France to Spend 1 Billion Euros Persuading Companies to Stay
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France announced plans Tuesday to spend over 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on tax breaks and other incentives to encourage companies to keep jobs in the country rather than going abroad.
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Havas of France, which is seen as a possible takeover target after it failed in a recent bid to join the advertising industry&#39;s big leagues, on Thursday outlined a strategy for remaining independent after a French shareholder disclosed that he had amassed
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French companies were counting some $5 billion in spoils Monday after President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties, in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the emerging Asian superpower&#39;s markets.
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EURONEXT, one of the two rival potential bidders for London Stock Exchange, has strengthened its team by lining up a heavyweight French bank to help to raise funds.
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The head of French bank Societe Generale  has hired investment banks to advise on the possibility of a merger with larger domestic rival BNP Paribas , Les Echos newspaper reported on Friday.
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France warned foreign banks on  Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale  , as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP  Paribas  drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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The French government pressured the country's second-largest trade union to resume talks with Swiss giant Nestle SA, backing a voluntary layoff plan that could avert a Perrier sell-off.
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PARIS The French government forged ahead on Wednesday with a plan to sell a one-third stake in the nuclear power group Areva on the Paris stock exchange early next year, a transaction that could raise more than â¬3.
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France is pressing on with plans for a French-language rival to 24-hour global news stations such as CNN, a minister says, adding that such a station would help France explain its foreign policy.
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Their new president wants to get the French to work harder to compete in global markets, but some traditions are likely to endure -- including long holidays, a kiss for colleagues in the morning, and a decent lunch.
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With up to $1 trillion of reserves to work with, the agency could become one of the worldâs biggest investment funds.
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France will donate 45 million euros (61 million dollars) toward disaster relief in the Indian Ocean, in addition to money donated privately by individuals, companies and organizations, Foreign Minister Michel ...
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France's embattled wine industry is to receive a multi-million euro aid package  to make it more competitive.
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French conglomerate wants to build its presence in domestic telecom market, confirming talks.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy pressed representatives of major retailers and industrial groups to honor commitments to lowering name brand prices in large stores.
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The bond insurer is raising $1 billion in an effort to stay afloat.
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France plans to offer financial incentives to more immigrants, especially from Africa, to return home voluntarily.