France says SocGen under no pressure to merge
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French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday that Societe Generale, hit by $7 billion in losses from rogue trades, was under no pressure to merge with another bank as its shares plunged.
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A deeply discounted $8 billion rights  issue from Societe Generale, seen in part as a bid by the  scandal-hit French bank to remain independent, has not  convinced analysts that it will deter predators.
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The head of French bank Societe Generale   said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday  that he saw "limited impact" on the profitability of France's  banks from the current subprime mortgage crisis.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in  an interview published Wednesday he was not drunk at a news  conference where he appeared slightly out of breath and trying  not to laugh.
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French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France will announce Monday a decision on whether to merge into what would be one of Europe&#39;s biggest power companies, the French presidency said Saturday.
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Jacques Chirac has ruled out any withdrawal of French troops from Ivory Coast, despite unrest and anti-French attacks, which have forced the evacuation of thousands of Westerners.
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French Economy Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said late Wednesday that there was no need to lower the 2005 economic growth forecast for France because of surging oil prices, saying such a move would dent confidence.
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French bank Societe Generale  is mulling a combination with bigger domestic rival BNP Paribas, a French newspaper said on Friday, in a deal which could create a new French national champion in banking.
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The Nasdaq stock exchange, which holds a stake in the London Stock Exchange and tendered an offer to takeover the LSE, said that it had no intention of changing the LSE's management if its offer for the exchange lapses.
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French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained Thursday that relations between their countries were not strained by their disagreements over the Iraq war, as evidenced by their ...
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French President Jacques Chirac  declared on Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to  China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy deals, played  down any threat from one the world's fastest growing economies.
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France hopes to be able to  announce an agreement about a simplified management structure  for European defense group EADS at a summit meeting on Monday,  but Germany is in no hurry to strike a deal.
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France does not plan to stop the European Union from opening new policy "chapters" in Turkey's accession talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
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The European Commission said the request by the French government to give ailing computer company Bull a capital injection of 517 million euros (625 million dollars) has raised no "major complaints".
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview published on Wednesday he was not drunk at a news conference where he appeared slightly out of breath and trying not to laugh.
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The plan to create a giant French energy group with Suez and GDF was stuck in embarrassment and uncertainty after two days of setbacks made a merger this year unlikely.
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French trader Jerome Kerviel said on Tuesday he refuses to be a "scapegoat" for multi-billion euro rogue trade losses at Societe Generale bank, in an exclusive interview with AFP.