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French finance minister says decoupling from China not possible

France's finance minister said during a visit to Beijing on Sunday that cutting all economic ties with China was "an illusion", as some Western countries question their reliance on the Asian giant.

Radio France Internationale

French government promises tourists' safety is 'guaranteed' despite riots

France's Minister for Finance, Bruno Le Maire, has been leading a PR drive in the US and UK seeking to reassure and attract foreigners back to France in the wake of over a week of rioting that has caused international concern, as measures are put in place to get the…

Radio France Internationale

France riots live: teargas fired in Marseille as 45,000 more police deployed across country – as it happened

Police braced for unrest after funeral for Nahel, killed by police on Tuesday, held near Paris on Saturday

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Yellen Welcomes China Role in Zambia Debt Deal: Paris Update

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said at a summit in Paris that she was encouraged by China’s role in addressing debt challenges facing developing countries after a restructuring agreement in principle was reached for Zambia.

Bloomberg

French shoppers promised lower prices as food industry threatened with sanctions

France's biggest food industry players have pledged to cut prices on hundreds of products starting next month, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has announced, adding they would be at risk of financial sanctions if they broke that promise.

Radio France Internationale

FTSE 100 posts biggest jump since March as US economy adds 339,000 new jobs – as it happened

US economy added more jobs than forecast last month, with March and April’s data revised higher too, but unemployment rate has jumped to 3.7%

The Guardian - UK

Macron struggles to kick France's spending habit

President Emmanuel Macron has loosened labour laws and cut taxes among other reforms to transform the economy, but has not broken France's addiction to spending big to buy social peace.

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Musk says considering 'significant investments in France'

Paris (AFP) - Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday said he was considering "significant investments in France" as he visited the country for a summit aimed at attracting foreign business leaders.

AFP

Non, minister. Spare us the derriere sex scenes and stick to politics

Bruno Le Maire isn’t the only politician to try his hand at an erotic novel, but one passage has been singled out for attention

The Guardian - UK

'Focused on the job': France's Le Maire defends writing of steamy novel

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was fully focused on creating growth and fighting inflation after coming under fire for penning a steamy novel that was published hours before France's credit rating was downgraded by an agency.

Reuters

Michaelia Cash and the ‘far-right fringe’

Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash is accused of associating with the ‘far-right fringe’ after appearing on former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi’s Sky News show when the Voice to Parliament was compared with apartheid, and PM Anthony Albanese will publicly swear allegiance to King Charles III at Saturday’s coronation.

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French minister’s steamy novel turns up heat on Macron

Sex scene in Bruno Le Maire’s book provokes ridicule and anger among opposition politicians

The Guardian - UK

French finance minister raises eyebrows with racy novel, 'Fugue américaine'

A new novel by French President Emmanuel Macron's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire – containing one breathlessly erotic passage that has gone viral – has forced the government to explain how he finds the time for such a project in a period of economic trouble for so many.

France 24

Macron minister raises eyebrows with racy novel

Paris (AFP) - A new novel by French President Emmanuel Macron's heavyweight finance minister, containing one breathlessly erotic passage that has gone viral, has forced the government to explain how he finds the time for such penmanship in a period of economic trouble.

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French economy grows by one-fifth of a percentage point in first quarter

France's economy grew 0.2 percent in the first quarter on the back of greater industrial production and increased foreign trade, the national statistics agency INSEE announced on Friday. Germany narrowly avoided recession, reporting flat GDP in the first three months of 2023.

Radio France Internationale

France's economy minister extends electricity subsidies to 2025

The French government will continue subsidising electricity bills into 2025 as prices suffer from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and part of the country's nuclear reactor fleet remaining offline, the finance minister said Friday.

France 24

France kicks off push to ‘appease’ nation with row over immigrant welfare fraud

The French finance minister’s pledge to crack down on immigrants abusing France’s welfare system has triggered a fresh row in a country reeling from a bitter battle over pension reform, casting doubt on President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to deliver on a pledge to “appease” and unify the nation in a…

Reuters

France wants independence, will stay 'strong and reliable' US ally, finance minister says

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that France and Europe want to pursue an independent policy path from the United States and China, but intend to be "strong and reliable allies of the United States of America."

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Influencers In France Could Face 2 Yrs In Jail For Posting A Selfie W/O Saying It’s Been Edited

Emily in Prison.

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World leaders rally to reassure markets, public on US banking crisis

President Joe Biden has assured US taxpayers that they will not have to pay for losses in the banking sector, after French and German authorities said that recent collapse of several US banks pose no danger to European financial institutions.

France 24

France says no risk of contagion as governments handle SVB collapse fallout

The bankruptcies of US banks Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature do not pose a danger to French financial institutions, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday as authorities in the US and UK took extraordinary steps to stop a potential banking crisis.

Radio France Internationale

French economy minister strikes anti-inflation deal with supermarkets

On Monday, the Finance and Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, launched a three-month anti-inflation drive, in cooperation with most major French supermarket chains. Under the plan, which will cost the companies "several hundred million euros", a selection of products will be made available at the lowest price possible.

Radio France Internationale

France insists G20 condemn Russia's war in Ukraine 'in the strongest terms'

The anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine is looming over meetings of world financial leaders at the Group of 20 leading economies in India. France said on Friday it will not sign a final statement that does not condemn the war “in the strongest terms”.

Reuters

France won't sign G20 communique unless it strongly condemns Russia

France will not sign off on a G20 communique unless it contains the same denunciation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it did last year, its finance minister said on Friday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in India.

Politico

Europe moves from anger toward acceptance of U.S. climate law

After meeting with U.S. officials, ministers from France and Germany said the need for Europe to respond with its own subsidy package is clearer than ever.

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