It seems that the situation is considered quite favorable environments for Swiss bankers, who are confident in the future in their majority:

Read in Romandie News:
“Swiss banks consider the positive outlook for 2011. According to a survey by Ernst & Young, more than half of the institutions expect a rather positive course of business. However, strengthening the regulatory framework could affect their earnings.

According to the survey “barometer of banks“, carried out for the first time in December 2010, 52% of the 60 institutions surveyed executives believe they have done good business during the past year, wrote on Tuesday the company advice and auditing. 40% of them consider them quite favorable and only a small minority regretted evolution rather negative.

And this year looks even better in one day. 58% of institutions surveyed expecting good business and even anticipating 34% as very favorable. Consequence of this sense of optimism, the banks provide at least a stagnation of their workforce or higher.

Current developments concerning banking secrecy, a possible compensatory tax and fiscal transparency, are considered by a large majority of banks (73%) as positive for the future of the financial center. Competition should be strengthened in the field of asset management, with the key mergers and acquisitions. “

The future will tell us more …

We leave now in Dubai, second Ritz Carlton Hotel where a just

open:

Read in hôtellerie-restauration.fr :

“Dubai (UAE) Lothar Quarz, Director General of DIFC Ritz-Carlton, just to make the ceremony private hotel in the presence of Hervé Humler, president and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC At the heart of Dubai‘s financial district, The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC is a building of contemporary design punctuated with art deco lighting elements that are only 14 floors. One, a waterfall cascading over ten floors, empties into the courtyard, opposite the lobby. hotel of 341 rooms, including 124 executive residences, is the second Ritz-Carlton in Dubai and the sixth unit of the brand in the region. “

To continue in hotels, another interesting clue in France this time:

Read in foncier.mobi:

“According to a study by MKG published on Thursday, it emerged that the hotel business in France grew stronger than expected in 2010 its main indicator, disposable income per room (RevPAR).

RevPAR combines demand and average price per room. They rose 6.4% against 5% expected.

In 2009, it had fallen by -8.5%. RevPAR rose by 8.8% in 2007.

The upscale hotel pulls out of the game and recorded a stronger push the occupancy rate (+4.4 points) against 2.6 points for the 3 stars, 0.3 points for the two stars and 0, 6 points for the 0 / 1 star. RevPAR at the 4 and 5 stars increases from 10.3% in 2010. Paris and the Ile-de-France serve as locomotive in this progression. “

Regarding the economic situation, due to mutations that led to the repositioning of it and changescontinue, it is true that the context is not linear downward or upward.

AtVIP Services Blog, we prefer to give positive signs like these:

Switzerland to return to the franc fort did not prevent a resumption of foreign trade in 2010.

In Germany, this past year, we achieved a growth of 3.6%.

Finally, the Fed posted a stronger recovery than expected from the World Economy.