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...global economy slows, that's likely to become a familiar refrain - and as a result, lenders are increasingly scrutinizing their customers' balance sheets and cash-flow statements for signs of stress that could lead to default. One Hong Kong businesswoman, who asked not to be named for fear of alarming already jittery creditors, says her bankers recently descended on her office to examine the books. "Next year will be the true test for a lot of companies," she predicts. "If there's no fresh money, there will be no other choice but to contract their businesses. If that happens, there...
...everyone is so lucky. Recent industry research shows that falling purchasing power and consumer fear of a looming economic downturn have caused spending in France's cafés and restaurants to slump around 20% this year. Nearly 3,000 of the nation's restaurants closed down or went bankrupt in the first half of 2008 alone. That wave of failure may well rise as newcomers to the sector who relied on credit to get started find themselves stretched to make their payments as revenues slump. "If I were 30, starting out with loans to reimburse...
...There is no need to look at a map to realize how far away Russia and Venezuela are from one another. Yet in these globalized times, they are bound together by their opposition to and fear of the United States. That may be the reason why there were so many photographers and journalists at Russian President Dimitry Medvedev’s recent meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Moscow, which was the second such negotiation in the last two months. After the meeting and in a world of frozen credit lines, it was announced that Russia would lend Venezuela...
...country has lost between $10 and $15 billion of foreign direct investment and its stock market is down close to 50 percent this year. Despite the global financial crisis affecting all markets, a considerable part of such downturns for energy-rich Russia can be attributed to investors’ fear of the Kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy and consequent isolation...
...loans and war material it receives from Russia, for even in the medium term, the junior member of this alliance is financially unsound and, increasingly, politically powerless. Despite the threatening sound of this partnership for U.S. interests, it is clear that these unlikely allies came together out of fear: Whereas the Kremlin fears diplomatic isolation, Chavez fears his end may be fast approaching. What we should all fear is what a populist like Chavez will do with Russian weaponry at a time when he is desperate to remain in control...