Latest Finance news and the economy of France
The engine and gearbox reconstruction business in Laval will have a fresh start. Wednesday 25th February, the Commercial Court of Laval validated the takeover file presented by an employee, Hubert Pothier and an outside investor, Sébastien Le Rendu who comes from the industrial world. 50 employees taken over For former CEO Eric Hunaut it is a relief. “This […]
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BEVERAGE: This boat like no other is capable of producing 4 million bottles in two weeks For the past few months, an imposing ship 200 meters long has been the object of all curiosities, in the port of Sète, in the Hérault. It is true that the ODeep One, a former car ferry, is not really a boat like the others. It contains […]
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Faced with the drop in the volume of letters, from 18 billion letters in 2008 to 9 billion in 2018, the Court of Auditors made a series of recommendations to La Poste. Do you remember the last time you posted a letter or postcard? It is a fact that continues to be confirmed: the French send less and less mail, […]
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Two lawyers launched an unprecedented collective action against Enedis “to enforce the refusal of the Linky”, following a petition signed by 12,000 people. New turning point in the standoff between anti-Linky and Enedis. Since the start of its deployment in 2015, the Linky meter has raised many concerns. Two lawyers launched Monday 24th February 2020 in Toulouse, an unprecedented collective legal action against Enedis. Their […]
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STRIKE ACTION: Air France offers travellers who wish to postpone their flight with Hop! free of charge exchanges The pilots of Hop! are on strike this Monday. The movement should cause little disruption on Monday among the flights of this regional subsidiary of Air France, however, announced the management of the company. “Air France plans to cover all of its […]
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NEGOTIATIONS: Negotiations are just beginning between the UK and the EU on the exit terms of Brexit It is far from over. Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he was “not sure” that negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom will be successful by the end of 2020, while Brexit is now in effect. “I am not sure that we will have a […]
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Five Air France airline unions are calling for a protest against the increased use of subcontracting. Employees assigned to short-haul flights at Air France, at regional stopovers and at Paris-Orly, are mobilized in the context of a strike call on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February 2020. A call by five unions (CGT, CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO and UNSA) […]
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The French automaker, Renault fell into the red in 2019. A year marked in particular by a decline in its activity and several upheavals at the level of the staff. The Renault French automaker fell into the red last year for the first time since 2009, recording a net loss of 141 million euros, without seeing the end […]
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The Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, assesses the impact of the coronavirus on French growth at -0.1%. If the epidemic continues, the impact could be greater. The coronavirus outbreak could halt French growth by 0.1 percentage point in 2020, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday. Admit that we are not too far from the peak of […]
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The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 points in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to figures published by INSEE on Thursday 13th February 2020. The unemployment rate fell sharply by 0.4 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 to settle at 8.1% of the working population and reach its lowest level since the end of 2008, according to figures published by INSEE on Thursday. February 13, […]
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