News Griechenland
München/Düsseldorf (dpa) - Ifo-Präsident Hans-Werner Sinn hält die Einschaltung des Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) für die sinnvollste Sofortmaßnahme, um Griechenland zu helfen. Der IWF habe «viel Erfahrung mit der Rettung gefährdeter Länder», schreibt Sinn im Magazin «Wirtschaftswoche».
http://www.zeit.de/newsticker/2010/3/5/...dt-20100305-596-24124004xml
http://www.boerse-go.de/nachricht/EZB-contra-IWF,a2098293.html
Im bisherigen Verlauf der Krise hat man es weitgehend vermieden wirklich regulatorische Konsequenzen zu ziehen, Griechische Staatsanleihen und die Risiken für den Euro und die EU könnten aber jetzt der Auslöser sein um von dieser Linie abzurücken.
Wenn aber doch nur wieder geredet wird,freuen sich die Finanzmärkte über die neue Beute Griechenland....
Während die EU Defizitsünder Griechenland zum schmerzhaften Gesundsparen verdonnert hat und nicht einen Euro nach Athen überweist, hilft die EZB wo sie kann - effektiv und geräuschlos. Offiziell darf die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) die Griechen nicht aus dem Schulden-Sumpf zerren, da ihr die Finanzierung von Euro-Mitgliedsländern untersagt ist. Doch um die Misere des Landes zu beenden und das Restrisiko eines Auseinanderbrechens der Euro-Zone zu minimieren, ist die EZB jetzt kreativ geworden: Sie erhält ihre 2008 wegen der globalen Finanzkrise begonnene Versorgung des Finanzsystems länger aufrecht als erwartet und verschafft den Banken damit mehr Luft - vor allem den griechischen.
http://diepresse.com/home/wirtschaft/boerse/....do&selChannel=573
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http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/...mission-an;2541290
Länder mit „finanzpolitischem Schlendrian“ würden ihr Verhalten nicht ändern, stellt Stark im Gastkommentar für das Handelsblatt fest.
http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/...trikt-ab;2542336
Frankfurt (Reuters) - Die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungen (Bafin) hat nach eigenem Bekunden keine Anhaltspunkte für massive Spekulationen gegen Griechenland.
Es deute nichts darauf hin, dass in jüngster Zeit verstärkt Kreditderivate (CDS) zur Spekulation gegen griechische Staatsanleihen genutzt worden seien, teilte die Bafin am Montag mit.
http://de.reuters.com/article/economicsNews/idDEBEE6270ER20100308
Die drohende Staatspleite Griechenlands muss nach Meinung von Ministerpräsident Papandreou auch den US-Präsident beunruhigen: Spekulanten müssten gezähmt werden. Das sehen auch Kanzlerin Merkel und Nicolas Sarkozy so.
http://www.ftd.de/politik/europa/...edge-fondskontrolle/50085844.html
Merkel beteiligt sich am Kampf gegen Spekulanten
9. März 2010, 09:15 Uhr
Frankreichs und Deutschlands Regierung wollen den weltweiten Handel mit bestimmten Wertpapieren verbieten. So sollen Spekulationen zu Lasten von Staaten wie Griechenland künftig verhindert werden. Sollten Länder wie die USA und China nicht mitziehen, halten Bundeskanzlerin Merkel und ihre Mitstreiter einen Plan B bereit.
http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article6698942/...egen-Spekulanten.html
http://www.finanzen.net/nachricht/anleihen/...n-begeben-Kreise-754446
ATHEN (dpa-AFX) - Landesweite Streiks sollen Griechenland an diesem
Donnerstag weitgehend lahmlegen. Da auch die Fluglotsen ihre Arbeit niederlegen
wollen, wurden alle Flüge von Mittwoch 23.00 Uhr MEZ an für 24 Stunden abgesagt.
Dies teilten am Dienstag die wichtigsten Fluggesellschaften in Athen mit. Auch
alle Auslandsflüge seien betroffen. Geschlossen bleiben zudem alle staatlichen
Behörden sowie Schulen und Universitäten. Die Ärzte in den öffentlichen
Krankenhäusern behandeln nur Notfälle. Auch die meisten öffentlichen
Verkehrsmittel sollen bestreikt werden. Probleme werde es auch im Fährverkehr
geben.
Zu diesem mittlerweile dritten großen Streik seit Jahresbeginn haben die
beiden größten Gewerkschaftsverbände des staatlichen und privaten Sektors
aufgerufen. Sie wehren sich gegen das 4,8 Milliarden Euro schwere Sparprogramm
der sozialistischen Regierung unter Ministerpräsident Giorgos Papandreou.
