This text will have to be transposed by Member States in no later than March 21 2009Australia and Rio Tinto Plc United KingdomThey may still fall in the next three monthsMoreover patterns of funding have malfunctionedThe first was successful the second failedThirtyfour years later everything changed110 m2 in 2009 euros prognostic Chris NothamAlain Vaconsin is therefore all the mysteriesWhat justifies a price double that of the onionSome operators ask today to personalize devicesIt has virtually become commonplace. One of the German exporter which captures all on its passage and size of the croupiers to all its competitors. And allows Berlin in 2007 still show a surplus. "On our market, the French often lack follow-up in their files and listening to their customers", critical to correctly a head of the Peters Struder AG company, specialized in the machine tool. And, in terms of support, the various German representatives on the spot "seem more easily work hand in hand than those of the France." Not to mention that German products have a competitive advantage, important in terms of image, to the point that during a recent visit in the Paris region, the representative of a Chinese city of Shanghai region refused to ride in the formal procession. "He only wanted to take place in a Mercedes, and the President of the Regional Council was forced to negotiate almost an hour to convince him to board a French car," explains one of the organizers.
Italy: rise
in range
They run, they run, Italian exports. From January to November 2007, increased by 11.1 from 2006, far more that imports increased by 6.2. So the country shows a negative balance, of course, but receding from one year to the other: EUR 7.3 billion, against EUR 20.5 billion for 2006. The market share of the Italy begins to grow, while it was losing for several years. The secret of this remedy is the rise in range of Italian exports. "It is a cross-cutting phenomenon, affecting also the traditional industries such as mechanics or agri-food," said Gregorio De Felice, Director of research and studies of the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank. It reads in the figures, since the exported volumes have little increased while the unit price increased. The Italy aligns a series of companies that produce goods of high range, insensitive to the crisis. This is the case of manufacturers of yachts Azimut-Benetti or Ferretti, Ferrari, and several brands of sewing such as Ferragamo or Armani. "The Italy has also specific niches: thus, company Cerutti, in Piedmont, has a global market share of 60 in the printing of newspapers", explains Gregorio De Felice.
France: not enough support
The head of the cosmetic Carole Franck they were initiated in 1975, Christian and Christiane Benet admit having "much galéré" to develop international. "Never the President of the Republic not took us on a trip, never public authorities and major groups not helped us, they regret." We had fend alone and it took us thirty years to achieve. "Was obviously successful, since their company with 26 employees realize today 60 of its turnover to export and sells its products in 58 countries, particularly in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, they have often been "paralyzed" to finance their surveys, find distributors and compete with giants like l ' Oréal and LVMH (by also owner of the "voices"). "To work!" to shout, evoking some contacts obtained snatching with economic missions and which have proved unsuccessful. Or guarantees of Coface released recently, which were not able to convince their banks of funds. And say: "the political discourse on SMEs is incomprehensible, it moving."
