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France picks GE for Alstom, but says still work to do

August 25, 2021 at 12:43 a.m.

By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Natalie Huet PARIS (Reuters) - France chose General Electric to form an alliance with Alstom on Friday, rejecting an offer from Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,...

France deficit plan treads fine line, betting on growth

August 24, 2021 at 11:11 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - France outlined a slower roadmap on Wednesday to reduce its chronic deficit to the European Union's treaty limit next year, based on growth assumptions described by an...

French troops free five aid workers kidnapped in Mali

August 24, 2021 at 11:06 p.m.

GAO/PARIS (Reuters) - French troops in Mali on Thursday freed five local aid workers kidnapped in February, the French and Malian governments said, killing about a dozen of their captors...

France faces tougher cuts despite Hollande promises

December 24, 2018 at 8:36 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande, elected in May on a promise to avoid growth-sapping austerity measures, should make tough savings and public sector job cuts to meet a...

French Socialists eye tax rises after big poll win

December 24, 2018 at 7:32 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialists vowed on Monday to use a resounding victory in weekend parliamentary elections to pursue President Francois Hollande's drive for growth in Europe while sticking to...

French Socialists vow reforms after big poll win

December 24, 2018 at 7:31 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - A resounding Socialist victory in weekend parliamentary elections will allow President Francois Hollande to press ahead with reforms to tame France's deficit and promote economic growth in...

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