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Adecco France announced Thursday the elimination of 530 positions in France, a total of 6300. This plan of "voluntary departure", which aims to combine the two networks of investment generalists Adia and Adecco Adecco under one brand, will affect agencies and support functions.
It is implementing the strategy of the world leader in [...]

 
The unions of the Banque de France are headwind against the Court of Auditors. In its annual public report published a week ago, it was severely pinned managing the bank since 2005. "This report is a violent charge against the Bank of France, against his business and against his staff," thundered Michael Felce, general [...]

Like almost all professional mortgage, the broker Meilleurtaux.com expects rising interest rates in coming months, after some stability since the summer. In November 2011, he recorded the average fixed rate of 4% over 15 years, 4.24% over 20 years and 4.37% over 25 years. It averaged 0.5 points more than in January of this [...]

Eight days. It only took eight days for Italy, if attached to the chatter and bargaining that distract from the action, change of government. Eight days for a bloated team, dedicated to one man, Silvio Berlusconi, who won the 2008 elections, and defended by a right-wing coalition increasingly uncertain, gave way to a gathered [...]

After finishing stable Friday night, the U.S. equity markets again start their week under the sign of prudence. In the wake of the Asian and European stock exchanges, Wall Street ended in the red on Monday. The Dow Jones lost 2.26% to 11,955.01 points, the Nasdaq drops 1.93% to 2684.41 points and the S [...]

Three weeks after the government's announcement to freeze gas prices for individuals on or after October 1, GDF Suez took, as the company announced at the time, the competent courts in protest against the decision. The group on Thursday filed an action for the Council of State to request the cancellation of an order [...]

LE FIGARO – What do you expect your visit to France?
Michalis CHRYSSOHOÏDIS – France is a strategic partner, the second largest foreign investor after Germany. I will meet with the bank Oséo. The SME Bank is to me a model success story. It has supported companies in recent years and has funded [...]

While the French government is trying to accept a tax on sodas, Denmark chooses to go further. The country became on Saturday the world's first to introduce a tax on fat. Presented as a measure to fight against obesity, it will increase the prices of 16 kroner (2.15 euros) per kilogram of saturated fat. [...]

Lefigaro.fr – Is this a good thing that the weight of banking stocks in the CAC 40 decreased (from 12% to 7% in less than a year)?
Lionel Heurtin – I do not know if it's a good thing but I see that the composition of the CAC 40 reflects the French industry [...]

Statements that had caused an outcry among European officials. On the sidelines of G8 was held in Marseille on Saturday, the former Minister of Economy and Finance held to explain the 200 billion euros. "This figure was included in a draft document and did not reflect the final estimate of the IMF, she said. This [...]