Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
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Surely these experts must be talking about overall affect of default rather than just changing currency back? after all Spain seemed to manage ok without the Euro up to this century. Thing is it seems to me that if the EU and I suppose with that I mean Germany want these struggling countries to keep the Euro then they have to do more to help, rather than saying we're ok you will just have to suffer austerity. Mind seeing as German manufacturing is down no doubt they will be quite happy with a weaker Euro? and there I think lies a big part of the problem ok when it suits them but not otherwise, bag of nails springs to my mind and who knows when how or if the fiasco will end. I believe it will have to at some point as affecting the world economy too much which leads one to wonder why the great IMF didn't think through these problems when the Euro was proposed and being implemented.
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Maybe i've thought of the answer re the IMF, too busy working out how they could earn megga bucks and keep it tax free!
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Berlusconi has weighed in with his answer to the crisis
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ber...113345628.html
I'm not feeling well - I'm inclined to think he's right.
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ber...113345628.html
We have to go to Europe to say emphatically that the ECB should start printing money. So change the economy. The ECB must change its mission, must become the guarantor of last resort debt and begin to print currency. Otherwise, we should be strong enough to say “bye, bye” to the euro and therefore leave the euro, while staying in the EU, or tell Germany to leave the EU if they don’t agree.
My crazy idea is that the Bank of Italy should either print euros or print our own currency. I invite you to explore this idea.
My crazy idea is that the Bank of Italy should either print euros or print our own currency. I invite you to explore this idea.
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Somewhere around the time when we abolished slavery, we started to get democracy and finally capitalism, and free markets.
But everything has side effects; our great democracy in the UK has led to one man effectively electing governments for the past 30 years - Rupert Murdoch.
And our 'free' markets are no more than rich people's toys. The richest people in the world get together once a year and decide what's good for us. You won't find out much on Google, only what they want us to know.
Spain is probably safe in the long run, it suits 'them' to have a balance against the powerful Germans.
But everything has side effects; our great democracy in the UK has led to one man effectively electing governments for the past 30 years - Rupert Murdoch.
And our 'free' markets are no more than rich people's toys. The richest people in the world get together once a year and decide what's good for us. You won't find out much on Google, only what they want us to know.
Spain is probably safe in the long run, it suits 'them' to have a balance against the powerful Germans.
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To be honest, I have no fear that Spain couldn't stand on its own two legs if it had to....the emergency is others emergency, the ones that lent the money not borrowed it.
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Big four (accounting firms) to audit the banking sector, thus bringing back international confidence....or so the govt hopes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8510AF20120602
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8510AF20120602
Spain has picked the "Big Four" accounting firms KPMG KPMG.UL, PwC PWC.UL, Deloitte DLTE.UL and Ernst & Young ERNY.UL to carry a full, individual audit of its ailing banks, a source with knowledge of the decision told Reuters on Saturday.
The review, which should take a few months, will complement an ongoing exercise to stress test Spain's banking sector by consultors Oliver Wyman and Roland Berger, whose first results are expected around mid-June
The review, which should take a few months, will complement an ongoing exercise to stress test Spain's banking sector by consultors Oliver Wyman and Roland Berger, whose first results are expected around mid-June
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Valencia to show the rest of Spain how to get out of the tight spot (Spanish article)
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/0...338633895.html
Since Valencia has been one of the worst debt-hit regions (and PP controlled to boot) I'd be very interested to see how they manage that! Suerte!
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/0...338633895.html
Since Valencia has been one of the worst debt-hit regions (and PP controlled to boot) I'd be very interested to see how they manage that! Suerte!
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Big four (accounting firms) to audit the banking sector, thus bringing back international confidence....or so the govt hopes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8510AF20120602
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8510AF20120602
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Deloitte could be a bit biased![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Deloitte warned Bankia back in October that their accounts were not drawn up correctly with the underplaying of the amount of toxic assets. The ratings agency refused to sign the accounts at the end of 2011, speeding up the nationalisation process.
I wonder how many more spanish banks are in the same position, that's what the financial markets are saying too!
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Deloitte warned Bankia back in October that their accounts were not drawn up correctly with the underplaying of the amount of toxic assets. The ratings agency refused to sign the accounts at the end of 2011, speeding up the nationalisation process.
I wonder how many more spanish banks are in the same position, that's what the financial markets are saying too!
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Another grim report, this time from the Observer predicting an IMF intervention is near
[they still seem to make no differentiation between the main commercial banks, and the cajas/savings banks though]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...t-imf-eurozone
[they still seem to make no differentiation between the main commercial banks, and the cajas/savings banks though]
It avoided toxic derivatives and helped to rescue Britain's lenders. But the Spanish banking sector was so laden with property debt that the eurozone's fourth largest economy is near collapse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...t-imf-eurozone
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Crikey Stevie, you mean even the Observer has woken up?
Next thing you know that Robert Peston will be telling us there is a problem!
Next thing you know that Robert Peston will be telling us there is a problem!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/robertpeston/
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