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    Leila Abboud

    Paris bureau chief

    Leila Abboud is the Paris bureau chief for the Financial Times. She joined the Financial Times in 2018 as the consumer industries correspondent, and has more than a decade of experience covering business in Europe. She has also been an opinion columnist at Bloomberg, and a reporter at Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.
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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      News in-depthLe Monde Enterprises SA
      Le Monde independence in sight as Xavier Niel’s plan progresses

      Billionaire to place shares bought from Czech tycoon Daniel Křetínský in foundation by year end

      Louis Dreyfus, the chief executive of Le Monde Group and Jérôme Fenoglio, the editorial director
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Glencore
      Glencore to stop funding New Caledonia nickel mine as Indonesian supply surges

      Local industry extracting a key metal for electric car batteries is under pressure from rising production elsewhere

      Aerial view of nickel plant in New Caledonia
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      French economy
      France unveils modest spending cuts for next year

      Paris is moving slower than other EU capitals in curbing its budget deficit and public debt

      Finance minister Bruno Le Maire in Paris on Wednesday
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Climate change
      Macron walks tightrope with green policy ‘à la française’

      French president rules out ban on gas boilers

      Emmanuel Macron
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Media
      Vivendi’s Canal+ attacks French football body over rights

      Pay-TV channel claims it would be at a disadvantage in upcoming broadcasting auction

      Rennes defender Guéla Doué, left, and Montpellier’s Téji Savanier fight for the ball during a match on Sunday
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      African politics
      France to withdraw troops from Niger by end of year

      Relations between Paris and new military-led government continue downward slide as Macron withdraws ambassador

    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      EDF
      EDF chief and French government clash over strategy

      Luc Rémont is trying to improve profitability at the recently renationalised nuclear power group

      Luc Rémont
    • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
      Daniel Křetínský
      Daniel Křetínský sells Le Monde stake to Xavier Niel

      Sale by Czech tycoon will advance French billionaire’s ambition to put newspaper’s ownership into foundation

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      French politics
      Marine Le Pen should stand trial for embezzling EU funds, prosecutors say

      Paris prosecutor refers far-right leader and 23 members of her party to criminal court

    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      EU defence
      France and Germany back ‘milestone’ development in joint tank project

      MGCS plan would deliver modern combat systems as Ukraine conflict brings land warfare back to top of defence agenda

      Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      News in-depthUK foreign policy
      Macron rolls out red carpet for King Charles

      Monarch’s three-day trip comes as Franco-British relationship is on stronger footing after tense Brexit period

      French president Emmanuel Macron greets the then Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in London in 2020
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      French politics
      Le Pen’s RN party pays back €6mn Russian loan

      Financial links to Moscow had become a political liability for the French far right

      Marine Le Pen
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Brexit
      Starmer heads to Paris for Macron talks to set out post-Brexit stall

      UK’s opposition leader pledges to repair relations with EU leaders but may find they have other priorities

      Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Thales SA
      Thales chief on the lookout for acquisitions

      Even after the recent €4bn deal spree, Patrice Caine is keen to bolster operations including cyber security

      SAMP-T air defence system
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      Rugby
      France tells England rugby fans there will be no scrum for beer at next match

      Sports minister will attend World Cup game in Nice to monitor ‘every detail’ after queueing problems and drinks shortages

      Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Apple Inc
      France’s Apple spat risks spreading to other EU members

      Germany and Belgium order regulators to examine alert on iPhone radiation limits

      A customer shows her Iphone 12 in front of the Apple Store
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Starmer would seek EU deal on migrants to thwart smugglers

      Labour leader’s push to sharpen foreign policy profile to include meeting with Macron in Paris

      Sir Keir Starmer
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Morocco
      Morocco gives no response to French offer to join quake rescue efforts

      Apparent diplomatic snub comes after Rabat welcomes help from other countries

      People look at ruined buildings after the earthquae
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      News in-depthFrench society
      Notorious French robber blames ‘ennui’ for helicopter jailbreak

      Rédoine Faïd is on trial for masterminding his second prison escape in a decade

      A collage consisting images of Rédoine Faïd, a helicopter, a security guard and the damaged door of Sequedin prison after Faid’s escape
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Rugby
      France aims to put on a show as Rugby World Cup kicks off

      Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, officials strive to banish doubts over security following last year’s Champions League final

      French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, huddles with players fromteh French national rugby team ‘les Bleus’
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      News in-depthFrench politics
      Gabon coup deals setback to France’s strategy in Africa

      Paris fears losing further ground in a one-time sphere of influence

      Emmanuel Macron and Ali Bongo posing for a photo
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine seeks French help in wooing global south

      Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba in Paris to counter Russia’s influence on countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America

      Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, shakes hands with Catherine Colonna, France’s foreign minister
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      African politics
      Military leaders seize power in oil-rich Gabon

      Army officers say they have taken control from President Ali Bongo after he was declared election winner

      Image taken from a video of President Ali Bongo at his official residence in which he confirmed he had been placed under arrest
    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      French economy
      France to pay farmers €200mn for destroying wine surplus

      Winemakers told they must ‘adapt’ as demand falls among French drinkers and sales drop in China

      A woman picking grapes
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      French politics
      Sarkozy to stand trial over Gaddafi funding

      Former French president and ex-ministers accused of seeking illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator

      Muammer Gaddafi raises his left fist in the air as the two men shake hands
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