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France makes big move towards a digital euro

02/04/2020(0)
France’s central bank has announced its plans to launch an experimental program to test a digital euro in settlement procedures. Qualified institutions are also invited to participate. According to ... Read More
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Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxation on companies to 25 percent

10/05/2017(0)
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president-in-waiting after a resounding poll victory Sunday, campaigned on a platform that combined unstinting support for the EU with tax cuts for business and a pledge ... Read More
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Euro falling back steady; Markets reacted to Macron’s victory;

08/05/2017(0)
The euro hit a six-month dollar high before falling back as markets reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. The euro jumped to $1.1024 at one point ... Read More
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Unemployment rates in the EU regions ranged from 2.1% to 31.3%

02/05/2017(0)
More than 80% of the NUTS 2 regions of the European Union (EU) saw their unemployment rate fall in 2016 compared with 2015, and around 60% recorded a decrease ... Read More
US equity futures, Euro

Euro Jumps on French Result; China Selloff Resumes: Markets Wrap

24/04/2017(0)
Investors bet on Macron victory after first round of voting Yen slides, U.S. futures advance while Shanghai shares slump A relief rally amid speculation that pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will ... Read More
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European countries introduced tax breaks for cycling to work

19/04/2017(0)
During the last months, four European countries have introduced tax breaks for cycling to work or extended existing ones: France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy. This shows that the idea ... Read More
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The AMF publishes a draft recommendation on the performance simulations offered to investors

04/04/2017(0)
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is publishing a summary of the feedback submitted in response to the public consultation launched in November 2016 on the future performance simulations ... Read More
BNP Paribas

Compte-Nickel and BNP Paribas join forces to strengthen commercial partnership with the Confédération des Buralistes de France

04/04/2017(0)
BNP Paribas and Financière des Paiements Électroniques (FPE), which provides the Compte-Nickel payments account, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of a 95% stake in FPE by ... Read More
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Singapore and France bolster FinTech ties with cooperation agreements

28/03/2017(0)
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed cooperation agreements with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) of France ... Read More
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French retailer Carrefour launches new online banking service

22/03/2017(0)
French retailer Carrefour <CARR.PA> on Tuesday joined the crowded French online banking field with the launch of C-zam, a current account for anyone over 18 that can be opened ... Read More
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