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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:01:34.94</DATE>
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<TITLE>BRAZIL SEAMEN CONTINUE STRIKE DESPITE COURT</TITLE>
<DATELINE> RIO DE JANEIRO, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>Hundreds of marines were on alert
at 11 key Brazilian ports after 40,000 seamen decided to remain
on indefinite strike, even after the Higher Labour Court
Saturday ruled it illegal, union leaders said.
The halt, the first national strike by seamen in 25 years,
started on February 27, and union leaders said they would not
return to work unless they got a 275 pct pay rise. Shipowners
have offered a 100 per cent raise, which the seamen rejected.
"We have nothing to lose. If they want to lay off the
workers, fine, but we are determined to carry on with our
protest until the end," a union leader said.
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He said they had decided in a meeting that if the marines
take over the ships, the seamen would abandon the vessels and
let the marines handle the situation by themselves.
A spokesman for the Rio de Janeiro Port said the order to
send marines to take over the ports was given by Navy Minister
Henrique Saboya on grounds that ports are areas of national
security. But he said there were no incidents. The strike has
cut exports and imports and made an estimated 160 ships idle.
Petrol station owners in four states also continued their
shutdown and there were fears that the combination of the two
stoppages could lead to a serious fuel shortage.
Reuter
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:06:39.94</DATE>
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<TITLE>BANKING TRADE GROUP SAYS BANK PROFITS DOWN</TITLE>
<DATELINE> WASHINGTON, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>The American Bankers Association said
the profitability of the nation's commercial banks declined by
12 pct during the first three quarters of 1986.
During the first nine months of last year, the industry's
annualized rate of return on assets dropped to 0.68 pct from
0.77 pct in the same period in 1985, the ABA said. Return on
equity fell to 10.8 pct from 12.3 pct the previous year.
Despite the decline in profits, the ABA said banks' capital
grew boosting the industry's capital ratio to 6.4 pct from 6.3
pct.
The number and size of banks losing money during the period
increased significantly, the ABA said.
During the first nine months of 1986, 17.5 pct of banks,
holding 9.6 pct of banking assets, were unprofitable, the group
said. That compares with 13 pct of banks, holding 8.8 pct of
assets, during the same period in 1985, it said.
The industry's provisions for loan losses increased to 0.73
pct of assets during the period, up from 0.59 pct of assets
during the same period in 1985, the group said.
Reuter
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:08:09.30</DATE>
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<PLACES><D>usa</D></PLACES>
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<TITLE>PAPER INSTITUTE SEES STRONG PAPER MARKET IN '87</TITLE>
<DATELINE> NEW YORK, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>The American Paper Institute said the
industry is headed for another year of record volume in 1987,
with linerboard particularly strong.
"A pro-growth trade policy, continued attention to currency
management, a fairly low interest rate climate and no major tax
increases are the essential ingredients in this outlook," Red
Cavaney, American Paper Institute president said.
Cavaney said that so far this year the industry's
performance mimics last year's strength.
Last year, he said, paper and paperboard production hit a
record 71 mln tons, 5.9 pct above 1985's 67 mln tons, while
industry after-tax profits in 1986 exceeded 1985 profits.
Cavaney said that inventories will play a major role in
this year's performance.
"Inventories, which are generally low, are a positive
factor in the industry's outlook this year," he said, citing
market pulp stocks, which are currently at 21 days supply, at
the low end of the industry's long term average.
Cavaney added that as a result of slimmer inventories in
1986 and in the early part of this year, shipments for 1987 as
a whole will be higher than last year, even if demand slackens.
Cavaney said, however, he expects demand this year to be
strong, spurred by consumer spending.
The benefits of tax reform on individual after-tax income
and consumer goods companies' cash flow, he said, will increase
demand for both communications paper and packaging this year.
In addition, Cavaney said low mortgage rates should support
high levels of housing starts in 1987, increasing demand for
many kinds of packaged goods.
Inventory building should help demand for cartons and
corrugated containers this year, he added.
Cavaney said he expects exports to remain fairly high in
1987, as well, as a result of the recent declines in the dollar
against major world currencies.
But more importantly, he said, an improved balance of trade
in 1987 from the lower dollar would induce increased industrial
activity at home and thus higher packaging demand.
Cavaney said increased competitiveness, caused by lower
costs, higher productivity and improved efficiency would also
contribute to a strong showing from the industry this year.
Cavaney said, however, that the Tax Reform Act of 1986
could have a negative impact on the industry this year.
"For manufacturers, the removal of the investment tax
credit creates an impediment to future investment," he said.
Also, he said API estimates the industry will lose three
billion dlrs in cash flow over a five year period as a result
of reforms.
"Adjustments to this loss will require time and careful
evaluation and will adversely affect the capital spending
decisions of individual companies," Cavaney said.
