France

The iliad Group and EIB sign €300 mln loan agreement to finance 4G and 5G network rollouts in France

November 18, 2020

Europe

The FINANCIAL — The iliad Group and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have set up a new €300 million loan to help the Group finance its mobile network rollouts in France, particularly to densify its 4G network and deploy its 5G network. Having helped to finance iliad’s fixed network rollouts for over ten years now, the EIB is once again

Accenture to acquire OpusLine and create a dedicated health practice in France

The FINANCIAL — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to

by The FINANCIAL

October 27, 2020

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ELOÏC PEYRACHE to be the new Interim Dean of HEC Paris for 9 months

The FINANCIAL — An exceptional HEC Paris Board of Directors meeting, chaired

by The FINANCIAL

October 13, 2020

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OECD unemployment rate down to 7.4% in August 2020

The FINANCIAL — The OECD unemployment rate fell by 0.6 percentage point in August,

by The FINANCIAL

October 13, 2020

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Markets

écomiam got listed on Euronext Growth

The FINANCIAL — Euronext congratulated écomiam, a family business that is France’s third largest specialised frozen-food distributor, on its listing on Euronext Growth (ticker code: ALECO). Founded in 2009, écomiam is a family business specializing in the distribution of fresh frozen foods. It operates a

by The FINANCIAL

October 12, 2020

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Business

HEC Paris and The Bouygues partner to create the “Smart City and Common Good” chair

The FINANCIAL — The Bouygues group and HEC Paris announce the creation of the “Smart City and Common Good” chair with the objective of contributing to thinking on major societal challenges and the contemporary world. Through the creation of this chair, in

by The FINANCIAL

October 12, 2020

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Europe

Public services at risk as city & region revenues plunge by 10%

The FINANCIAL — The first EU-wide Regional and Local Barometer – produced by the European Committee of the Regions – warns that Coronavirus pandemic is heavily impacting sub-national authorities’ revenues: in Italy, Germany and France alone, their losses could total 30 billion euros in 2020. The

by The FINANCIAL

October 12, 2020

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Business

JPMorgan is moving $234 bn of assets from the UK to Germany as a result of Brexit

The FINANCIAL — JP Morgan Chase & Co is reportedly set to move $234bn (£184bn) assets from the United Kingdom to Germany as a result of Britain’s exit from the European Union. While the type of assets being moved was not specified,

by The FINANCIAL

September 24, 2020

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Georgia

Noble Partner 2020 military exercises ended in Georgia

The FINANCIAL – – In February of 2020, it was announced that Georgia would host the Multinational Military Exercise Noble Partner for the fifth time. Main Planning Conference had officially opened on 3 February and aimed at planning events for the conduct

by The FINANCIAL

September 18, 2020

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Georgia

Noble Partner 2020 Officially begins on 7 September

The FINANCIAL — Noble Partner is a cooperatively-led multinational training exercise in its fifth iteration. It is aimed to enhance Georgian, U.S. and partner forces readiness and interoperability and to also contribute in maintaining stable, secure environment over the Black Sea region. U.S.

by The FINANCIAL

September 7, 2020

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Coronavirus

Coronavirus hit famous French nudist resort

The FINANCIAL — Coronavirus cases continue to rise in France. French regional health authorities on Sunday said that there has been a “very worrying” outbreak of coronavirus. More than 100 nudists have tested positive for the COVID-19 after staying at or visiting the

by The FINANCIAL

August 25, 2020

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Georgia

UNSC Members support sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia

The FINANCIAL — On 5 August 2020, the UN Security Council discussed the situation in Georgia’s occupied territories and the Russia-Georgia conflict at its closed session dedicated to the 12th anniversary of Russia’s military aggression against Georgia. The parties expressed their extreme concern about

by The FINANCIAL

August 6, 2020

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BANKS

Société Générale reported €1.26 bln loss

The FINANCIAL — One of the leading European financial services groups – Société Générale, today announced second quarter 2020 financial results. Revenues at its equity trading unit dropped 79.5 % compared with the same period in 2019. Customer activity gradually picked up from mid-May,

by The FINANCIAL

August 3, 2020

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Georgia

Lufthansa resumed flights from Tbilisi, Air France and airBaltic to follow suit

The FINANCIAL — Today, on 3rd of August, German Airline Lufthansa, resumed regular flights from Tbilisi, Georgia to Germany. During the first regular flight to Munich, all passengers were given TAV branded masks from the airport staff. Flights will be performed twice a week. Technical negotiations

by The FINANCIAL

August 3, 2020

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