By Stephane Mahe and Catarina Demony NANTES (Reuters) – Dieudonne Boutrin is a descendant of people enslaved in the Caribbean. Pierre Guillon de Prince’s ancestors, …
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has been criticised by opponents for what they said was a violation of the principle …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France is determined to reach a deal on new EU fiscal rules by the end of the year, France’s Finance minister Bruno …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s supreme court on Wednesday annulled penalties of 1.8 billion euros ($1.96 billion) imposed on Swiss bank UBS in 2021 in a …
By Michal Aleksandrowicz (Reuters) – French construction-to-telecoms conglomerate Bouygues beat nine-month core profit and sales expectations on Tuesday, driven mainly by its energy arm Equans. …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s dominant services sector contracted at an even sharper pace in September, a monthly survey showed on Friday, as falls in demand …
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Germany’s economic weakness is casting a flattering light on France’s relative resilience that belies the otherwise middling performance of …
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he wanted French oil giant TotalEnergies to maintain a cap on fuel prices beyond Dec. …
By Sybille de La Hamaide and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French miner Eramet, which on Wednesday suffered heavy stockmarket losses after it suspended operations in …
PARIS (Reuters) – There are signs of a slowdown in business activity in France and interest rates are also weighing on businesses, Patrick Martin, the …
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – France’s services sector contracted by a bit more than first forecast in July, according to a survey, as fall …
PARIS (Reuters) – Food inflation in France has started to ease this month and the trend should accelerate in the coming weeks, Finance Minister Bruno …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s defence ministry said on Tuesday that it could order 1,000 Mistral air defence missiles worth about 500 million euros ($545.6 million) …
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday he was sticking for now with the government’s forecast of 1% economic growth …
(Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will take a more stringent approach to public finances, he told the Financial Times ahead of a …
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Inflation may be past its peak in France, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday, …
BERLIN (Reuters) – French director Justine Triet won the 2023 Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, on Saturday for her courtroom drama “Anatomy …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s financial prosecution office is investigating arms maker Thales, a source close to the matter told Reuters, after a radio station earlier …
PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that he would meet with retailers and suppliers next week to discuss ways to …
(Reuters) – Fitch cut France’s sovereign credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘AA-‘, saying a potential political deadlock and social unrest posed risks …
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect will refocus its strategy on high-margin markets like pet food, shut a …
PARIS (Reuters) – Activity in France’s manufacturing sector declined in February, after stabilising the previous month, due in part to worsening export demand, a survey …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s conservative right-wing Les Republicains party on Saturday sacked Aurelien Pradie as deputy party leader, after Pradie failed to join the party …
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform France’s costly pension system, including raising the retirement age, has infuriated trade unions who are calling …
(Reuters) – French jet engine maker Safran SA will pay about $17.2 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over bribes …
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – French airport operator Vinci will invest $820 million in renovating an airport in the Mexican business hub of Monterrey in the …
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish Central Bank has fined a subsidiary of French insurer AXA 3.6 million euros ($3.8 million) for failures in corporate governance …
PARIS (Reuters) -French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday he has started talks with his counterparts to see if EU-made “green products” sold …
(Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron said he had a “clear and honest” discussion with Twitter owner Elon Musk about the social media platform’s content moderation policies, …
(Reuters) – Elon Musk relaxing content moderation policies on Twitter is “a big issue”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in an interview on …
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government made excessive use of consultancy firms in the past and is now striving to correct that, Finance Minister Bruno …
PARIS (Reuters) – France may try to negotiate some exemptions from the duties and limits imposed by the U.S. anti-inflation act but Europe must act …
PARIS (Reuters) -CMA CGM said it expects a pullback in shipping markets to accelerate in the fourth quarter due to high energy prices and flagging …
PARIS (Reuters) – A planned French windfall tax on energy companies’ profits during Europe’s current energy crisis would likely cost debt-laden nuclear giant EDF around …
PARIS (Reuters) -Twitter Inc’s head of French operations, Damien Viel, said he was quitting the social media platform, whose new owner Elon Musk recently fired …
LONDON (Reuters) – EDF and Credit Agricole said on Friday they had signed a 1 billion euro ($1.04 billion) loan to finance the maintenance of …
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that Europe and France were paying a heavy price for Russia’s …
PARIS (Reuters) – French jet engine maker and aerospace supplier Safran on Friday raised its full-year revenue and free cashflow forecasts after posting a 29.9% …
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday it was time European countries defined a strong common economic strategy to face …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host French President Emmanuel Macron at the White house for a state visit on Dec. 1, press …
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s nuclear watchdog ASN on Wednesday said it had found no traces of nuclear radiation after a fire broke out at a plant …
By Stephane Mahe LOIREAUXENCE, France (Reuters) – France’s river Loire, famous for the hundreds of castles gracing its shores, is a shallow river at the …
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron underlined to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy his concerns over risks to the country’s nuclear facilities, during a phone …
By Dagmarah Mackos (Reuters) – French defence and technology group Thales SA on Thursday raised its annual forecast for order intake and sales growth on …
PARIS – The French government is set to present a much-awaited package of inflation-relief measures on Wednesday in a first test of its ability to …
By Catarina Demony and Helen Reid LISBON – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday a legal framework was needed to stop deep-sea mining from …
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the euro zone was “in the middle of an inflation peak” which would …
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that co-operation in the European Union’s defence industry needed to be enhanced, including by the introduction …
By Leigh Thomas PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron is banking on a new package of inflation-busting sweeteners for voters to secure a majority in …
PARIS – Societe Generale said on Wednesday it had closed the sale of its Russian business Rosbank to the Interros group, a firm linked to …