Monday, May 28, 2012

European Firms Plan for Greek Unrest and Euro Exit





The planning, says Dixons chief Sebastian James, may look alarmist but it's good to be prepared.  Company bosses around Europe agree.  As the financial crisis in Greece worsens, companies are getting ready for everything from social unrest to the day the earth stood still also known as a complete meltdown of the financial system.

Those preparations include sweeping cash out of Greece every night, cutting debts, weeding out badly paying customers and readying for a switch to a new Greek drachma if the country is forced to abandon the euro.

"Most companies are getting ready and preparing for a Greek exit and have looked at cash, treasury, currency issues, even fall out shelters," said Roger Bayly, a partner at advisory and accountancy firm KPMG.

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