Griechenland hat mehr als 300 Milliarden Euro Schulen./tt/DP/gr
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2010-03-09 15:31:54
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http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,682596,00.html
Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou (2nd R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sit down to a meeting at a hotel in Washington, March 9, 2010. Also seated at the table is Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou at right. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Greek officials pressed their case on Tuesday for curbs on speculative trading they blame for pushing the country into crisis, but the Obama administration reacted coolly, saying it was working on its own plans to make trading more transparent.
Greece's finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, urged backing for a ban on some trading activities, such as short selling by investors of securities they do not own, because he said it inflates debt costs for countries like Greece that already are struggling to cut deficits.
"Greece is doing what it should be doing to clean up its own mess," Papaconstantinou told CNBC television. "However, there's a broader problem here. It's a European problem, it has to do with the euro, and it has to do with speculation."
The finance minister's comments echoed remarks a day earlier by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou who said speculators must be reined in before their risky activities push the global economy into a new downturn.
Papandreou and Papaconstantinou were set to meet U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner later on Tuesday, part of a concentrated series of meetings and public appearances aimed at shoring up confidence in Greece's ability to get through its budget crisis.
HERE'S OUR PLAN
An Obama administration official offered a measured response to Greece's proposals, noting the United States was already working on a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation.
"The president's plan would require more transparent trading and central clearing for standardized derivatives," the official said.
The Obama administration offered a pat on the back for Greece's efforts so far. Greece enacted a series of stiff austerity measures, like cuts in civil service salaries, that have stirred unrest.
"We commend them for the bold steps they've already taken and have confidence that their European partners will support them on this difficult road," the U.S. official said.
Papandreou visited Germany and France before traveling to Washington for a four-day visit that ends on Thursday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday there were "positive" signs that Greece was making progress, including its recent successful government bond issue.
NO MONEY COMING
"In my assessment, Greece does not need any financial support," Merkel told journalists in Luxembourg. "Greece has won some trust back through the steps taken by its government.
In Washington, the Greek finance minister visited the International Monetary Fund on Monday for informal talks, but there was no indication that he broached the topic of possible aid for Greece. Papandreou has suggested that requesting aid from the IMF was possible if nothing else worked.
An IMF representative said only that Papaconstantinou discussed "the provision of technical assistance in support of the government's stabilization plan" but gave no details.
The IMF has remained on the fringes of the Greek crisis, sensitive to calls by European leaders that they want to deal with Greece as a member of the euro zone.
In the interview with CNBC, Papaconstantinou said more regulation was needed on credit default swaps, insurance-like products used to protect against debt default. Hedge funds have been accused of aggravating the Greek debt crisis by using CDS to bet on a potential sovereign default, without owning the underlying bonds.
"(There should be) more transparency, a ban on naked selling, for example," Papaconstantinou said.
There was some support for consideration of that idea from European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who said the EU would examine banning the naked short-selling of sovereign debt.
Ahead of a meeting with Papandreou, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the Greek government's determination to take the bitter medicine to restore its budget health.
"The Greek people can be assured the United States will stand with them at this critical time," she told reporters.
Papandreou on Monday urged Group of 20 rich nations to crack down on market speculators and said the action was necessary to ward off risks of another global financial crisis.
http://www.theusdaily.com/articles/...sp?id=1010001&type=Business
Dr. Duménil is one of the world’s foremost theorists of neoliberalism and economic crisis and is the author of numerous influential books, many of which have been translated into several languages. These include Capital Resurgent: Roots of the Neoliberal Revolution (2004) and his forthcoming The Crisis of Neoliberalism: from the subprime to the great contraction
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http://therealnews.com/t2/...amp;id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4883
“For Greece, the problem is completely over,” Prodi, who was also Italian prime minister, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s office in Shanghai. “I don’t see any other case now in Europe. I don’t think there is any reason to think the euro system will collapse or will suffer greatly because of Greece.”
Greek officials have been working to reduce the nation’s budget deficit of 12.7 percent of gross domestic product, the largest in Europe, he said. The government last week passed 4.8 billion euros of spending cuts, reducing the risk of default.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on March 7 the 16- nation euro region must support Greece or risk destroying the euro. His comments were among the strongest by a European Union leader to signal the bloc would bail out Greece.
The euro has weakened 6 percent this year against the dollar on concern of a Greek default would destabilize the 16- nation monetary union.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-10/...-chief-prodi-says.html