Latest Finance news and the economy of France
The airline British Airways announced Monday 9th September 2019 the cancellation of almost 100% of its flights due to a strike of the pilots, the first of their history. The airline British Airways (BA) announced Monday 9th September 2019 the cancellation of almost all of its flights in the United Kingdom because of a pilot strike, the first in their history, on […]
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Several hot issues are on the menu this Monday 26th August at the G7 Summit in Biarritz: customs negotiations with the US, tensions with Iran or fires in the Amazon. Last day Monday 26th August 2019 of the G7 summit in Biarritz , a summit marked by the surprise visit of the Iranian Foreign Minister Sunday, the […]
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During the G7 in Biarritz, the US president, Donald Trump promised the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson the creation of a “major trade agreement”. US President Donald Trump showed his full support on Sunday at the G7 summit to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the showdown between the Europeans over the Brexit, promising him a “big deal” as soon as […]
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More than 13,000 police and gendarmes are mobilized on the Basque coast before the arrival of the leaders of the G7, while a counter-summit in Hendaye is fearing excesses. Deserted by tourists and protected by more than 13,000 police and gendarmes. Biarritz and the Basque Country have turned into an entrenched camp to host this weekend the summit […]
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Superethanol E85 emits 50% less CO2, and 90% less fine particles than its competitor SP95 Petrol. Why is superethanol E85 cheaper than other fuels? Because it is less taxed. And why is it taxed less? Because he is more eco-friendly. When the tax level of the E10 is 66 cents per litre, that of the E85 is only 12 cents. What make […]
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FINANCE: The allocation rentree scolaire, paid to approximately to three million families, makes it possible to finance the purchase of school supplies Paid to parents with modest incomes and intended to help them pay for their children’s school supplies, the allocation rentree scolaire (ARS) will be paid this Tuesday. Amount, conditions of resources, procedures … We take stock […]
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At 8.5% in the second quarter, the unemployment rate returned to a level in early 2009. It is down 0.6 points in one year. The unemployment rate continued its slow decline in the second quarter to 8.5 %, according to INSEE figures released Wednesday 14th August 2019, despite a modest growth. Since mid-2015, the unemployment rate has continued to […]
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REBOUND: Tourist attendance across France has increased, all types of accommodation combined, both thanks to foreign customers and that of the French Tourist attendance rebounded in the second quarter in France, all types of accommodation combined, after a decline early in the year related to the social movement of ” yellow vests “, which had particularly affected the Ile-de-France, according to the […]
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In Belgium, the Swiss branch of the HSBC bank, suspected of helping hundreds of customers to deceive the state, has agreed to pay a record fine in the country. The Swiss subsidiary of HSBC Bank has accepted in Belgium a financial penalty of nearly 300 million euros to close a criminal investigation opened in 2014 for “serious tax […]
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The US president announced on Twitter Thursday 1st August 2019 that his administration would impose additional tariffs on imports from China. Donald Trump again on Thursday 1st August 2019 fomented the trade war against Beijing, announcing its intention to extend additional tariffs to all imports from China, causing market amazement, worried about the impact on the market and […]
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