Bruno Le Maire

France proposes starting EU Capital Markets Union with small group of countries

By Jan Strupczewski GHENT, Belgium, Feb 23 (Reuters) - France proposed on Friday that European Union member states which back the creation of Capital Markets Union should initially go it…

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France targets 10 bln euros in budget savings – minister

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - A French government spending review has identified 10 billion euros in budget savings that will be targetted in the coming years, Finance Minister Bruno Le…

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French Finance Minister: I personally will not miss UK’s Boris Johnson

PARIS, July 8 (Reuters) - The resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demonstrates that populism and Brexit were not a good mix, said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, adding that…

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EU to adopt minimum corporate tax with or without Hungary, says France

PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - EU member states will adopt plans for a minimum corporate tax rate in the bloc in the coming months regardless of whether holdout nation Hungary backs the…

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French Finance Minister: energy and transport firms must do more to ease inflation pain

PARIS, June 29 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said companies in the energy and transport sectors should do more to return a part of their profits to help customers…

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EU members should keep budgets ‘reactive’ over Ukraine crisis – France

PARIS, March 14 (Reuters) - EU governments need to keep their fiscal stances "reactive" in the face of the current Ukraine crisis with targetted measures for households and firms, French Finance Minister…

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France’s 2021 public deficit likely to be 9.4%, Finance Minister says

The French public deficit will likely be 9.4% of gross domestic product this year, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, compared to a previous estimate of 9%. Le…

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Seven European countries to halt export finance for fossil fuels

Seven European countries, including Germany, France and Britain, will commit on Wednesday to stop public export guarantees for fossil fuel projects, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. Coal, oil…

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French Finance Minister tests positive for coronavirus

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus, but had no symptoms and would continue to carry out his duties while quarantined at…

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France’s privatisation push with sale of national lottery stake

The French government has launched its biggest wave of privatisations in more than a decade, kicking off the process with the sale of the majority of its stake in the…

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French Finance Minister says he’s not a candidate to be Macron’s new choice for EU Commissioner

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that he was not a candidate to replace Sylvie Goulard as French president Emmanuel Macron’s choice for European Commissioner. “I…

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France unveils the “tax of the 21st Century”

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (photo above) has unveiled plans for what is being described as the "tax of the 21st Century." A new French tax on digital giants.…

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