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    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      French defence companies step up hiring as they grapple with labour shortage

      Jet maker Dassault CEO says strains are visible at its operations in Europe and US as well as its suppliers

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Mercedes-Benz AG
      Mercedes chief hits out at EU tariffs set to penalise carmakers

      Ola Källenius calls for delay in post-Brexit sourcing rules and warns new tariffs will dent industry competitiveness

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      European companies
      Head of Europe’s biggest car leasing group bets on scale in face of rate hikes

      ALD completed its €4.8bn acquisition of rival LeasePlan last week

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      TotalEnergies suffers investor revolt over climate goals

      Over 30% back activist motion against French oil group at annual meeting as police use tear gas against protesters

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Global migration
      French judges step up investigation into Channel migrant deaths in 2021

      Preliminary charges filed against five emergency service officials for not assisting people in danger

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Paris Olympics
      Paris Olympics organisers hit back at critics over ticket prices

      Officials say some higher rates are needed to balance budget and that only 5% will be sold at more than €400

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Societe Generale
      ‘Blunt and quite American’ — new Société Générale chief marks break with tradition

      ‘Things are going to be run differently’ Slawomir Krupa tells the FT ahead of his appointment at French bank’s helm

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      EU energy
      France holds up EU energy agreement over nuclear power

      Paris withdraws support for renewable targets law as it seeks inclusion of hydrogen produced with atomic power

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      French economy
      France in push to promote homegrown green industry

      Macron seeks to introduce subsidy tweaks and tax credits that would help environment and boost jobs

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      European banks
      French authorities seek €2.5bn from banks over tax fraud probe

      France for the first time gives figure for the losses from so-called cum-cum trades

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      Proxy adviser backs activists’ climate resolution at Total

      Some investors want the energy group to cut back on new oil and gas projects and harden emissions goals

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Societe Generale
      SocGen chief says European banks ‘fundamentally’ safer than US

      Departing CEO believes ‘turbulence’ could persist in US after string of bank failures

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      InterviewBatteries
      Taiwanese car-battery maker bets on northern France with €5.2bn plant

      ProLogium, which has picked Dunkirk, France, praises Brussels’ electric-vehicle push

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      BNP Paribas SA
      BNP Paribas to stop funding new gas projects as litigation risk mounts

      Bank pledges to step away from some fossil fuels ahead of annual meeting of shareholders

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Nissan Motor Co Ltd
      Nissan chief warns on threat posed by Chinese rivals’ rapid pace of production

      Chinese groups have put Japanese and international carmakers under pressure, says Makoto Uchida

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Airlines
      High-spending holidaymakers fill airlines’ first-class and business seats

      Leading carriers rush to invest in new cabins and lounges

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      International Airlines Group
      British Airways owner IAG and Air France-KLM predict summer boom

      Airline group benefits from resurgence in demand and drop in fuel costs

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      News in-depthFinancial services
      Paris shaking off ‘backwater’ tag as international banks expand

      French capital is gaining momentum as a financial hub, but it still lags behind London in size

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Automobiles
      Luxury car demand boosts profitability at Porsche and Aston Martin

      Sales also climb at Maserati owner Stellantis as supply problems ease

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      BNP Paribas SA
      BNP Paribas profits boosted after windfall from Bank of the West

      French lender finds momentum in first quarter as bad-loan provisions fall and earnings rise from bond trading

    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
      TotalEnergies
      Total’s chief tells investors European listing to blame for trading discount

      Patrick Pouyanné makes clear moving French company’s listing to the US is not an option

    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      The Big Read
      France’s struggle to deliver a second nuclear era

      An ambitious reactor construction programme aimed at reducing carbon emissions is running into the realities of skilled worker shortages

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Renault criticises Tesla for cutting electric-vehicle prices

      French group says reducing price will ‘kill’ second-hand car values and send the market into a spiral

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      Europe’s biggest Spac to be wound up

      Shell company backed by Bernard Arnault and Jean Pierre Mustier fails to find suitable target

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Emmanuel Macron
      Macron’s Taiwan remarks spark international backlash

      French president criticised for saying Europe should distance itself from US-China tensions over island

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