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Europe, China worries dampen Asia business sentiment in second quarter: survey
SINGAPORE/MUMBAI - Asia's top companies are less upbeat on their business outlook than in the first quarter, with mounting concern over the euro zone crisis and a slowdown in China's growth, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey, published on Wednesday.
France wants no EU integration without crisis tools
PARIS - France will only sign up to a process of deeper economic integration in Europe if urgent measures to pull the euro zone out of crisis are agreed upon at the same time, European Affairs Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday.
France wants no EU integration without crisis tools
PARIS - France will only sign up to a process of deeper economic integration in Europe if urgent measures to pull the euro zone out of crisis are agreed upon at the same time, European Affairs Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday.
Cameron "red carpet" jibe at G20 summit irks French
LOS CABOS, Mexico - British Prime Minister David Cameron triggered a war of words with France at the G20 summit in Mexico by vowing to "roll out the red carpet" for French firms if new President Francois Hollande follows through on his plan to raise taxes for the wealthy.
French businesses fear "systematic strangling"
PARIS - France's new Socialist government risks smothering businesses under new taxes and regulation, the head of the employers association said on Tuesday as figures showed company morale plummeting to crisis levels.
France wants European solution to Sahel crisis
PARIS/OUAGADOUGOU - Europe should get involved directly to help solve the worsening crisis in Mali and the Sahel once the U.N. Security Council endorses an African request to allow the use of force in the country, France's defense minister said on Monday.
France confident of growth deal with Germany
PARIS - France's European Affairs Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday he was certain Paris and Berlin could come to an agreement this month on urgent measures to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis.
French Socialists eye tax rises after big poll win
PARIS - France's Socialists vowed on Monday to use a resounding victory in weekend parliamentary elections to pursue President Francois Hollande's drive for growth in Europe while sticking to promises to cut the budget deficit, mostly through taxation increases.
Wet spring boosts French groundwater levels
PARIS - Heavy rain during the spring has significantly improved groundwater levels in France, the country's geological research office said on Monday, making widespread water restrictions less likely during the peak summer demand period.
France wants European solution to Sahel crisis
PARIS - Europe should get involved directly to help solve the worsening crisis in Mali and the Sahel once the U.N. Security Council endorses an African request to allow the use of force in the country, France's defense minister said on Monday.
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