France sweats out its bid
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France&#39;s fervent opposition to the war in Iraq could be a factor in bringing the 2012 Summer Olympics to Paris, the city&#39;s bid leader said Wednesday.
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Europe sought to extend its 61-year hold on the top post at the International Monetary Fund, as a former French finance minister picked up support yesterday and two European rivals bowed out of the race.
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As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.
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Dassault has revealed that the French government is trying to undo a Â£6bn UK defence deal with Saudi Arabia.
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Fear of runaway global warming pushed more than 40 countries to line up Saturday behind France's bid for a new environmental body that could single out _ and perhaps police _ nations that abuse the Earth.Comment
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France warned foreign banks on  Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale  , as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP  Paribas  drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.
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Creating a defence and aerospace industrial champion centered on France may be impossible for Nicolas Sarkozy to engineer during his last days as finance minister, as political considerations cloud the ...
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PARIS, Aug 11  (IPS) - France and the United States have begun a new race  to compete for favours with  undemocratic regimes in Africa. The  competition is growing particularly in the oil-  rich North and  West Africa.
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French presidential hopefuls Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal are both selling themselves as something new for France and both have seasoned advertising executives to help them do it.
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Nicolas Sarkozy lifted the veil Wednesday on what is likely to be his last major sell-off as France&#39;s finance minister - the partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group Areva SA.
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France may push to merge EADS with Thales.
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Paris has laid down three conditions to back the start of EU membership talks with Turkey, in a bid to assuage hostile French public opinion.
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France is approaching a crossroads on the painful and devious road to economic and social reforms.
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France is persuaded not to try to dilute EU competition law via the new EU treaty, the BBC learns.
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BRIAN Kerr was reluctant to concede what France coach Raymond Domenech had previously insisted - and what many now suspect - that the Republic of Ireland are favourites to qualify for the World Cup finals from Group 4.
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"We must negotiate right to the end"  The French government has asked the country's biggest companies not to invest in Iran, as the tension mounts over Tehran's nuclear ambitions ahead of a meeting this week of the world's big powers. via MSN Money
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.