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"The essence of the reform of inheritance passed in 2007 is preserved. The surviving spouse is fully exempt from inheritance tax, "said Gaultier Lauriau, director of the heritage cell of Aviva France. The ongoing tax reform because it chips away just passed in August 2007 as part of the law Tepa. The vast majority [...]

Even before that Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced his resignation Thursday morning, the United States, largest shareholder of International Monetary Fund (IMF), followed by China, had already thrown open the debate on selection of the replacement of the patron of the monetary institution. "Obviously Dominique Strauss-Kahn is unable to manage the IMF," said Tim Geithner on [...]

The government wants to regain control of the social terrain. Freezing gas prices, revaluation of kilometric scale, paying a premium for employees in companies that distribute dividends to their shareholders … These initiatives redo the executive to the forefront of French political concerns, those bearing on their purchasing power. "In crisis, we must take [...]

Late last year, an Ipsos found that more than half (56%) of the French were worried about their dependence … Will they be ready for all to take a day off again? Faced with an aging population and the need for funding – more than 20 billion euros per year or 1% of GDP [...]

U.S. stock markets opened lower in early Wednesday, then stumbled in early afternoon after starting down by 0.49%, the Dow Jones back at the close of 2.04% to 11,613 points, the Standard & Poor's 500 fell 1.95% to 1257 points and the Nasdaq 100 yields 1.89% to 2617 points.
The trust is far [...]

The noose is tightening around the Renault. One of the three security officials of the automotive group into custody-to-view this weekend, Dominique Gevrey, was referred Sunday to the Paris prosecutor, while a judicial inquiry was opened for "scam organized gang ", following the dismissal last January three group executives for espionage.
Dominique was [...]

The Paris Bourse, where she has faltered last night closing because of further oil price rises, is no exception to the downward trend in U.S. and Asian stock exchanges recorded since yesterday evening. At the close, the CAC 40 was down 0.81% at 4034.32 points.
Tensions in the Middle East intensified and the [...]

This is an extremely sensitive now finds itself at the heart of trade between EDF, its employees, representatives of the Electricity and Gas Industries (IEG) and the government. This is the "official rate", ie the amount – particularly advantageous – the energy bill (electricity and gas) paid by all agents of IEG, which EDF [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]