????周三，通用電氣（GE）在與法國總統(tǒng)弗朗索瓦?奧朗德舉行會議后，提高了競購阿爾斯通（Alstom）能源資產(chǎn)的條件，同意在法國創(chuàng)造1,000個新的工業(yè)就業(yè)機(jī)會。

????奧朗德政府對通用電氣提高競購條件表示歡迎，稱在法國總統(tǒng)和通用電氣公司首席執(zhí)行官杰弗里?伊梅爾特舉行巴黎會議后，后者保證的條件現(xiàn)在更加具體了。在此之前，奧朗德和法國經(jīng)濟(jì)部長阿爾諾?蒙特布爾一直對通用電氣以170億美元收購阿爾斯通持批評意見，因?yàn)樗麄冊诒Ｗo(hù)本地勞動力方面存在擔(dān)憂。法國有超過330萬人失業(yè)，占到勞動力總數(shù)的10%以上。

????伊梅爾特出席了法國國民議會在周二舉行的聽證會，安撫議員們的憂慮情緒。他說，通用電氣將保護(hù)法國工業(yè)領(lǐng)域的就業(yè)機(jī)會，同時保障法國的能源獨(dú)立。通用電氣同樣表示，它在創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會之外還將開辦新的工廠。

????法國政府在跟通用電氣進(jìn)行協(xié)商的同時，也在拉攏其他公司參與對阿爾斯通能源資產(chǎn)的競購。蒙特布爾曾表示支持德國西門子（Siemens）收購阿爾斯通。

????據(jù)媒體報道，西門子計(jì)劃最遲在6月16日提出正式報價，同時考慮用手頭的軌道交通裝備業(yè)務(wù)交換阿爾斯通的能源資產(chǎn)。通用電氣反擊稱，它同樣愿意跟阿爾斯通在自己的鐵道信號系統(tǒng)業(yè)務(wù)上展開合作，同時還會考慮將這項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)出售給阿爾斯通，增強(qiáng)后者規(guī)模較小的交通運(yùn)輸業(yè)務(wù)，使這個工程部門能夠與規(guī)模更大的亞洲競爭對手一較高下。

????阿爾斯通的管理層和投資者愿意接受通用電氣的收購條件，稱這家公司能夠提供現(xiàn)金為阿爾斯通償還債務(wù)，并為它的交通運(yùn)輸業(yè)務(wù)提供支持。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：王燦均

????General Electric improved its offer for Alstom's energy assets after meeting with French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday, agreeing to create 1,000 new industrial jobs in France.

????President Hollande's government welcomed GE's improved offer and said the guarantees are now more specific in the wake of a meeting between the president and CEO Jeffrey Immelt in Paris. Hollande and his Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg had been critical of the $17 billion bid until now due to concerns about securing the local workforce. Over 3.3 million people are unemployed in France, over 10% of the workforce.

????Immelt appeared before France's National Assembly on Tuesday and appeased lawmakers' concerns that the U.S. company would protect jobs in the nation's industrial sector and ensure the country's energy independence. GE also said it would open new sites in addition to creating jobs.

????The French government has also been wooing other bidders for the Paris-based company's energy unit as it negotiates with GE. Montebourg has been a vocal proponent of a bid from German-based Siemens.

????Siemens plans to make an official offer by June 16 at the latest and has considered trading its trainmaking business for Alstom's energy assets, according to news agency reports. GE countered that it would also be willing to partner with Alstom on its rail signaling unit and would consider selling the business to Alstom to strengthen its smaller transport arm, allowing the engineering group to compete with larger Asian rivals.

????Alstom management and investors have been receptive to GE's bid and say it will provide cash to help pay down debt and shore up the company's transportation business.