Global Systemic Crisis

Global Systemic Crisis
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In This Issue:
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• GEAB N°63 is available! Global systemic crisis – The five devastating storms in summer 2012 at the heart of the world geopolitical swing

• Far East set to double currency swap accord

• Suivez les commentaires quotidiens de Franck Biancheri sur la présidentielle française 2012

• Angela amère après la goujaterie de Nicolas

• Cameron to fill hole in nation's finances by privatising roads

• Japan's Showa Shell to renew Iran oil deal despite sanctions

• An IoS investigation: To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war

• Greece over halfway to recovery, says PM

• Central banks snap up gold after price pressure

• US Navy beefs up Persian Gulf fleet

• Scottish independence: Scotland must go into euro, expert claims

• Spain’s public debt reaches historic high

Featured Links
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• LEAP / Europe 2020

• GlobalEurope Anticipation Bulletin (website)

• Global systemic crisis - All our selected news

• GlobalEurope Press Review (NM blog)

GEAB N°63 is available! Global systemic crisis – The five devastating storms in summer 2012 at the heart of the world geopolitical swing
In its January 2012 issue, LEAP/E2020 signalled the current year as that of the world geopolitical swing. The first quarter 2012 has, to a large extent, started to establish that an era was in fact coming to an end with, in particular…
LEAP/E2020 - Excerpt GEAB N°63 (March 16th, 2012) -

Far East set to double currency swap accord
Japan and 12 other Asian countries will likely agree to double the amount of funds available under a regional currency swap pact amid uncertainty over the European debt crisis, a report said yesterday.
Hürriyet

Suivez les commentaires quotidiens de Franck Biancheri sur la présidentielle française 2012
Ce compte est consacré à l'élection présidentielle française. Car 2012 sera une année décisive pour l'Europe. Donc plus de droit à l'erreur!
Twitter

Angela amère après la goujaterie de Nicolas
Les premiers tiraillements viennent d’apparaître dans la douce entente qui unissait depuis de longues semaines Angela Merkel et Nicolas Sarkozy. A en croire la presse allemande, la chancelière aurait été franchement agacée par la volte-face du président français qui, après l’avoir conviée à un de ses meetings électoraux, aurait oublié de lui confirmer le rendez-vous…
Libération

Cameron to fill hole in nation's finances by privatising roads
Firms will be paid to maintain network – and tolls could be round the corner. Responsibility for running motorways and main roads will be handed to private companies under plans to be announced today by David Cameron...
The Independent

Japan's Showa Shell to renew Iran oil deal despite sanctions
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, the largest buyer of Iranian crude oil in Japan, is negotiating with Iran to reach an agreement on the renewal of its annual crude oil purchase contract...
PressTV

An IoS investigation: To the Chinese and the Indians, the spoils of a terrible war
The potentially lucrative task of exploiting Afghanistan's immense mineral wealth – estimated to be worth around £2trn, according to the Kabul government – is only in the early stages. But already China and India in particular are doing deals and beginning work. Facilities already established are being protected by local army and police, part of whose funding, and most of whose training, has been a US/UK responsibility...
The Independent

Greece over halfway to recovery, says PM
Greece’s caretaker prime minister insists that a “large, silent majority” of Greeks are willing to do whatever is needed to stay in the eurozone, despite near-daily anti-austerity demonstrations. Lucas Papademos said Greece was determined to avoid another debt restructuring and its political leaders were prepared to put aside differences to implement structural and fiscal reforms...
Financial Times

Central banks snap up gold after price pressure
The fall in gold prices has prompted one or more central banks to buy as much as four tonnes of bullion in recent weeks, according to an industry source and a Financial Times report on Friday...
Reuters

US Navy beefs up Persian Gulf fleet
The U.S. Navy isn't looking for a fight with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, but it will be more than ready if there is one, the service's top officer told reporters Friday morning...
The Hill

Scottish independence: Scotland must go into euro, expert claims
AN independent Scotland would have “no choice” other than to join the euro, according to one of the world’s foremost experts in economic competitiveness...
The Scotsman

Spain’s public debt reaches historic high
Spain’s public debt surged to a historic record high during the last quarter of 2011, renewing concerns over whether the government will be able to keep its commitment to Brussels to bring down the deficit to 5.3 percent of GDP by the end of the year...
El Pais

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