Paris to sell â¬700 million of its stake in Air France
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The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier&#39;s shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.
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The French bank offered millions of new shares to investors at a fire-sale price Monday, seeking to replace the more than $7 billion it lost in a trading scandal.
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The French government sells 17.7% of its stake in Air France-KLM amid reports it may cut its holding in the airline to as little as 18%.
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France reduced its stake in Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, by more than half, taking advantage of the carrier&#39;s rising stock to pay off debt.
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France shed almost half of its 44 percent stake in Air France KLM on Thursday, kicking off a wider deal that could see its remaining stake cut to below
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HervÃ© Gaymard, France&#39;s new finance minister, yesterday made his first move towards reducing the state&#39;s hefty budget deficit by selling almost half of the government&#39;s holding in Air France-KLM for a total of â¬682m ($906m).
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THE French government accelerated its privatization effort yesterday, saying that it would sell as much as 12.1 percent of France TÃ©lÃ©com, the former state monopoly, and take its stake
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PARIS - French airports are set to be opened to private investors after the government unveiled privatisation plans last week that stirred anger among trade unions and the opposition.
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France launched the sale of at least 9.6 percent of France Telecom, a move that could raise up to 5.8 billion euros ($7.1 billion) that will be used to help the French government reduce its national debt.
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British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
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AIRPORT operator TBI is planning to take full control of London Luton, by purchasing the remaining 28.6 stake for around 78 million.
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Air France-KLM reveals that its offer for the Italian airline Alitalia is to be structured as a share swap.
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The Mexican government said it would sell its controlling stake in AeromÃ©xico to an investor group that includes Banamex, the Mexican subsidiary of Citigroup.
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Sabre Holdings, the travel reservation company, is in advanced talks to be sold to a consortium of private equity firms for more than $4 billion.
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BAE Systems will agree to sell its 20 percent stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for 1.9 billion pounds (2.8 billion euros, 3.6 billion dollars).
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The Italian government has said it has decided to sell a controlling stake in flag carrier Alitalia through &quot;a competitive procedure and direct negotiations.&quot;
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Air France KLM on Thursday reported second quarter operating earnings up 7.8 percent to 568 million euros ($731 million) and hiked its merger synergy targets as it remained confident on full-year earnings.