Latest Finance news and the economy of France
France Launches €5 Billion Scheme to Boost Wine Exports to U.S. Ahead of Proposed Tariffs In a decisive move to shield its wine and spirits industry from impending U.S. tariffs, France has unveiled a €5 billion export credit scheme, recently approved by the European Commission. This initiative aims to expedite shipments to the United States […]
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Video Games: Nintendo’s net profit plunged by nearly 50% last year. The brand is counting on the Switch 2, marketed from June 5th, to recover Will the Switch 2 manage to revive Nintendo? The giant Japanese video game company Nintendo announced on Thursday a plunge of 43.2% of its net profit on its staggered 2024-2025 completed at […]
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As part of a restructuring plan, Auchan Group announced the closure of 25 of its supermarkets in Spain – under the name Alcampo. The distributor Auchan announced Thursday 8th May 2025 the closure of 25 Of its supermarkets in Spain as part of a restructuring plan. This same plan will result in more than 700 job cuts, […]
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The gloomy weather of the year 2024 boosted sales in the household appliance sector, especially Air Fryers, dryers and radiators Les sales of mobile radiators or dryers surged in 2024, particularly wet year in France, which did not deny the adage according to which the market of the’ household appliance is dependent on the weather. The […]
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PURCHASING POWER: We’re laughing – Bruno Le Maire, doesn’t really put this option on the table The essential This Wednesday is a day of celebration for state finances: TVA is celebrating its 70th anniversary. By dint of coming across it on every street corner (and every expense), you may no longer realize it, but it […]
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INCOME: Only 4 out of 10 French people are mentally comfortable with their financial situation Six out of ten French people are dissatisfied with their financial situation according to the Society and Consumption Observatory barometer published on March 29. Asked about their relationship with money for the online bank BforBank, two-thirds of respondents admitted that they regularly thought […]
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AUTO: While the announced wave is only just beginning, “Made in China” cars should already represent 25% of electric sales in Europe this year This figure, which comes from the European Federation for Transport and the Environment, should worry the highest authorities of the Union, whose decision that only electric cars would still have the right […]
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EMPLOYMENT: Does the disappearance of Friday reflect the lack of motivation of employees? On the last day of the week, company offices are increasingly empty. And despite teleworking, absenteeism is increasing and has real consequences on the economy. The four-day week acclaimed by 77% of French people! The result is more surprising than it seems, […]
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TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS: Meta had until August 4th to prove that it had measures in place to comply with Norwegian data protection law. We don’t play with the protection of personal data in Norway, even if we are called Meta. A Norwegian regulator on Tuesday fined the U.S. tech giant for serving targeted ads by exploiting user data from its Facebook and Instagram […]
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BUSINESS: Record rains for a month are sinking tourist consumption in Paris For nearly a month, capricious weather has been beating down on Paris as on the entire northern part of the country, somewhat spoiling the holidays of the many tourists in the capital. This situation that does not help the business of traders who are […]
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