France"s Le Maire says he will meet Renault chairman on Thursday
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday he would meet Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard later in the day and reiterated that a merger with Fiat Chrysler remained an interesting option for Renault......»»
France"s Le Maire says "essential" to bolster Renault-Nissan alliance
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was vital that Renault and Nissan Motor strengthen their alliance as the auto industry undergoes rapid change in the areas of electric and connected vehicles......»»
France"s Le Maire hopes to fortify Renault-Nissan alliance
France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, says the French government's priority as a shareholder in automaker Renault SA is to fortify its alliance with Nissan......»»
France prepared to cut Renault stake to bolster deal with Nissan: AFP
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France is ready to cut its stake in Renault SA in order to consolidate Renault's partnership with Nissan Motor Co, Agence France Press (AFP) reported on Saturday......»»
France prepared to cut Renault stake to shore up deal with Nissan: AFP
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France is ready to cut its stake in Renault SA in order to shore up Renault's partnership with Nissan Motor Co, according to an AFP tweet on Saturday......»»
France seeks to fend off blame for FCA-Renault deal collapse
France sought to fend off a hail of criticism on Thursday after it was blamed for scuppering a $35 billion-plus merger between carmakers Fiat-Chrysler FCA and Renault only 10 days after it was officially announced......»»
French government engaged constructively in failed FCA-Renault deal: Le Maire
The French government met only three out of its four conditions to back Fiat Chrysler's (FCA) merger with Renault, having failed to win the support of Renault's partner Nissan, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday......»»
Renault board to review FCA merger move on Tuesday
The board of Renault will meet on Tuesday to discuss Fiat Chrysler's merger offer, the French carmaker said, as Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reiterated the government's conditional support for the tie-up......»»
France insists any Renault/Fiat deal must protect French jobs: Le Maire
France must protect its own interests and jobs in any merger between Renault and Fiat, even though France's stake in Renault would automatically be diluted, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told RTL radio on Tuesday......»»
France and Germany agree battery alliance "to remain competitive"
France and Germany have agreed to invest and work together on the development and production of European batteries in part to remain competitive against the United States and China, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday. Edward Baran reports......»»
UBS chairman defends French tax case to shareholders
UBS Group had to go to court in France to fight charges that the Swiss bank helped wealthy clients dodge taxes because it was unable to strike a reasonable settlement, Chairman Axel Weber told shareholders on Thursday......»»
Ghosn getting French consular protection: finance minister
Ousted Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who was re-arrested in Japan on Thursday, is getting French consular protection, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire told BFM TV......»»
Nissan, Renault retool alliance board structure in wake of Ghosn"s ouster
Japan's Nissan Motor Co and France's Renault SA on Tuesday unveiled a new board structure for their alliance that will see the chairman of Renault serve as a director of Nissan......»»
France says any U.S. trade deal should be reciprocal: Le Maire
France welcomes EU trade discussions with Washington but does not want to enter into a wide-ranging negotiation and feels any deal should be reciprocal, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday......»»
UK, France scramble fighter jets to meet massive fleet of Russian nuclear bombers near Scotland
The UK and France scrambled fighter jets to respond to a massive fleet of Russian nuclear bombers that approached Scotland on Thursday. The fleet included three Tu-160 supersonic bombers and three Tu-95 prop.....»»
Minister to Air France-KLM boss: Fix airline before talk of stake sale
France has no plans for now to sell its 14 percent stake in Air France-KLM , Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday, pressing the group's new chief executive to focus on increasing competitiveness......»»
French finance minister says no plans to sell stake in Air France-KLM
France has no plans for now to sell its stake in Air France-KLM and the priority is to increase the competitiveness of the group's French unit, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday......»»
"Enough excuses!" France"s Le Maire grows impatient over GAFA tax
Europe has talked long enough about whether to make internet giants like Google , Apple and Facebook pay more taxes and it is time for a decision, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday......»»
The Wall Street Journal: Pompeo to meet North Korean official as second Trump-Kim summit sought
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Thursday in New York with a top North Korean official as the two governments work toward a second summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un, the State Department said Monday......»»
U.S., North Korea Seeking Second Trump-Kim Summit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Thursday in New York with a top North Korean official as the two governments work toward a second summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un, the State Department said Monday......»»