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Today the United States met since the second quarter GDP was revised down from +2.4% to +1.6%. While this figure seems bad, not so much because the market was expecting a downward revision from +2.4% to +1.4%. This has given relief to the markets, which record highs this morning led by the Dow Jones (+0, 60% after opening).

We are waiting for what Ben Breanne may say today about the future of the economy during the Annual Meeting of Presidents of Central Banks, as well as the Consumer Confidence number of Michigan Universidad August (projected at 70 pts.)

With the above, the negative tone continues in international markets, but the contagion to emerging economies has been very limited.

For now, we maintain the negative bias, since there is no sign that this is over. However, we recommend caution in the current levels because the market three weeks of low accumulation

Highly speculative, world stock markets are governed by the momentum of the underwriters of securities, rather than by realities on the behavior and performance indicators developed and emerging economies. Of course the hard data does not suit them to brokers, because then there would be no bubbles where opportunistic versed mounted and snatch it for, before bursting and being dragged by losses, and successfully overcome the dividends of others in the pocket.

Because speculators are betting always win-win, whether by simple paper-the betting money in hand and lonely dreamers are outdated, remember Dostoevsky prefer living in a delusion profitable or unsubstantiated optimism must be alert to indicators of real economies. The case is like betting on roulette, more like a stroke of luck to pull water to their mill, losing on the road when it appears on the board of the bag the rate of the company concerned.

However, beware. This is just simply printing more and more contained, but it is a half-truth. The truth is that, deep down, speculators, brokers or professional underwriters, deal understood to values, i.e. values “hidden” or privileged and confidential information of the indicators of those companies with high market value. In addition, these values are subject to purchase or sell, while approaching the periodic financial reports, quarterly, semiannual and annual. O according to a new placement.

The previous information allows you to buy or sell on time or before the announcement of the company. With trap, because the corridor is managed with the advancement. However, the other side is speculative, those that move beyond inflating the values of the real situation of enterprises. Alternatively, in some sectors of economies. There are also millions of records sold. However, both cases are classified as financial crimes. However, not always punished or reaches its ultimate consequences for the investigation to comment on this type of breach. Is it because they serve businesspersons, bankers and speculators, against which the State did not lash?

Protected or not, the fact is that the mechanisms are working even in the larger exchanges in the world (despite all the “locks” of governments) as the triad New York-Tokyo-London, or Frankfurt, Paris, etc. The first and most important, because it moves up 60 percent of world trade in values, about some 3,000 large companies in the second quoted an amount 50 percent below first.

The world economy is recovering from its worst recession in decades, although some regions such as North America and Asia, recorded slower growth, according to a study released today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC, for its acronym in English).

There was also a marked difference between the growth prospects of different regions. Globally, the economic sentiment indicator fell slightly from 104.1 in the second quarter of 2010 to 103.2 in the third quarter. This was in part a product of the fall in the indicators of two important regions, North America and Asia.

, the overall numbers continue to show substantial gains compared to the third quarter of 2009, when the global economic indicator was 79.6.

The Report of the Global Economy Quarterly was conducted by the If institute in Munich in cooperation with the ICC, for which questioned more than 1,100 experts in 166 countries.

Western Europe, whose economy seemed to be slowing in the previous report, had a surprise performance this quarter, with Germany as the engine of growth in the euro area thanks to rising exports.

In fact, Germany, with growth of 2.2 percent, had its strongest quarter since the reunification of Germany in 1990. However, the recession in Greece and the ongoing adjustment programs in Spain and restructuring in Portugal and Ireland temper Europe’s prospects.

Meanwhile, in North America, growth has slowed in the last quarter. High unemployment in the U.S., the weak private consumption and capital spending led to a less than satisfactory, according to experts consulted.

Meanwhile, there is evidence of a slowdown in the Chinese economy. While its growth rate remains impressive, the weakening of imports and retail sales, along with the Chinese government’s withdrawal of its expansionary monetary policy that we will have an economic slowdown in coming months.

In Africa, there is a strong contrast between South Africa and Kenya, which show positive signs, and other countries with a weak scenario, such as Tanzania, Gabon and Madagascar. South Africa received a boost from hosting the World Cup.

On trade and investment across borders, the study indicates that private consumption, which is key for growth in these areas, remains weak, influenced by high rates of unemployment. Another factor limiting trade is the lack of access to commercial financing in countries such as Spain, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. These factors, in addition to the protectionist measures in countries like Germany, Denmark and Norway, contribute to the prospects for trade and investment are not the most positive.

Software AG, a world leader in business infrastructure software, announced that it has strengthened its positioning strategy in the financial market by adding new customers and their participation in key events for the sector.

Through the implementation of Software AG’s BPM, companies can automate and streamline business processes that mean a waste of time and money as those that require interaction with various back-end applications or those that are handled through emails.

