French climate investments to drive up national debt burden – think-tank
PARIS (Reuters) – Investments that France needs to finance its transition to a low-carbon economy are set to add 25 percentage points to its debt burden by 2040, a report…
PARIS (Reuters) – Investments that France needs to finance its transition to a low-carbon economy are set to add 25 percentage points to its debt burden by 2040, a report…
By John Irish HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy touched down in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday, cameras zoomed in on the plane: a French government-labelled…
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s unions may have failed to derail President Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise the retirement age, but they are reaping big gains in new…
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow slightly in the second quarter when compared to the previous one, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday, as activity…
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has invited trade unions for bilateral meetings on May 16 and May 17, as the government seeks to move on to issues…
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – Heavily-indebted French retailer Casino said on Thursday sales growth slowed in the first quarter, fuelling further concerns over its ability to generate cash and…
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted further in April as new orders fell and the impact of protests against the government’s plans to increase the retirement age hit business,…
PARIS (Reuters) – Food price inflation in France – which has been a major concern for consumers – should ease off by September, said government minister Olivia Gregoire on Sunday.…
‘Macron Is A Disgrace’: Spanish Diplomat Blasts French President For Cozying With China Lorenzo Prieto on April 27, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron’s China stance didn’t only cause controversy in…
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have told Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged…
PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication…
PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods group, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Platinum Invest Group, the owner of French jewellery producers Orest and Abysse,…
PARIS(Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a slightly revised 5.7% in March – albeit down from 6.3% in February – as lower energy prices helped offset surging food prices,…
By Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) -French utility EDF has warned drawn-out strikes at its nuclear reactors and hydro-electricity plants have cost it 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) in lost output…
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow around 0.2% in the first quarter of 2023, up from around 0.1% forecast last month, the central bank said on…
By Clotaire Achi LIMOGES, France (Reuters) – French armoured truck maker Arquus, specialised in manufacturing high-tech off-road military vehicles, has gone back to producing more low-tech undercarriages for howitzers as…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Among the French business executives travelling to Beijing with President Emmanuel Macron, the mood was cautiously sanguine on the thawing post-pandemic trade prospects with China, with some…
PARIS (Reuters) – France could offer tax breaks and subsidies for producing climate friendly technologies in the country, according to proposals on Monday from lawmakers preparing a green industry bill.…
PARIS (Reuters) – French inflation slid in March to a six-month low – though by slightly less than forecast – as a sharp drop in energy price inflation helped offset…
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron’s drive to ram through legislation raising France’s retirement age despite mass protests is creating rifts between ministers and his allies amid frustration…
PARIS (Reuters) – Corporate finance directors are scrutinising who they bank with in the wake of recent market tensions but there is no rush for the exit for now, France’s…
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity strengthened in March by more than forecast, a monthly survey showed on Friday, as the euro zone’s second-biggest economy benefited from…
PARIS (Reuters) – French insurer AXA had a “limited exposure” of about 0.6 billion euros ($639.5 million) to Swiss bank Credit Suisse, it said on Monday. “AXA has no exposure…
PARIS (Reuters) – French insurer AXA has a relatively small corporate bond exposure to Silicon Valley Bank, group Deputy CEO Frederic de Courtois told a Morgan Stanley investor conference this…
PARIS (Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a revised 7.3% in February from 7.0% in January, partly as a result of higher food prices, according to final figures from…