French economic growth jumps to 0.6% in first quarter

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 12:33

French economic growth jumped to a better-than-expected 0.6% in the first quarter.

French investments in India to grow at 10%, says envoy

Last Updated: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 13:57

French investors are now diversifying from old areas of interest and exploring investment opportunities in newer sectors like port management and car manufacturing.

Renault vote puts ball in Ghosn's court, exposing rival visions

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 17:03

Ghosn has long favoured giving Nissan more clout to match its superior sales and profit, according to Renault-Nissan veterans who say he has tried before and may do so again.

Indo-French CEO Forum lays groundwork for 5 task forces

Last Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2015, 19:56

Industry leaders from India and France have agreed to set up five task forces to address issues in areas including energy, defence and aerospace to deepen business ties between the two countries.

Modi meets top French business leaders

Last Updated: Friday, April 10, 2015, 15:15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met top French business leaders with an aim of bringing French investment and technologies to India.

Adani dismisses French banks' Australia coal project snub

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 09:11

India's Adani Group on Thursday brushed aside a decision by three leading French banks not to fund huge coal industry projects in Australia`s Galilee Basin near the Great Barrier Reef, saying it had "no bearing" on the company.

French economy to pick up but jobless at record highs

Last Updated: Friday, April 3, 2015, 14:26

The forecasts suggest there is a good chance the French economy will grow faster over the whole year than the 1.0 percent Paris currently estimates.

Lufthansa, Airbus shares slide on French plane crash

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 17:49

Shares in German airline Lufthansa and European planemaker Airbus tumbled Tuesday after a Germanwings plane crashed in the French Alps, with all 148 people on board pronounced dead.

Chevrolet ordered to pay French dealers nearly 8 mn euros

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 09:56

Carmaker Chevrolet was ordered to pay its French dealers nearly eight million euros (USD 8.5 million) in compensation by a Paris court for the "brutal" withdrawal of its brand from Europe.

Renault to foray into used car business

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 13:08

"Renault will be getting into used car business. We have already established a team now. The used car business in India is growing very strong," Renault India Country CEO and Managing Director Sumit Sawhney told reporters here.

Greece races to finalise reforms after tough bailout deal

Last Updated: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 22:11

Greece was under pressure Saturday to finalise reform proposals that would keep its loan lifeline open after an EU compromise deal clipped its anti-austerity ambitions.