Devices "inconsistent" in nuclear power plants, safety standards to "evolve without delay", a "super" level of protection to add. The Perfect Storm on nuclear policy, experts from the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), yet the heart of the French nucleocrats, have increased pressure on Thursday [...]
"This spirit of cooperation is essential because each will feed the actions of others", decrypts near the head of state.
France may be welcomed, in particular, have snatched important steps in China. Beijing has agreed that in black and white in the final communiqué on its promise to move "quickly" in foreign exchange markets [...]
A trademark may hide another. French names even open a new youth, driven by the ambitions of Chinese manufacturers, in search of fame. This is the case of Thomson and Alcatel.
"If Thomson has lost part of his mind awareness, the brand has maintained its level of trust and the brand is perceived [...]
Since the beginning of the week, investors in Europe and the United States, is won over by a wave of optimism about the outcome of the crisis of sovereign debt. The CAC 40 jumped 5.74% on Tuesday to finish the session at 3023.38 points, aligning a third straight session rebound. Another encouraging sign is [...]
In the middle of sovereign debt crisis, France is planning to save 1 billion euros in 2011 and 11 billion by 2012 and reduce the public deficit to 3% of GDP in 2013. To achieve these objectives, Prime Minister François Fillon unveiled on Wednesday new austerity measures, some expected.
The government downgraded its [...]
Chew leave the U.S. before this Friday, driven by sharply higher fences European markets. The Dow Jones gained 1.64% to 11,326 points, the Nasdaq climbed 0.95% to 2516 points and the S & P up 1.05%.
Indices catching up after falling to equilibrium and sometimes in the red shortly after the release of [...]
The fire that ravaged the financial markets now threatens the supporting walls of the world economy. By removing the United States their "AAA" rating, the rating agency Standard & Poor's tipped on Friday night U.S. time, the debt crisis in a new dimension, even more dramatic. The decision comes into effect in times of [...]
The text provides for the implementation of financial sanctions in case of conflict of interest.
LE FIGARO. – What are the main points of this text?
Xavier BERTRAND. – I said I want there to be a before and an after-Mediator. That's why I wanted an ambitious reform and concerted based on [...]
The earthquake in Japan has already cost as much as Renault PSA Peugeot Citroën. But it might weigh less on the results of the first ones on the second, for the next six months. After PSA announced Wednesday a loss of 147 million euros in the first half due to the nuclear disaster, the [...]
The discrepancy between official data and the actual amount is equivalent to the annual output of Germany. Chinese steel mills have produced last year 674 million tons of steel, while authorities reported that only 627 million. This is the conclusion, given in a study by the consulting firm Meps UK (ENGINEERING & Production Management [...]