Caisse des Dépôts Group Results in 2008
While the world economy is going through the most serious financial crisis in almost 100 years, in 2008 Caisse des Dépôts Group demonstrated the steadfastness of its management and the strength of its economic model. In its strategic mission as a long term investor, Caisse des dépôts Group committed itself to help the French economy. The Group’s negative net income of – €1,468 million resulted from Caisse des Dépôts’s long-term shareholder position. This is explained by impairment losses related to securities which have not been sold. (…)