Από τη στιγμή που άρχισε να χρησιμοποιείται ο όρος zombie (=νεκροζώντανος) για ένα είδος επιχείρησης, η κρίση θα φροντίσει να δούμε να χρησιμοποιείται εδώ κι εκεί, για κάθε είδος επιχείρησης που θα έπρεπε κανονικά να έχει πεθάνει αλλά διατηρείται στη ζωή με κρατικές ενισχύσεις. Σαν τις δικές μας προβληματικές.
Στην Guardian δεν είχαν πρόβλημα να μιλήσουν για vampire banks. Τώρα στο bloomberg.com διαβάζουμε για τα ξενοδοχεία-ζόμπι της Ιρλανδίας. Φτου φτου μακριά από μας. Γιά να βλέπουμε τις πλεξούδες τα σκόρδα...
Zombie company is a media term for a company that needs constant bailouts in order to operate. There are several types of zombie companies. The term regained popularity in the media during 2008 for companies receiving bailouts from the U.S. Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). A 2002 New York Times article about Japanese companies kept on "life support" with loans include a headline that stated, "They're Alive! They're Alive! Not!; Japan Hesitates to Put an End to Its 'Zombie' Businesses."
Usage
"Zombie company" is used to describe a pathology in an economy where a failing company continues to operate with government support, but cannot stand on its own. The term traces to Edward Kane's explanation of the situation of insolvent savings and loan associations in the 1980s and of Japanese banks in in the early 1990s. During the financial crisis of February 2009, Newsweek Magazine gave a down arrow to banks in its conventional wisdom watch section saying, "restructure them now, before we get Japanese-style "zombie banks" stalking a lost decade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_company
Usage
"Zombie company" is used to describe a pathology in an economy where a failing company continues to operate with government support, but cannot stand on its own. The term traces to Edward Kane's explanation of the situation of insolvent savings and loan associations in the 1980s and of Japanese banks in in the early 1990s. During the financial crisis of February 2009, Newsweek Magazine gave a down arrow to banks in its conventional wisdom watch section saying, "restructure them now, before we get Japanese-style "zombie banks" stalking a lost decade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_company
zombie bank
A bank or financial institution with negative net worth. Although zombie banks typically have a net worth below zero, they continue to operate as a result of government backings or bailouts that allow these banks to meet debt obligations and avoid bankruptcy. Zombie banks often have a large amount of nonperforming assets on their balance sheets which make future earnings very unpredictable.
The term was first coined in 1987 to explain the savings and loan crisis which led to a large number of financial institutions declaring bankruptcy. Quite often, when a bank is deemed a zombie bank, customers will flood the institution in a bank run, only worsening the situation. This was seen during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 in which a large number of national and regional banks became insolvent and forced the U.S. government to issue a bailout package to keep the financial sector afloat.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/z/zombie-bank.asp
A bank or financial institution with negative net worth. Although zombie banks typically have a net worth below zero, they continue to operate as a result of government backings or bailouts that allow these banks to meet debt obligations and avoid bankruptcy. Zombie banks often have a large amount of nonperforming assets on their balance sheets which make future earnings very unpredictable.
The term was first coined in 1987 to explain the savings and loan crisis which led to a large number of financial institutions declaring bankruptcy. Quite often, when a bank is deemed a zombie bank, customers will flood the institution in a bank run, only worsening the situation. This was seen during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 in which a large number of national and regional banks became insolvent and forced the U.S. government to issue a bailout package to keep the financial sector afloat.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/z/zombie-bank.asp
Στην Guardian δεν είχαν πρόβλημα να μιλήσουν για vampire banks. Τώρα στο bloomberg.com διαβάζουμε για τα ξενοδοχεία-ζόμπι της Ιρλανδίας. Φτου φτου μακριά από μας. Γιά να βλέπουμε τις πλεξούδες τα σκόρδα...