Economics
PSA’s Car-Racing Boss Tavares Meets the AAPA
A dozen AAPA members now have a better grasp of CEO compensation, vehicle emissions standards, labor relations and how to pull a 200-year-old company from the brink of bankruptcy after…
Uber Lays Out its French Woes to the AAPA
14 stalwarts of the AAPA who met Uber France chief Thibaud Simphal on Feb. 24 came away with a better understanding of the controversy and legal battle being waged between the…
Eurozone’s Greek Strategy Is Flawed: Piketty
It would be a catastrophe for the Eurozone if Greece were pushed out," Thomas Piketty, France's 'super economist' told over 30 members of the AAPA, as it would "spell the beginning of the end for the…
French Finance Minister Urges UK to Stay in EU
Britain and the European Union as a whole would lose out if the U.K. were to opt to leave the EU, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has warned.
“If the UK forfeits its place in the EU,…
Pascal Lamy Doubts Trade Sanctions Against Russia's Putin Will Change Much
As the US and the EU consider tougher, coordinated economic sanctions against President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea and possible, similar plans for other Russian-speaking regions, Pascal Lamy, who…
Airbus CEO Hits Out at Boeing Over Subsidies
Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Brégier slammed Boeing Co when he met with the AAPA on March 20, saying Boeing's planned 777X wide-body airliner is the most subsidised aircraft in the world.
The…
French Minister Deplores Lack of Transparency in US-EU Trade Talks
During our third meeting with a minister from Bercy this year, Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq gave the AAPA an exclusive insight into the government's foreign trade policy, while answering some tough…
Finance Minister Spills the Beans on Growth Outlook
Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici created news when he revealed exclusively to the AAPA on Feb.18 that the government was moving away from its earlier pledge to bring its…
New State Bank On The Prowl For Borrowers and Projects
Nicolas Dufourcq, the new head of the French government's Banque Publique d'Investissement, says that one of the greatest obstacles he faces is finding viable projects, not money.
The state bank was created last year…
