The clouds are gathering over India. The unexpected decline of 3.5% of industrial production in March, whereas it had increased by 4.1% in February and 9.4% in March 2011, is particularly threatening. Although the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) noted "positive signals stronger" in the country, signs of a serious slowdown of [...]
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Watson surged ahead in the market for generic drugs. The U.S. laboratory Watson announced Wednesday evening the redemption, to 4.25 billion euros (more than ten times the gross operating surplus), its Swiss competitor, Actavis, as Figaro had said yesterday. Payment will be made primarily in cash. The new group deviend the third player in the [...]
LE FIGARO. – Your father sends you to a company's image. In what mood are you?
Alessandro Benetton. -When writing the new chapter of a book, you must have read the previous calmly. Know that the first line of your chapter begins with the last chapter before. But only you write. The context [...]
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Nicolas Sarkozy Knights principle of rent. Asked about the German model in this regard, the president candidate is that this is "a good idea." "I take it back. It does not block the rent but a framework. This is why it is interesting. I will apply, "he vowed in an interview published Monday in [...]
It's not a coincidence. BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, or savings bank: French banks step up efforts to try to improve their image whether from customers or the general public. A difficult task at the heart of an election campaign where the "finance" has been targeted. "Wrongly or rightly, the global banking industry has been [...]
The telecoms market was shaken by the arrival of Free Mobile.
LE FIGARO. – Arcep measured the network's coverage of Free Mobile, but not its actual use or quality. Why?
Jean-Ludovic SILICANI. – ARCEP has verified that Free Mobile has achieved its goal of covering 27% of the population and verify that [...]
To reduce public debt, the leaders of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives proposed a radical reform of the taxation system and health insurance of the elderly. The plan presented yesterday in Washington also plans to monitor more closely the rise in government spending, except for the post of defense.
The [...]
Jerome Chartier is UMP, a member of the Finance Committee.
LE FIGARO. – You've looked at the cost of the quinquennium. What is your assessment of this work?
Jerome Chartier. – We have a collective duty: a constant reminder that the expenses that shall be implemented after the presidential election will still [...]