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Crocodile - 13 Apr 2003 14:14

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Far East markets fall further on SARS worries

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little woman - 13 Apr 2003 14:52 - 4 of 10

Croc

I note you are looking at Sage. I must admit personally don't like thier products, but then I've never found many accounting pacages particulary "idiot proof" dispite thier claims!

With all employers requiring to file electronically eventually (above 250 employees by 19 May 2005, 50-249 by 2006 and less than 50 by 2010), Sage as one of the best know suppliers of already IR approved software for efiling should clean up and carry on doing very well especially as everyone will have to pay for the annual updates, because the paperwork seems to change every year as the Govt keep changing the tax system!

There must be millions of 1-50 employee sizes companies that currently do it manually because investing in software is not worth the additional cost. With the govt giving each year 250 going down to 75 to start using efiling from next year it'll justify the extra cost. Maybe I take a look not just at Sages shares, but thier products again!

Pugugly - 13 Apr 2003 16:17 - 5 of 10

SARS:>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_2944000/2944345.stm
ok Fewer have died so far than die in France in a week on the roads, and we do not stop going to France for a motoring holiday, however there is something very alarming about a bug one cannot see and not know if one has caght for some 10 days (OK better than AIDS were it can be 6 months plus).

There have already been significant Global cancellation of conferences and travel. WHO is worried may now be endemic in China (i.e. got away into the population at large) and hence it may not be possible to contain it. HSBC are downgrading Far East GDP already as a result.

This could be a bigger problem for the world economy (imo) than either the bursting of the bubble, BenLardin, or even the 21 day war.

Any thoughts - probaly needs its own tread but would appreciate comments before starting one. Over to you all.

Crocodile - 13 Apr 2003 16:24 - 6 of 10

PugUgly
We do have a thread on SARS on the Traders room which I started some time back. It would be good to have one on here as well. I do agree with you it has the potential for being a huge problem. In Hong Kong they reckon it will already have knocked 1% off the growth forecasts for this year. Drop in tourism & retail mainly.
So please go ahead and lest have a SARS thread.
D.

Crocodile - 13 Apr 2003 16:24 - 7 of 10

The Traders room is down at the moment but the problem is being looked at

Crocodile - 14 Apr 2003 07:38 - 8 of 10

Morning all

Teddy Bear - 14 Apr 2003 07:43 - 9 of 10

morning

teddy

Teddy Bear - 14 Apr 2003 07:43 - 10 of 10