Creating value

Dear friends, Dear colleagues,

I would love to tell you that this year will be the breakthrough for our industry following the past years’ depression; I would love to tell you that projections are flourishing and that this year will bring revolutionary changes. But instead of trying to convince you of the contrary of our expectations, I would like to draw your attention to the real driving factors which can help us overcome bad market conditions.

Even though we don’t want to hear it, Europe is indeed facing a tough economic situation for this year. Despite the fact that the crisis began four...

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