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Economy

Avis Budget Group to acquire France Cars

International Finance Desk
Will make the company second largest light commercial vehicle fleet in France September 15, 2016: Avis Budget Group, a leading provider of vehicle rental services, announced it has agreed to purchase France Cars, a privately-held vehicle rental company based in France, to significantly expand its presence in the French market. Terms of the transaction were...
Banking

Société Générale and La Banque Postale to expand their joint venture

The two banks will merge their payment systems in a partnership with Sopra Banking Software June 22, 2016: Société Générale, a French multinational banking and financial company and La Banque Postale, a French bank, have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand the operations of their joint venture Transactis, from card transactions to European and...
Business Leaders

China Radio launches contest to generate interest in Beijing

Winners could get a free trip to the Chinese capital August 26, 2014: On August 20, Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development and CRI Online jointly launched ‘Feeling Beijing’ Online Contest for Global Audiences in six languages — Chinese, English, German, French, Japanese and Korean. It enables people from around the world to answer a questionnaire in their native...
Business Leaders

60 days after polls, Belgium sees signs of a federal government

But this is nothing compared to 2010 when it took 18 months to form a government July 24, 2014: Nearly two months after the regional and federal elections in Belgium, it seems that the political process to form new governing coalitions is nearing an end. The elections took place on May 25. At the regional...