue that angers: the outsourcing of the newspaper. Against all odds, the INC has approved accounts surplus in 2011. The institute has posted a profit of 178,000 euros last year, and 60 [...]
The pretty little island of Zakynthos, south of the Adriatic, was affected, until recently, by a mysterious illness. Its population had 700 blind, nine times the average for developed countries. The Greek state pays a pension of 724 euros every two months for the visually impaired. Among the island declaring see drop there, a [...]
In these times of crisis, fuel prices at the pump are endlessly to climb. After the lead-free, it is now the preferred fuel of the French turn to reach new highs. Last week, diesel fuel, which represents about 80% of fuel sales in France rose to 1.4584 euro per liter, according to weekly surveys [...]
Starbucks is more determined than ever to tackle Nespresso. The U.S. coffee chain announced the launch before next summer vacation an espresso coffee machine equipped with a high pressure extraction system. The high-end system, called verismo, was designed in partnership with the German group Krüger. It will work with the Starbucks brand capsules.
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500 billion euros shake the Bundesbank. This record amount represents receivables from any bank in the euro area towards him, as they appear in the European payment system TARGET, which connects all European financial institutions. If the eurozone were to collapse, the institution of Frankfurt fears of never seeing some of that money. And [...]
On the eve of the publication of results of Veolia, a board of directors at high risk took place Wednesday morning. In a terse statement, the board confirmed it was renewing its confidence in the CEO Antoine Frerot. This council was to approve that the group's annual accounts. But the controversy of last week [...]
Small businesses with fewer than 20 employees (TPE) through a difficult period. "They are in survival mode. They no longer have the slow growth of France, said Jean-Marc Jaumouillé, director of professional techniques in Fiducial. They suffered more in 2011 than in 2008 and 2009. They did not contribute to wealth creation in the [...]