Among its main advantages, BPM enables companies to
one. Modeling a process and automate their execution “within the same platform user, without having to develop additional application functionality
2. Simulate and optimize different scenarios, so that we could analyze the behavior of the business before implementing in production
3. Be integrated into a future with Airs, leading tool in modeling processes, also owned by Software AG
4. Generate specific management indicators for the processes (BAM)
5. Having the lowest cost of ownership thanks to its high productivity
with these applications, banks are able to optimize the management of their business and, consequently, their services to the public.

The company has also participated in events aimed at industry professionals, such as the International Conference on Technology for Financial Business organized by AMBA.

“We offer a tool that fits all the requirements of financial institutions, as we seek to be a business partner of companies in the sector,” said Leander Gideon, Director of Sales for Software AG Argentina.

About IDS Schemer

IDS Schemer Group is part of Software AG and is a leading provider of software “Business Process Management (BPM), solutions and services for global corporations and public organizations. With the ARIS Platform for “Process Excellence”, the company offers a portfolio of integrated and comprehensive solution to the strategy, design, implementation and monitoring of business processes, enabling companies to continually improve overall business performance. Using the approach ARIS Value Engineering (AVE), IDS Schemer consultants bridge the gap between corporate strategy, business processes, IT solutions and process control.

About Software AG

Software AG is a global leader in Business Process Excellence. In our 40 years of dedication to innovation, we have created among other products, Anabas, the first transactional database of high performance; ARIS first platform for business process analysis, and web Methods, the first server and B2B integration platform based SOA.
We are unique in the world that offer simple solutions for the business process management (BPM), with the total cost of ownership. Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, web Methods, Anabas, Natural and IDS Schemer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio: process strategies, design, integration and control, data management and SOA based integration, implementation, processes managed by SAP consulting, and strategic services processes.
Software AG in 2009 had revenues of 847 million euros (IFRS, unedited) and has over 6,000 employees serving 10,000 corporate clients and public institutions in 70 countries.
Our comprehensive services and software solutions enable companies to achieve business results faster.

The chair of the organizing committee of the First International Conference on Leadership and Management, Orderable Semen, reported that everything is ready for an event that seeks to train and upgrade human resources in the various sectors of the region. Executives, entrepreneurs, managers, HR professionals, Systems and Marketing, consultants and general practitioners will have the opportunity to participate in this activity, which was first held in Ciudad Guyana. According Terrible said this is a business education event, managerial and professional looking institutionalized each year to promote the city and in general the state as space maker for the analysis, debate and presentation of issues pertaining to future development. “We must go hand in hand with advances in technology, because if we fall behind.

We consider it very timely implementation of this conference, so we are doing this every year, this is the business sector’s contribution to the region,” said. Congress is divided into four main areas: People, Technology, Organization and Marketing, all related to the subject of Management. Other guests include speakers from Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Dominican Republic and the United States. Although it was estimated the participation of about 500 people, the employer reported that expectations have been exceeded and expect between 800 and 100 attendees during the two day event, whose investment is close to a million Bolivar’s.

Companies participating in this International Congress of Leadership and Management have the opportunity to present it as investment project for compliance with the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (Loci). In addition to the conference will also feature an exhibition of stands by some companies as Resort Mining, Microsoft, HP and Renovo, so that it can produce an interesting trade, industrial and technological development. The tickets are on sale at the headquarters of FEDECAMARAS Bolivar Royal Tower. Floor 2 office 1-B, with special prices for students and academics. The investment includes snacks, support materials and attendance certificate.

The value of the company is an indicator that the vast majority of cases, employers tend to forget and only remember him when they have to sell your company or someone makes them an offer to buy it. However, the value of the company expresses many things and can be used to measure the actions taken in the company, at a given time and their influence on it.
The other myth is that the value of the company is a metric that can only be used by large employers. Quite the contrary, it is a tool that can be used by all employers, regardless of company size and industry in which it operates.
There are many ways to calculate the value of a company from a very simple as multiplying the sales or net income by a multiple, as the most complex, involving the need to make projections for five or 10 years depending on the amount of data that have and how sophisticated the same business area.
The important thing is to be clear that as is necessary to do appraisals for any property that you have, and keep these updated valuations, entrepreneurs, business owners and shareholders must be clear of the value of their companies, at any time, and maintain updated it.
This can be done internally, as a function over the company’s CFO, and / or hire a professional in the field, which can be impartial and objective at the time of the different formulas to measure the value of company.
Before starting any process of valuation, of any size, it is necessary to obtain historical information of the company, so this is the foundation for building the future. Once this historical information is worked, there should be forward-looking building. This historical information should be supplemented with plans for short, medium and long term that the company has, as well as an analysis of the economic situation in the area of influence of the company. Despite the good economic times of the Republic of Panama, is not the same have a Super Mini in Puerto Argüelles, where the local economy is depressed, a mini Super in Chorea, with a growing population, changing and improving economically.
The simpler is the company and its books, the faster will be the projection process, however, if accounting is complicated, the construction of the projections is also complicated, requiring more time for construction.
The important thing in any case, is that your company has accounting, since without it is impossible to make a valuation and will do the accounting necessary first to start the process (and do not think this is unusual, in my years as a consultant Financial, we have found different types of companies whose records do not exist, or leaves much to be desired).
Do not worry if it is a medium or large company, and has no CFO. You may have this function in your company through an outsourcing service, without any trauma, as we understand that for many businesses, having an accounting department or accountant make them meaningful and financially viable, while hire someone in finance represents a strong brew. For this, we provide outsourcing services, which would be the first step for their accounts to another level, and to learn to make strategic decisions with a little more ill give us a higher GDP more healthy and stable.

