http://www.europeanbusiness.gr europeanbusiness.gr - European Business Review el Copyright: (C) 1997 - 2010 www.europeanbusiness.gr 120 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/img/ebr_rsslogo.gif http://www.europeanbusiness.gr 120 27 “Industrial policy” has long been a euphemism in most parts of Europe for economic nationalism, and the problem is getting worse. Elie Cohen looks at the policy aftermath of the financial crisis and sets out a framework for EU-level industrial policymaking. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=838 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=838 Wed, 28 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Sir Ronald Cohen has been working to promote entrepreneurship in Europe. As one of the founders of Apax Partners, the leading European-based global private equity firm, Cohen was one of the continent's first private-equity investors. Here are his views on Entrepreneurship in Europe. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=837 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=837 Mon, 26 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Investors are finding themselves with a new kind of balancing act -- one in which they have to juggle with three major regions posing three significantly different circumstances. Europe's bank stress testing, the focus of much of the past week's market focus, is but one ball in the air. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=836 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=836 Sun, 25 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Rumours of Eurozone break-up are mounting. This column argues that exiting a strong currency for a weak one poses almost unthinkable challenges, from the redenomination of contracts and the imposition of bank restrictions to the restructuring of external debt and limiting of capital mobility. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=835 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=835 Thu, 22 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Regulators Mull Early Release of Stress-Test Results. As the European Union prepares to prove to the world how solid its banks are, new data from around the euro area show that its weaker members' dependence on the European Central Bank has never been higher. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=834 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=834 Wed, 21 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Will the European Union make it? The question would have sounded outlandish not long ago. Now even the project’s greatest cheerleaders talk of a continent facing a 'Bermuda triangle' of debt, demographic decline and lower growth. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=833 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=833 Tue, 20 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT That warm glow and soft purring emanating from South Korea was the International Monetary Fund trying, yet again, to put the Asian financial crisis behind it. The IMF needs Asia on its side. The region will wield more clout at global institutions like the IMF and provide more of their funding. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=832 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=832 Mon, 19 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT When America did public stress tests on its banks in 2009 they helped end the panic on Wall Street. The Federal Reserve opened banks’ books, imposed a consistent view about how bad losses might be and forced banks that lacked capital to raise more, with the taxpayer acting as a backstop investor. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=831 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=831 Sun, 18 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT There is much hype about social networks and their potential impact on marketing, so many companies are diligently establishing presences on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms. Yet the true value of social networks remains unclear, and few consumer companies have unlocked this potential. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=830 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=830 Thu, 15 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT Martin Hutchinson, a noted commentator, author and longtime international merchant banker, tells us which countries figure to be the "next" hot emerging-market economies. His recommendations may surprise you. In fact, the CIVETS are the "new" BRICs. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=829 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=829 Tue, 13 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT The recent economic meltdown was at root not a failure of character or competence, but a failure of ideas. Behind the cupidity of bankers, the weakness of regulators and the myopia of macro-policy stood a set of dominant ideas about the proper relationship between the state and the market. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=828 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=828 Sun, 11 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT The painful transition from the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to the new Union for the Mediterranean isn’t over. Roberto Aliboni outlines the direction it should go and warns the EU to take more of a back seat and let Arab governments decide the UfM’s future. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=827 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=827 Tue, 06 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT International tourist arrivals grew by 7% in the first four months of 2010 according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This growth confirms the recovery trend beginning in the last quarter of 2009 and comes despite the challenging conditions of recent months. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=826 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=826 Sun, 04 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT A decade after the euro’s introduction, crisis has hit Europe and exposed weaknesses in the single currency. With the Greek debt crisis spreading, and confidence shaken, corporate leaders are struggling to make sense of the maelstrom, and asking how the euro’s future will impact their business. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=792 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=792 Thu, 01 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT The great challenge for the European Union is to revive growth, restore financial and economic stability and re-establish budgetary discipline, says Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium. His country holds the Presidency of the EU Council during the second half of 2010. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=825 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=825 Thu, 01 July 2010 22:00:00 GMT It became clear from the results, presented at the beginning of the European Business Summit (EBS), that Europe's CEOs are confident, realistic, and broadly in agreement on the directions that they need in order to achieve recovery. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=824 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=824 Wed, 30 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT The EBS is Europe’s N° 1 meeting place between business leaders and decision makers. BUSINESSEUROPE and the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium – with the support of the European Commission and the EU Presidency – are pleased to present you its 8th edition. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=753 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=753 Mon, 28 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT The Germans do not want to lose the European concept. At the same time, they are trying to redefine it more to their advantage. From the German point of view, bringing Russia into the relationship would help achieve this. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=823 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=823 Tue, 22 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT Far be it for me to make a dicey situation dicier but you can't smell the sulphur in the air right now and not think we might be on the threshold of an age of rage. Historians will tell you there is often a time-lag between the onset of economic disaster and the accumulation of social fury. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=820 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=820 Mon, 21 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT It's tempting to base ideas for global financial regulation on 'bashing big banks', says Avinash Persaud, who chaired the UN’s 'Stiglitz Commission' on financial reform. But he warns that the greater problem is that of diverging American and European views on a safer rulebook. http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=821 http://www.europeanbusiness.gr/page.asp?pid=821 Mon, 21 June 2010 22:00:00 GMT