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19:39 :
Nine countries urge EU to speed up transaction tax -
PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Nine European countries, including France and
Germany, have written to the Danish presidency of the European Union requesting an acceleration of the work on introducing a financial transaction tax, ...
20:07 :
French socialists' Latin revolt against Germany -
The half-century habits of Franco-German condominium die hard. It is a painful process for French elites to admit that monetary union is asphyxiating their economy and must inevitably trap France in mercantilist subordination to
Germany.
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France says Greek PSI talks going 'relatively well' -
PARIS (Reuters) - France's finance minister said on Sunday talks were moving "relatively well" on the private sector portion of a Greek bailout, but discussions designed to bring its debt down to 120 pct of GDP level by 2020 were difficult.
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Fighter jets: Bomb bays to Delhi -
“WE’VE been waiting for this day for 30 years,” said Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s president, on the news this week that
India had gone into exclusive negotiations with Dassault Aviation, a French firm, to buy 126 of its Rafale warplanes for ...
03:56 :
France to Impose Financial Transaction Tax -
France plans to unilaterally impose a 0.1 percent tax on financial transactions starting in August, President Nicolas Sarkozy said, brushing aside opposition from the nation's banks.
01:08 :
UK cuts exposure to euro laggards by £32bn -
Britain's banks slashed $50bn (£32bn) from their exposure to France,
Italy and
Spain during the summer as financial institutions ran scared from Europe's debt crisis, according to the Bank for International Settlements ...
20:30 :
Pass notes, No 3,116: François Hollande -
The politician that has France's bankers quaking in their bootsAge: 57.Appearance: Middle-aged white Frenchman.A Frenchie. What did he do to earn a place in Pass notes' Was it shagging or was it striking? It was being a politician. Hollande's plans for ...
16:47 :
France plans Tobin tax on financial transactions -
French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he hoped his move would push other countries into taking actionNicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to impose a tax on financial transactions.The French president said a new 0.1% tax would come into force in August ...
11:35 :
Optimism builds in euro zone economy -
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Confidence in
the euro zone's economy strengthened in January for the first time since early 2011, EU data showed on Monday, but a recovery in
Germany masked a deterioration in France and ...
10:01 :
France 'suspicious' over Petroplus -
France has suspicions about financial transfers made immediately before Swiss refiner Petroplus filed for insolvency this week, energy minister Eric Besson said.
20:45 :
Iseq underperforms as European stocks rise -
European stocks edged upwards to their highest closing level since early August today, with euro zone banks racing ahead after a report in theFinancial Timessuggested France and
Germany were calling for a relaxation of global ...
17:15 :
Europe shares extend rally as euro zone banks gain -
European stocks hit their highest close since early August on Monday, with euro zone banks gaining sharply following a report that France and
Germany were calling for a relaxation of global bank capital rules to prevent a Credit ...
actualidad France -