Financial Insights That Matter French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has said the European Union will retaliate with tit-for-tat measures if the United States imposes tariffs on European products. Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers meeting in Cape Town on Thursday, Lombard told AFP that the EU would “do the same.” “It is […]
Financial Insights That Matter French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told AFP on Thursday that the European Union would “do the same” if the United States follows through with 25 percent tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. Trump threatened Wednesday to impose 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union as frictions soared between […]
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Financial Insights That Matter 26th February 2025 – (Paris) French Finance Minister Éric Lombard has indicated that France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other European nations are prepared to deploy troops to uphold a truce between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview with Bloomberg, he expressed optimism that the United States would support European forces […]
Financial Insights That Matter Finance Minister Yassin Jaber welcomed French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro at his ministry office in a courtesy visit. The meeting provided an opportunity to review the reform measures undertaken by the Finance Ministry and the ongoing cooperation with the French Development Agency (AFD), particularly in […]
Financial Insights That Matter Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. Stock photo: Getty Images French Finance Minister Éric Lombard expects the United States to support European troops in maintaining peace in Ukraine after a ceasefire agreement is reached. Source: European Pravda, citing French Finance Minister Éric Lombard in an interview with Bloomberg Television The UK, Germany, […]
Financial Insights That Matter After revelations by Agence France-Presse (AFP), the French Banking Federation (FBF) has finally made public its position on the future “omnibus” deregulation law. The representative of French banks goes very far in its demands regarding European texts on due diligence and non-financial reporting. Far from tackling an ‘administrative burden’, the FBF […]
Financial Insights That Matter I’m happy to share below the editorial of the latest issue of Finance reviewthe Review of the French Finance Association. This issue of Revue Finance brings together four innovative studies that advance our understanding of critical areas in modern finance: cross-border supervision, cultural influences on corporate decision-making, ESG integration, and high-frequency […]
Financial Insights That Matter European countries need to do a better job of sharing the burden of financing defence, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Monday amid calls for Europe to boost defence spending. If European Union countries want to be serious about seeking strategic autonomy, they need first to increase their defence spending, […]
Financial Insights That Matter GameStop is selling its operations in Canada and France. CEO Ryan Cohen, in a tweet, indicated the decision was politically motivated more than financially, citing “High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI” in a tweet. Meme-stock king GameStop is looking to reduce its international footprint. CEO Ryan Cohen, in a […]