companies suffer crises in Menorca Menorca.info Unfortunately there are more companies who have been discharged Menorca to present a bankruptcy proceedings.
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Six companies have processes in bankruptcy courts menorquinas societies with insolvency problems are a minority in a year, 2009, in which more than 200 commercial of Islands called the situation of competition to meet its debts Six companies comprised in Menorca the Commercial Courts 1 and 2 of Palma urged bankruptcy proceedings in 2009, most of them at his own request, in order to meet its debts, except for two dedicated to the construction industry, which occurred in this situation thanks to her creditors. The number of companies with insolvency problems Islands and open procedures in the courts during the past year amounted to 209.
Such local firms are Carter and Timoner SA (CATIS), limited partnerships Jaime Pons Sintes, Nova Minorica Management, Buildings and Works Guarino Camacho Menorca, and Civil Society Can Pep. The first, CATIS, has been one of the notorious cases of the crisis and its impact on the jewelery sector, with the closure of one of its most veteran. Construction, footwear, holiday homes and restoration are the areas where other companies fall with bankruptcy proceedings under way, but that does not mean that all these proceedings are terminated in the liquidation and consequent disappearance of the market leaders.
slows Falling According to the Centre of the Department of Labor Employment and Training Balearic, the year 2009 began with a total of 3,518 companies registered in the general scheme of the Social Security (companies with workers charge) and ended with 3352, with a peak in the establishment and operation of business that was registered in July, with 4193 companies released.
The worst time in terms of destruction of businesses in Menorca was seen during the first quarter of 2009, a decrease in the number of trade of 7.9 percent, and remained in the second quarter with a 7 5 by percent. The decline decreased during the rest of the year, with rates of 6.9 percent in the third quarter and 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The data, supplied by the Department of General Services and insular Labor and Working extracted Balearic Observatory, indicate that in 2008 saw stagnation in the number of companies and in 2009 the crisis fully hit the island productive. " The situation of decline has been slowing and we now expect in the coming months and begin to create lift employment, "the minister said yesterday Working Menorca, Gabriel Subirats.
Regarding the number of workers affiliated to the Social Security Last year ended with 25,909 people discharged, compared with 27,415 the year that began in January. Repeated in July as the month with the highest population of workers, 34,914 workers. In relation to membership schemes, it went from 19,591 workers registered in the general scheme in January to 18,252 in December, while the number of self fell 4.5 percent in 2009, with an annual average of 7220, while in 2008, explained Subirats, the number of self had increased by 1.8 ciento.Los 7014 self-employed workers joined in January 2009 to spend a total of 6791 in December, while the peak months season, July, 7583 REGISTERED SELF.
F. Saborit Mao 21/02/2010
