Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of Economy, estimated this Monday noon that the coronavirus would have a “severe impact” in 2020 for French businesses and growth. New crisis meeting at his government. While the coronavirus continues to rage in France, with 19 deaths observed according to the last report, more than one trader is worried about the […]
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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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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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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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INDUSTRY: WHO announced a global shortage of masks caused by the coronavirus on Friday Faced with an ever-increasing demand for protective masks, the Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn has decided to start producing these products. Due to the panic surrounding the Coronavirus, the increase in purchases of these masks has caused a global stock-out. To the point that the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
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ECONOMY: Pronuptia, which has 41 shops and 234 employees, claimed the position of market leader This Thursday, the French distributor of wedding dresses confirmed the final closure of the business. Placed in compulsory liquidation, the group failed to pay its debt. It’s over for Pronuptia and its 234 employees. This Thursday, the French distributor of wedding dresses confirmed the […]
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The European Union and the United Kingdom must agree on the new contours of their relationship, in particular on the commercial level. Fishing is a major issue. The European Union and the United Kingdom embark on Monday 3rd February 2020 in the post-Brexit battle by displaying the red lines of their future relationship, which remains to be built at the cost of arduous […]
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UNEMPLOYMENT: The number of job seekers in category A fall by 1.7% (–55,700) at the end of 2019 according to the Pôle Emploi The decline continues for unemployment. According to Dares figures published on Monday, the number of people registered with Pôle Emploi and required to look for a job (categories A, B, C) stood at 5.44 million people in […]
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