Tags: francois hollande
Hollande Gets the Business Itch
May 8th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">After the bludgeoning that business got from tax increases last year when the Socialist Party's Francois Hollande became president, he has changed his tune, at least when talking to the business communi… more »
"No Business" For France's Public Investment Bank
April 26th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">The director general of France's new Public Investment bank, set up by the government to help rebuild the country's industrial strength, finds himself in direct conflict with the government after explainin… more »
Hellfire and Taxes
April 15th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">France's president, Francois Hollande, wants to eradicate tax havens, which have two functions. The first is to reduce tax by legal means, call it tax avoidance. The second is tax evasion, which is hidin… more »
'Bombe Francaise' A Step Closer To Detonation?
April 12th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">As France's economic crisis turns into a full-blown political crisis, the feeling that the government of France's Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is nearing the end of its days, only 11 months after it ar… more »
Corruption Stalks The Fifth Republic
April 6th, 2013
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Written by Hilary Barnes ="font-size: medium;">France is no stranger to political corruption scandals. They rumble on, a distant drum, one succeeding another, going from one political party to another and one government to another. Some are about per… more »
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