Even if the economic situation becomes uncertain again, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux does not want above all “Not to panic”. Asked during a press conference on the epidemic rebound, the president of Medef admitted, Tuesday, November 30, that” we [avait] all took a bit of a hit on the head with the fifth wave [de contaminations par le Covid-19] “. And the emergence of Omicron, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, does not constitute “Not good news”, he added. But the employer leader refuses to fuel the surrounding concern: “Keep our cool, keep our nerves”, he hammered.
Several factors lead Mr. Roux de Bézieux not to give in to catastrophism. First of all, ” The fundamentals (…) remain good, whether it is the morale of business leaders, order books “, he said. During his travels or on the occasion of meetings, he meets “Rather people who have wealthy problems”, that is to say who are facing difficulties in finding labor, responding to customer requests or having ” overtime “ to their employees. As for the cash flow of companies, ” She is very good “, he said, based on data provided by the Banque de France.
“Do not cry before you are in pain”
“A week ago, we were rather – all sectors combined, with a few exceptions – in a very, very strong recovery in the economy”, continued Mr. Roux de Bézieux. At this stage, his diagnosis does not change, but he believes that the sudden closure of borders in several countries “Will not help a situation which was improving”. In any case, it is out of the question, according to him, to go and beg for help from Bercy: “We will try not to cry before it hurts”, he summed up. If “Massive declines in activity” occur later, “The question of state support will arise, but we are really not there”, he insisted.
These statements were made during a press conference during which the president of Medef unveiled the results of a poll, together with Frédéric Dabi, general manager opinion of the IFOP group, the French Institute of Public Opinion , who carried out the study. This concerns “The expectations of the French with regard to businesses” and on those of the bosses “With regard to the State”. According to this survey, 83% of the individuals questioned have a fairly good (75%) or a very good (8%) image of companies. A result twelve points higher than that collected in 2017 as part of a survey by the research firm Elabe.
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