HSBC et Citi accentuent encore la défiance vis-à-vis des banques

PARIS, 2 mars (Reuters) - Les valeurs financières, notamment bancaires,

chutent encore d'un cran sur les marchés européens lundi avec la

méga-augmentation de capital d'HSBC (HSBA.L: ) et la confirmation d'une

nationalisation partielle de Citigroup (C.N: ).

Ce nouveau flot de mauvaises nouvelles tend à confirmer le sentiment que peu

de banques, notamment aux Etats-Unis et en Grande-Bretagne, pourront échapper à

de nouvelles augmentations de capital dans le meilleur des cas, sinon à la

"Et il se peut que la nationalisation soit le seul moyen pour

stabiliser le système bancaire et relancer le crédit - que l'on n'ait pas

vraiment le choix - notamment pour les banques anglaises et US."

Après le nouvel effondrement de plus de 32% de Citigroup (C.N: ) vendredi à

Wall Street, HSBC chute de 14,3% à 421 euros, cette augmentation de capital,

bien qu'ayant été assez largement anticipée, s'avèrant plus importante que



Source: http://fr.reuters.com/article/frEuroRpt/idFRL221335920090302

SLH Launches Travel Agent Web Site

As part of the site launch, SLH is rolling out a global promotion that will provide travel agents with an opportunity to win up to 50 room nights at any one of the brand's worldwide properties.

Each week until mid-April, Small Luxury Hotels of the World is offering travel agents the opportunity to win one of 10 five-night stays at any of its worldwide properties.

The site has comprehensive information on individual SLH hotels and their respective GDS codes, an extensive selection of high-resolution images of each property and the latest hotel offers.

"We recognize that travel agents are critical to the success of the brand and so it's really important that we continue to identify and implement new initiatives, like a dedicated Web site, that provide agents with the tools to sell the SLH brand as effectively and seamlessly as possible," said Paul Kerr, CEO of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.



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