Former French minister Mer to head Safran supervisory board
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Former French economy minister Francis Mer was elected head of the supervisory board of Safran, a group active in aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defense security, and communications, the company said.
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The outgoing French finance minister has been confirmed as the new head of President Jacques Chirac&#39;s governing party. Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most popular politicians
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is resigning when he meets today with Prime Minister Jean- Pierre Raffarin, freeing him to use his new position as head of the ruling party to prepare for the 2007 presidential elections.
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French President Jacques Chirac named Herve Gaymard as finance minister on Monday, putting a close ally in charge of the nationâs finances in the place of a key rival.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview published Saturday he will support the candidacy of former socialist minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the International Monetary Fund.
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HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands, Oct. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Supervisory Board of Van Lanschot NV intends to appoint Mr.
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French and German business leaders, headed by Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA Chief Executive Jean-Louis Beffa and ThyssenKrupp AG supervisory board chairman Gerhard Cromme, will form a working
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Italy's aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica Spa has named chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini as chief executive after the resignation of Roberto Testore, the company said in a statement late Tuesday.
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France's agriculture minister, Herv&#195;&#169; Gaymard, will replace Nicolas Sarkozy as finance and economy minister following the latter's resignation to take up the helm of the governing UMP party, officials said.
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A former Palestinian security minister who could be key to keeping order among rival factions in Gaza after an Israeli pullout held a fence-mending meeting Monday with President Yasser Arafat, officials said.
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Former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), current Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia (Abu Ala) and Foreign Minister Nabil Sha'ath were due to leave for Paris on Sunday night, where they are expected ...
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Christian Streiff, new chief executive of French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, took command of the group and immediately announced a shake-up of the management structure, the company announced.
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President Emile Lahoud on Thursday appointed staunch pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on Lebanese politics.
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Directors at scandal-hit Societe Generale begin talks to decide the fate of the bank's head, Daniel Bouton.
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European Union finance ministers  backed former French Socialist finance minister Dominique  Strauss-Khan on Tuesday as their candidate to run the  International Monetary Fund.
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Former French president Valery Giscard D&#39;Estaing said on Thursday that Turkish membership of the European Union (EU) would change the European project&#39;s nature and suggested a
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French Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard is to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy as finance minister, a government official said Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said Budget Minister