France

Peugeot to close factory; cut 6,500 jobs

Peugeot Citroën has announced the first closure of a car plant in France in 20 years, in a move that will cost 6,500 jobs

France increases minimum wage

France’s new government has announced the first increase of the minimum wage in real-terms in six years

Alexandre de Juniac

Bold steps are required to get Air France back on course, but is de Juniac the right man for the job?

Hoog injects AFP with a new lease of life

CEO of Agence France-Presse drags firm into twenty-first century

Société Générale’s restructuring efforts continue

France’s second largest bank is expected to continue downsizing with further job cuts expected

A conservative approach

The fact that Patrick Kron, the CEO of Alstom, has decided to adopt a more conservative approach should not come as much of a surprise to industry insiders

Crème de la crème

The French presidential election will be a decisive domestic event, as well as having great implications for the rest of Europe

The future of the IMF

Martin Morris examines Christine Lagarde’s handling of the IMF, and how she intends to get nervous nations to part with the cash in their dwindling coffers

Moody’s and S&P’s disagree on French forecast

At the start of the year, France received bad news from one ratings agency and somewhat reassuring news from another. Standard & Poor’s decided to downgrade the country from AAA+ to AA+, due to worries about its ability to repay its debt. While S&P went ahead with the downgrade, another ratings agency, Moody’s, has disagreed, […]

France Telecom’s new CEO signals continuity

France Telecom’s new CEO sent a message of continuity to markets by pledging to keep cash flow targets and a prudent stance on acquisitions this year, as he named a new management team composed largely of insiders. Europe’s third-largest telecom operator posted in-line revenues and operating profits for 2009, and predicted that sales would be […]

French official: Politics to hurt British markets

Britain’s markets are likely to be hit because of political uncertainty, but London should not rely on EU help if it suffers a financial crisis, the head of the French financial markets watchdog has announced. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, who was European affairs minister from 2007-2008, told Europe 1 radio that Britain’s refusal to sign up to […]

Awards Supplement 2023

The European CEO awards 2023 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.