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  • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
    French politics
    Macron backs PM Borne and vows to press ahead with reforms

    French president seeks to salvage second-term agenda after falling short of majority in parliament

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Binance
    Binance’s warm welcome in France draws stark divide with UK

    Crypto exchange’s chief Changpeng Zhao says he met Emmanuel Macron in effort to court French support

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Ruchir Sharma
    The fat French state is about to get fatter

    Voters are discontented but have no appetite for reforms that would tackle what really ails the nation

  • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
    French politics
    Macron looks at relaunch of pension reform plans

    Unions and business leaders in France warn against rushing changes as economy grapples with pandemic fallout

  • Monday, 7 June, 2021
    Google LLC
    France fines Google €220m for antitrust abuse in advertising

    US group will not appeal and promises to make global changes to its business

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    News in-depthVeolia Environnement VE SA
    Antoine Frérot, the victor in Veolia’s bitter battle for Suez

    CEO says he was ‘rational like Machiavelli’ in takeover fight with arch-rival that divided Paris

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    French politics
    Macron names Castex as new French prime minister

    Edouard Philippe dropped in bid to reignite presidency before 2022 election

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    JPMorgan Chase & Co
    JPMorgan Chase buys second Paris office as post-Brexit plan accelerates

    Bank to shift more staff out of London after purchasing seven-storey building

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    News in-depthInvestor activism
    Activist investors lay down challenge to corporate France

    Paris establishment grapples with how to respond as bigger companies become targets

  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
    French economy
    Macron’s labour market changes begin to bear fruit

    French president enters second half of term with economy proving resistant to global slowdown

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    Paris overtakes Berlin for tech start-ups after boost from Macron

    Labour and tax reforms, together with easier visas, stimulates French tech

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    France announces €5bn push for tech start-ups

    Institutional investors to provide growth capital to help create more unicorns

  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Macron’s reform effort regains its momentum

    France should pursue structural change despite economic headwinds

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Tech start-ups
    Tech incubator Station F ‘putting France on the map’

    Second anniversary follows record fundraising year for nation’s start-ups

  • Friday, 26 April, 2019
    French economy
    French employees face challenge to short-hours culture

    Macron wants citizens to work longer in bid to increase tax revenues

  • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
    France
    France’s Bruno Le Maire warns MPs over airport sale referendum

    Economy minister rejects ‘populism’ over opposition to plan to privatise ADP

  • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
    World Weekly podcast14 min listen
    Does European industry need greater protection?

    The EU decision to block a proposed tie up between French and German train companies…

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    France
    French unions begin latest round of unemployment reform talks

    Macron government seeks to stop what it calls abuse of short-term contracts

  • Friday, 21 September, 2018
    France grapples with shift to flexible work

    Macron insists job market is improving but new positions are also the most precarious

  • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
    French politics
    France restructures postal group to protect service

    Macron shows pragmatic approach to state assets with La Poste-CNP Assurances merger

  • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
    The FT ViewFrench politics
    France awaits the next wave of Macron reforms

    The Benalla affair shows the president is meeting political headwinds

  • Tuesday, 7 August, 2018
    Brexit
    TP ICAP names Paris as post-Brexit EU headquarters

    Interdealer broker has been grappling with higher costs linked to Brexit and ICAP deal

  • Sunday, 15 July, 2018
    FT CollectionsGlobal trade
    What is the next level for France’s budding technology scene?

    In the second year of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron must work out how to help the country’s start-ups expand internationally

  • Monday, 18 June, 2018
    Macron targets SMEs in latest economic reform drive

    Paris wants to make it easier for small businesses to grow and export

  • Wednesday, 13 June, 2018
    Inside BusinessSarah Gordon
    Efforts to increase appeal of France and Paris are paying off

    Macron’s ministers have been stepping up campaign to woo foreign investors

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