Tax exemptions on the purchase of company shares?

The tax on purchases of shares of French companies save those whose market capitalization is less than one billion euros, according to a document released Monday by BFM Business.
The fee will rise to 0.1% of the value of acquiring the shares. It must take effect in August.
Are concerned the major listed companies [...]

Justice condemns the free Google Maps for Enterprise

The Commercial Court of Paris condemned Google for abuse of dominance at the expense of the French company directory mapping who accused him of offering free services to integrate maps on websites. Google Maps, widescreen version.
While the antitrust authorities in Brussels and the United of States have launched investigations into possible abuse of dominant [...]

The group formed around the building Bouygues Ile-de-France, with architect Renzo Piano, was selected to build the future courthouse in Paris, said Friday the board of EPPJP.
Bouygues was competing with Vinci for this major project, to be confirmed by the signing of the PPP expected by February 2012, says in a statement.
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Bank recapitalization will include 46 billion already promised

The 110 million euros, with European banks may need to strengthen their capital should include some 46 billion already pledged to Ireland, Greece and Portugal to their credit, officials said Sunday from European sources.
At a meeting of European finance ministers on Saturday, the president of the new European Banking Authority (BEA) said the [...]

Industrial production increased as expected in the U.S.

Industrial production in the United States increased as expected in September, according to figures released Monday by the Federal Reserve, the manufacturing sector offsetting a decline in the utilities.
Production increased by 0.2% the previous month, according to the expectations of economists polled by Reuters and after remaining unchanged in August. (Revised from an [...]

The current account deficit of 2.9 billion euros in August

The current account deficit of France in August fell to 2.9 billion euros from 3.8 billion in July, showed preliminary figures released Wednesday by the Bank of France.
The deficit on trade in goods fell to 5.2 billion euros, against 6.4 billion a month earlier.
Trade in services have stabilized, generating a surplus [...]

The contraction sharpened fears of relapse

Fears of a relapse of the global economy have intensified Thursday with the release of purchasing managers' index (PMI) showing a contraction in private sector activity in the eurozone and in China, which fueling the decline in equity markets.
Against the backdrop of the debt crisis, the activity of services in the euro area, [...]

Bureau Veritas wants to nearly double in size again in 5 years

Bureau Veritas has set ambitious goals Tuesday for 2015 through the increasing development of regulations and standards, particularly in emerging markets, allowing it to reconsider a near doubling of its size in five years despite the uncertainties ambient.
The world number two services for conformity assessment and certification, which has already almost doubled its [...]

Obama presents his plan to reduce the deficit

The U.S. president announced Monday new measures savings of $ 3 trillion dollars over ten years. They include the creation of a tax on the rich millionaires. President Barack Obama has presented new cost-saving measures to reduce the deficit Monday, September 19 in the Rose Garden of the White House.
President Barack Obama said Monday, [...]

What future for the investment bank UBS after the fraud?

The pressure to sell the investment bank will increase further following the discovery of a fraud involving two billion dollars in the facility.
A 31 year old man was arrested Tuesday morning in London to a folder on unauthorized transaction, which could result in a loss for UBS in the third quarter.
The [...]