Reuter
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:11:10.46</DATE>
<TOPICS><D>money-fx</D><D>gnp</D></TOPICS>
<PLACES><D>belgium</D><D>west-germany</D></PLACES>
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<ORGS><D>ec</D></ORGS>
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<TITLE>BONN SERIOUS ABOUT CURRENCY PACT, SAYS TIETMEYER</TITLE>
<DATELINE> BRUSSELS, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>West Germany takes "very seriously" the
recent undertaking by major industrial countries to promote
exchange rate stability around current levels, Finance Ministry
State Secretary Hans Tietmeyer said.
Talking to journalists before a meeting of European
Community Economy and Finance Ministers here, Tietmeyer
declined to say whether the February 22 Paris accord by the
Group of Five countries plus Canada included secret agreements
for stabilising currencies.
But he noted the official communique said the participants
agreed to cooperate closely to foster stability of exchange
rates around current levels. "We're taking this sentence very
seriously," he said.
Tietmeyer remarked that the dollar had hardly moved against
the mark since the meeting.
He said a slowdown in West German economic growth had been
caused by sharp exchange rate swings and that the Paris
agreement should help in this respect.
Economics Ministry State Secretary Otto Schlecht said the
Bonn government saw no current need for measures to bolster the
economy but was paying close attention to the slower growth and
had not ruled out "appropriate and timely" action if necessary.
Schlecht and Tietmeyer were speaking ahead of a discussion
by the EC ministers of the latest EC Commission report on the
economic situation in the 12-nation bloc.
The Commission has sharply revised down expected German
gross national product growth this year to two pct from 3.2 pct
predicted last autumn and says Bonn has the most room of any EC
country to stimulate economic activity.
Schlecht said the upturn in West Germany's economy slowed
in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of
1987. But he said there was no cumulative downwards trend in
view that would make quick remedial action necessary.
He said a number of favourable indicators such as high
level of investment and a good climate for consumption meant a
recovery could be expected, while exports would pick up
slightly during the course of the year.
REUTER
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:11:41.38</DATE>
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<PLACES><D>saudi-arabia</D></PLACES>
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<TITLE>SAUDI-FRENCH BANK TO DOUBLE PAID-UP CAPITAL</TITLE>
<DATELINE> JEDDAH, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY><Al Bank Al Saudi Al Fransi>, also known
as Saudi-French, will double paid-up capital to 400 mln riyals
from 200 mln by converting reserves into equity, bank officials
said.
Jeddah-based Saudi-French, 40 pct owned by Banque Indosuez
and 60 pct by the Saudi public, will sign a technical services
agreement with Indosuez in Riyadh on Tuesday for management of
the bank over the next five years, they said.
The officials said the increase in paid-up capital,
doubling the number of shares held by shareholders, will add
depth to the market and extend trading to more investors.
REUTER
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:12:08.15</DATE>
<TOPICS></TOPICS>
<PLACES><D>usa</D></PLACES>
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<TITLE>COMPAQ COMPUTER <CPQ> HAS NEW DESKTOP COMPUTER</TITLE>
<DATELINE> HOUSTON, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>Compaq Computer Corp said it has
introduced a new 12 megahertz desktop personal computer called
the Compaq Deskpro 286R.
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<DATE> 9-MAR-1987 09:12:30.97</DATE>
<TOPICS><D>coffee</D></TOPICS>
<PLACES><D>uganda</D></PLACES>
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<ORGS><D>ico-coffee</D></ORGS>
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<TITLE>UGANDA DISAPPOINTED BY COFFEE TALKS FAILURE</TITLE>
<DATELINE> KAMPALA, March 9 - </DATELINE><BODY>Uganda, Africa's second largest coffee
producer, was disappointed by the stalemate in recent coffee
talks in London, the chairman of the state-run Coffee Marketing
Board, CMB, said.
"This has not been good for coffee producers, more so in a
situation where the prices dropped by 200 pounds per tonne of
robusta coffee," J. Makumbi said when he returned from London on
Friday.
Producers and consumers failed to agree on a quota formula
to share the world's coffee production during International
Coffee Organisation, ICO, talks that ended last week.
Makumbi blamed the failure to set quotas, which were
suspended in Feburary last year, on Indonesian demands that its
quota be increased dramatically.
Uganda -- which earns about 400 mln dlrs annually from
coffee exports, over 95 pct of its foreign exchange earnings --
had sought to raise its ICO quota to 3.0 mln from 2.45 mln
60-kilo bags, according to sources close to the CMB.
The CMB has estimated that production will rise 20 to 25
pct in the current 1986/87 October-September season to over
three mln bags.
For several years Uganda had been unable to meet its ICO
export quota as rebel activity disrupted the coffee industry.
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