Comments on: Germany’s economic outlook http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/ Mon, 21 May 2012 22:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Greg http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/#comment-25262 Greg Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:59:22 +0000 http://www.irisheconomy.ie/?p=4713#comment-25262 @ Robert Browne Didn't see that Robert. The whole thing is just getting more and more disgusting. And now they want to extend the guarantee for a further five years. http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/new-bank-guarantee-scheme-gets-eu-backing-1950136.html And Irish Nationwide is to be given away to EBS in a shotgun marraige paid for by the Citizen/Taxpayer. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. @ Robert Browne

Didn’t see that Robert.

The whole thing is just getting more and more disgusting.

And now they want to extend the guarantee for a further five years.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/new-bank-guarantee-scheme-gets-eu-backing-1950136.html

And Irish Nationwide is to be given away to EBS in a shotgun marraige paid for by the Citizen/Taxpayer.

Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting.

]]> By: Robert Browne http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/#comment-24962 Robert Browne Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:14:59 +0000 http://www.irisheconomy.ie/?p=4713#comment-24962 @ Greg Have you seen Anglo's plans to "sell off" up to €1 billion of investment properties to the Green Property group. Bruton said, it would be “very disturbing” if there was “any hint of a sweetheart deal”. Yes, richard I fully concur, it would be very disturbing indeed but not very surprising! True to form, Anglo has refused to discuss it's terms citing "commercial confidentiality". It also failed to generate a bidding contest for the deal. If someone was selling your house you would like to see the campaign they put together to justify their commissions. Here is a billion being shifted off Anglo's books which we own and we get no explanations. It seems that Green was the only company that Anglo entered into serious negotiations with. Why? By "privatizing" these transactions they have hidden the scale of writedowns. Why? Shades of nama here I think! Glad to see Germany is not coming out of recession because when it does interest rates go up! Game over! I would love to know how they are going to agree an exit strategy. To be fair to the Germans at least they have broached the subject in the US Bernanke refuses to even mention it. @ Greg
Have you seen Anglo’s plans to “sell off” up to €1 billion of investment properties to the Green Property group.

Bruton said, it would be “very disturbing” if there was “any hint of a sweetheart deal”. Yes, richard I fully concur, it would be very disturbing indeed but not very surprising!

True to form, Anglo has refused to discuss it’s terms citing “commercial confidentiality”. It also failed to generate a bidding contest for the deal. If someone was selling your house you would like to see the campaign they put together to justify their commissions. Here is a billion being shifted off Anglo’s books which we own and we get no explanations.

It seems that Green was the only company that Anglo entered into serious negotiations with. Why? By “privatizing” these transactions they have hidden the scale of writedowns. Why? Shades of nama here I think!

Glad to see Germany is not coming out of recession because when it does interest rates go up! Game over! I would love to know how they are going to agree an exit strategy. To be fair to the Germans at least they have broached the subject in the US Bernanke refuses to even mention it.

]]> By: Greg http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/#comment-24586 Greg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:09:17 +0000 http://www.irisheconomy.ie/?p=4713#comment-24586 “This requires devising a robust regime to restructure and, if necessary, close systemic financial institutions.” Bye Bye Anglo Irish Bank. “This requires devising a robust regime to restructure and, if necessary, close systemic financial institutions.”

Bye Bye Anglo Irish Bank.

]]> By: Greg http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/#comment-24585 Greg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:07:42 +0000 http://www.irisheconomy.ie/?p=4713#comment-24585 "Such a “Consolidation Pact” would also facilitate the ECB’s task of phasing out its stimulus measures." Better get all that NAMA money spent soon. “Such a “Consolidation Pact” would also facilitate the ECB’s task of phasing
out its stimulus measures.”

Better get all that NAMA money spent soon.

]]> By: Greg http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/11/16/germanys-economic-outlook/#comment-24584 Greg Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:05:23 +0000 http://www.irisheconomy.ie/?p=4713#comment-24584 "The recovery is weak and yet not selfsustaining and risks are still tilted to the downside. In particular, impaired credit markets may constrain the recovery process and rising unemployment will act as a drain on consumption." Not very comforting words. “The recovery is weak and yet not selfsustaining and risks are still tilted to the downside. In particular, impaired credit markets may constrain the recovery process and rising unemployment will act as a drain on consumption.”

Not very comforting words.

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