Ace a few days the European Commission announced the contents of the much-heralded European Digital Agenda, the first of seven flagship initiatives under the 2020 European Strategy for smart growth, sustainable and integrated. It has set seven objectives, which will translate into a hundred steps, thirty of which are legislative in nature.

I hope this new European Union strategy, as necessary for future development of the European economy more successful than its predecessor does, the Lisbon Agenda does. Having examined the various documents submitted an ambitious proposal seems critical to the economic fortunes and welfare of Europeans in the coming years.

The implementation of the European Digital Agenda, contribute significantly to economic growth in the EU and distribute the benefits of the digital age among all sectors of society. As also contained a report by the Commission on the digital competitiveness of the European economy, half the productivity growth recorded in the last fifteen years has already been promoted by information technology and communications. See previous entry: The European Commission said the investment in the digital economy remains crucial. However, although it is expected that this trend will accelerate, Europe will need to apply a series of measures to exploit fully the potential benefits of the digital economy.

finance investment projects in any economic sector. The so-called “Production Financing Program of South America will be anchored by the Central Bank (BCRA), but reservations will not be used for this purpose. The announcement had been advance Profile Journal on Sunday.

The loans will be available with an interest rate of 9.9% annual fixed weights and have a period of up to five years. Projects that a unit comprised of the Ministries of Industry and Economy will evaluate applications. For its part, the Central Bank will give financial institutions public and private resources to lend against the security of tenure of such bonds.

Industry reported this medium, have been relieved about 100 investment projects. The main areas involved are steel, petrochemicals, leather, textiles, footwear, medicines, wood and furniture, auto parts, software, toys, and dairy foods.

Indeed, the purpose of the loans is to achieve anti-inflation, given that current demand for goods and services grows above generate supply and price increases, among other factors.

The Minister of Industry, Debora Giorgio, explained, “This growth generates greater investment needs, which are aggregate demand this year and a greater supply of goods and services for the future. Furthermore, the increased investment will result in import substitution, value-added exports and supply the booming domestic market. “

The promotion of an exchange rate to help strengthen the position of Chilean farmers and to recognize the export effort is one of the main aims of the portfolio of Agriculture, led by José Antonio Galilee. Specifically in this topic, as advanced Galilee, will work with the economic ministries of the Executive.

This and other ads that will be part of the roadmap outlined yesterday portfolio Minister within the framework of the seminar “How come the 2010-2011 season?” Organized by the National Agriculture Society (SNA) and Economics and Business “El Mercuric”. On the occasion, also presented prominent business and union representatives of agriculture, who spoke about the realities of dairy items, wine, fruit, livestock and grain production.

The chair of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly (AN), Deputy Ricardo Sanguine, attributed the decline in economic activity in Venezuela to the national electricity crisis.

Indicators of Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) showed the close of the first quarter of this year a significant fall in gross domestic product (GDP) of 5.8 points.

“We are in an energy crisis, and all productive activity, industrial, service, agriculture, electricity demand,” said the deputy Sanguine interviewed by José Vicente Hoy.

This is the fourth quarter continued to decline in the Venezuelan economy. ‘This had been observed’, Sanguine said.

‘It warned that we were down this quarter but did not imagine that 5.8 points, which is a substantial rate, which are visible from the effects of the oil sabotage and coup detach. “

The congressman recalled that despite the economic downturn in the episodes mentioned that took place in 2002, ‘advanced greatly and the following year we had significant growth, not seen in the history of Venezuela’s economy. “

‘on this occasion can not be different, “said Rep. Purist.

“We are encouraging the development of productive activities of social property, social production companies in all areas: agriculture, industry, service, distribution and marketing of products,” he said.

Sanguine said that the state control of strategic companies that were in private hands would boost the economy.

Venezuela faced in late 2009 and early 2010 an electricity crisis due to a severe drought that affected the course of the rivers that feed the main dams that generate electricity to the country.

This situation prompted the government to build national systems of electricity production alternatives to hydropower. The Geri dam supplies the country 70% of its energy.