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- France fights to avoid euro zone bank contagion
With a gaping public deficit, the euro zone's second largest economy wants to be sure it is not sucked into the bloc's game of debt-crisis ...
25 Jun, 2012, 05.46 PM IST
- Eurozone debt crisis tests French president Francois Hollande's credentials
Europe's lurch back into crisis should allow the French Socialist, one of the EU's few left-wing leaders, to achieve his initial policy goa...
06 Jun, 2012, 01.10 PM IST
- Europe must redouble efforts, says Angela Merkel
Merkel said euro-area downgrades reinforce Germany's stance that European leaders must redouble their efforts to resolve the debt crisis.
16 Jan, 2012, 04.03 AM IST
- Moody's downgrades BNP Paribas, Societe Generale & Credit Agricole
Moody's downgraded the frnch banks citing funding constraints & deteriorating economic conditions amid Europe's debt crisis.
10 Dec, 2011, 02.21 AM IST
- Will support banks, do needful to solve euro zone sovereign debt crisis, say Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy
Merkel and Sarkozy have announced that they will present a comprehensive package of proposals to solve the euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
10 Oct, 2011, 11.25 AM IST
- Eurozone sovereign debt crisis through the eyes of a bond trader
It doesn't look much like a crisis. He agrees that there seems to be an odd disconnect right now. But it won't last, he adds.
02 Oct, 2011, 06.08 AM IST
- BNP Paribas posts jump in Q1 profit
French bank BNP Paribas SA reported Thursday a 46.5 percent jump in profit for the first quarter, thanks to gains on its purchase of assets...
06 May, 2010, 06.10 PM IST
- Societe Generale posts profit, reveals Greek debt risk
French bank Societe Generale reported higher-than-expected profits on Wednesday but revealed it had an exposure of three billion euros (3.9...
05 May, 2010, 07.04 PM IST
- France to boost bank capital by 10.5 bn euros
The French state is to lend 10.5 billion euros ($14.12 billion) to the country's top six banks before the year-end to prop up their capital...
21 Oct, 2008, 02.11 AM IST