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    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Emmanuel Macron’s indispensable pensions overhaul

      Raising the retirement age is necessary but fraught with political challenges

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      French economy
      France struggles to keep older workers in the labour market

      Macron wants to raise retirement age but over-55s say they face barriers to employment

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      Business worries mount that Macron’s reform push will stall

      Without a majority in parliament the French president must seek compromise to advance economic agenda

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      French politics
      Macron backs PM Borne and vows to press ahead with reforms

      French president seeks to salvage second-term agenda after falling short of majority in parliament

    • Friday, 6 May, 2022
      Binance
      Binance’s warm welcome in France draws stark divide with UK

      Crypto exchange’s chief Changpeng Zhao says he met Emmanuel Macron in effort to court French support

    • Monday, 25 April, 2022
      Ruchir Sharma
      The fat French state is about to get fatter

      Voters are discontented but have no appetite for reforms that would tackle what really ails the nation

    • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
      French politics
      Macron looks at relaunch of pension reform plans

      Unions and business leaders in France warn against rushing changes as economy grapples with pandemic fallout

    • Monday, 7 June, 2021
      Google LLC
      France fines Google €220m for antitrust abuse in advertising

      US group will not appeal and promises to make global changes to its business

    • Friday, 16 April, 2021
      News in-depthVeolia Environnement VE SA
      Antoine Frérot, the victor in Veolia’s bitter battle for Suez

      CEO says he was ‘rational like Machiavelli’ in takeover fight with arch-rival that divided Paris

    • Friday, 3 July, 2020
      French politics
      Macron names Castex as new French prime minister

      Edouard Philippe dropped in bid to reignite presidency before 2022 election

    • Monday, 20 January, 2020
      JPMorgan Chase & Co
      JPMorgan Chase buys second Paris office as post-Brexit plan accelerates

      Bank to shift more staff out of London after purchasing seven-storey building

    • Friday, 29 November, 2019
      News in-depthInvestor activism
      Activist investors lay down challenge to corporate France

      Paris establishment grapples with how to respond as bigger companies become targets

    • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
      French economy
      Macron’s labour market changes begin to bear fruit

      French president enters second half of term with economy proving resistant to global slowdown

    • Friday, 25 October, 2019
      Tech start-ups
      Paris overtakes Berlin for tech start-ups after boost from Macron

      Labour and tax reforms, together with easier visas, stimulates French tech

    • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
      Tech start-ups
      France announces €5bn push for tech start-ups

      Institutional investors to provide growth capital to help create more unicorns

    • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Macron’s reform effort regains its momentum

      France should pursue structural change despite economic headwinds

    • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
      Tech start-ups
      Tech incubator Station F ‘putting France on the map’

      Second anniversary follows record fundraising year for nation’s start-ups

    • Friday, 26 April, 2019
      French economy
      French employees face challenge to short-hours culture

      Macron wants citizens to work longer in bid to increase tax revenues

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      France
      France’s Bruno Le Maire warns MPs over airport sale referendum

      Economy minister rejects ‘populism’ over opposition to plan to privatise ADP

    • Wednesday, 6 February, 2019
      World Weekly podcast14 min listen
      Does European industry need greater protection?

      The EU decision to block a proposed tie up between French and German train companies…

    • Friday, 9 November, 2018
      France
      French unions begin latest round of unemployment reform talks

      Macron government seeks to stop what it calls abuse of short-term contracts

    • Friday, 21 September, 2018
      France grapples with shift to flexible work

      Macron insists job market is improving but new positions are also the most precarious

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      French politics
      France restructures postal group to protect service

      Macron shows pragmatic approach to state assets with La Poste-CNP Assurances merger

    • Wednesday, 15 August, 2018
      The FT ViewFrench politics
      France awaits the next wave of Macron reforms

      The Benalla affair shows the president is meeting political headwinds

    • Tuesday, 7 August, 2018
      Brexit
      TP ICAP names Paris as post-Brexit EU headquarters

      Interdealer broker has been grappling with higher costs linked to Brexit and ICAP deal

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