EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Mr Pedro Solbes, source of Charlie McCreevy's recent woes, addresses a major conference on the euro in Loughrea, Co Galway, today. Entitled "Assess, Plan and Prepare Now" the seminar is part of the Forfas EMU business awareness campaign and marks the start of final preparations for changeover to the euro.
The Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is joined by Minister of State for Technology and Commerce, Mr Noel Treacy, and Mr Lochlann Quinn, deputy chairman of Glen Dimplex and chairman of AIB among others.
Baltimore oozes confidence: In a week when results are due from Jefferson Smurfit Group, AIB Group and Golden Vale, Fran Rooney, president and chief executive of Baltimore Technologies, oozes confidence. He has predicted that on Wednesday his online security software firm could show a revenue rise of up to 45 per cent on the previous quarter.
In the UK, a host of blue chips firms are set to report results. Continuing the reporting season for banks, Internet bank Egg, spun out of Prudential, issues full-year results today.
MONDAY
Results: Egg, Eurotunnel, Telecity, Telia, Tornado Group, Universe Group, Hercules Property Services (H1), Albermarle and Bond Holdings (H1).
A.G.M.: Glynwed (e.g.m.), Helphire (e.g.m.), Infineon Technologies, Lykos (e.g.m.), PPL Therapeutics (e.g.m.)
Indicators: Confederation of British Industry publishes pay databank survey (Nov/Dec)
Others: EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Mr Pedro Solbes, attends Forfas "National Euro Conference" in Co Galway; Confederation of British Industry (CBI) publishes 2001 budget proposals; EU industry ministers meet in Stockport, England, to discuss economic reform agenda; Major business and educational investment announcement by Dr Art Cosgrove, University Industry Centre, UCD
TUESDAY
Results: Alumasc Group (H1), Dicom (H1), Dresdner Bank, Esselte, Halifax, Law & Bonar, Schwarz Pharma (Q4), SEB, Sema Group, Serco, Jefferson Smurfit Group
A.G.M.: Galen Holdings, Hardys & Hansons
Meetings: Bank of England deputy governor David Clementi addresses Euromoney bond conference.
Indicators: Wholesale price index (Jan 2001)
Others: Junior Chamber International World President Georges Bouverat attends Junior Chamber Cobh's "Business After Hours" networking evening; British Chancellor Gordon Brown celebrates 50th birthday.
WEDNESDAY
Results: Allied Irish Banks, Baltimore Technologies, Easynet group, GlaxoSmithKline, Golden Vale, Grolsch, Hypo Vereinsbank, L'Oreal, Logica (H1), Merant (Q3), Powergen, Power Leisure, RPS Group, Standard Chartered, WPP Group, George Wimpey (H1).
A.G.M.: Screen.
Indicators: Quarterly National Household Survey (Q4, 2000); US Labor Dept issues consumer price index (Jan) and real earnings (Jan)
Others: Team-building skills for successful organisations seminar held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin
THURSDAY
Results: Abbey National, ABN Amro, Alterian (Q3), Associated British Ports, Avis Europe, Capita Group, Colt (Q4), Flying Brands, S Daniels, Danske Bank, Diageo (H1), Hanson, Hilton Group, Lex Service, Provident Financial, Prudential, Reed Elsevier, Statoil.
A.G.M.: Auto Indemnity (e.g.m.), Danielides (e.g.m.), Duros (e.g.m.), Edinburgh New Tiger (e.g.m.), IDN Group (e.g.m.) Siemens
Others: Incentive Conference Ireland and ICI Corporate Events launch new brand identity
FRIDAY
Results: Akzo Nobel, Go-Ahead (H1), Schibsted, Stork
A.G.M.: 3i Bioscience Investment Trust, French, Paperback Tsou (e.g.m.), Seat Pagine Gi (e.g.m.)
Meetings: Meeting of the Economists Group at Institute of European Affairs
Indicators: Retail sales index December 2000 provisional and November 2000 (final)
Others: IBEC conference on EC competition law and the State in Dublin; Launch of Aquaculture Measure NDp (2000-06) in Wexford
