Feb 11

Tahrir Square, Cairo, online:

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10:21 p.m.: A man lying on the floor of Tahrir Square. The protesters formed a cordon around him to prevent it happen trampled.
10:13 p.m.: Mubarak said in his speech that he wanted to be [...]

Feb 9

Are there too many officials in France? This question comes up regularly in the public debate. According to the panel of public sector employment released Tuesday by the Center for Strategic Analysis (CSA), France is "at the mid-high" with a delivery rate of nearly 90 public sector jobs for 1000.
"The level of [...]

Feb 7

But Vincent Meslet would rather return to a desired operational position.
Today his name is regularly cited to join Arte alongside Veronique Cayla, the new president of the Franco-German channel. He would take care of development projects for Arte France. But such an appointment raises the question of the future of Pierre Chevallier, who [...]

Feb 5

The Paris Bourse rebounded on Friday. In early trade, the CAC 40 climbed 0.35% to 4049.01 points. Same upward trend in the rest of Europe, the Dax index featuring the Frankfurt Stock Exchange opened up 0.32% to 7216.66 points while London is 0.25% compared to the close on Thursday to 5997.65 points.
The [...]

Feb 4

Having based their growth strategy in emerging countries, Western companies are rediscovering the notion of country risk that they had almost forgotten. Tuesday, the French companies in Egypt have been received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the issue of security of French expatriates. The emergency meeting was held at the Quai [...]

Feb 2

Ever higher. The CAC 40 was held Tuesday threshold of 4000 points in closing on a leap of 1.68%, reaching its highest level since October 2008. On Wednesday, investors should keep up the momentum, bolstered by the sharp rise in Asian stock exchanges this morning and by the sharp rise on Wall Street last [...]

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