The Paris Stock Exchange began the month of August increased BNP top

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

The Paris Bourse is rising again in the opening exchanges in the wake of the Asian markets reassured by the Chinese activity indicators and after strong results presented by BNP Paribas. Around 9:15 am, the CAC 40 0.82% advance to 3673.11 points. BNP Paribas signs the largest increase ...

The Elysee imposes a strategic alliance between EDF and Areva

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

EDF and Areva will conclude a strategic partnership agreement covering all their areas of common interest in nuclear power, said Nicolas Sarkozy. The possibility of a stake in the capital of EDF, Areva will be considered in the context of this agreement, the Elysee said in a statement. ...

Great success of European banks to test resistance

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Only seven of the 91 European banks subject to stress tests have failed and may need 3.5 billion euros of additional capital, according to test results released Friday by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). Five Spanish banks, Civica Cajasur, Unnim, and Espiga Diada, a Greek bank, Atebank ...

The business climate in the industry dates

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The business climate in the French manufacturing industry rose slightly in July, according to the business survey released Thursday by the INSEE. The synthetic indicator of business climate has gained two points to 98 and that for the month of June was revised up to a point.Twenty-four economists surveyed ...

Down by 0.2% in construction spending in May in the U.S.

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Construction spending in the United States showed a smaller decline than expected in May, official statistics show. The Commerce Department reported a 0.2% decrease overall expenditure on construction in May to 841.9 billion dollars on an annualized basis, after rising by 2.3% (revised) in April, which was the largest ...

The G8 called upon to deliver on its promises of aid to Africa

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The U.S. and British officials have invited representatives of other major industrialized nations to honor their commitments in terms of development aid despite their tight budgetary situations. The Canadian chairmanship of the G8, which met Friday in Huntsville in a lake in the countryside 200 miles north of Toronto, ...