Baxter's Advate Gets French Panel OK
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Baxter Healthcare SA said Monday a French advisory commission recommended the company's blood clotting drug Advate be given reimbursement status.
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A French court rejected an appeal from Gaz de France to allow a board meeting in which the company had been expected to complete its contested merger with the utility giant Suez. The appeals court in Paris upheld a judgeÂs decision supporting a request by Gaz de FranceÂs workers for more time to examine the deal before the board is allowed to meet to vote on it. The initial court ruling came 24 hours before the Gaz de France board was to meet on the deal. Any prolonged delay could endanger plans by the two companies to merge.
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A west London comprehensive could become bi-lingual, with funding from the French government.
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France may push to merge EADS with Thales.
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Societe Generale CEO Daniel Bouton won fresh support from the board on Wednesday, as the bank set up a special committee under a former car executive to probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.
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French conglomerate wants to build its presence in domestic telecom market, confirming talks.
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Embattled French winemakers on Thursday welcomed an easing of tough alcohol advertising laws, hoping new rules allowing adverts with a splash of color and imagination will cure the sector of its chronic sales headache.
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The Swiss drug giant Roche said it had won approval in Switzerland for a new cancer drug Avastin and hoped to get the go-ahead in over 90 other countries, including the European Union, soon.
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MOSCOW : A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia&#39;s energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector
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WALTHAM -- A French communications equipment maker has acquired local software developer eDial Inc., the companies announced yesterday.
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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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Lesser-known French retailer turns in a strong first half. Investors, take notice.
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France appeared to have removed a threat  to one of Europe&#39;s largest energy deals on Sunday after the  boards of Suez and Gaz de France voted on a politically charged  merger delayed by disputes over strategy and control.
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PARIS -- France's finance minister said he would use a visit to Berlin today to iron out ''misunderstandings&quot; over his interventions to protect French companies, which have irked German politicians and business leaders.
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The European Commission is likely to follow opinion in the U.S. on the merger suit.
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An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.
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Business & money: French desperate to keep bank out of foreign hands