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The Advantages of Staying in Paris Apartments

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

How about booking an apartment in Paris for your business trip or family vacation? Sounds good! But there is a catch as it is going to be yours only for few days. Paris is not only known for its furo…

Company reports busiest month of year for French property

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

French property firm VEF has reported that October has been its busiest month this year for property sales.

Discussing the events of this month, the company said that the areas recording the most sales were Charente and the Hautes-Alpes in Provence….

France in €10.5bn top six bank aid

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The French government is to inject 10.5bn (8bn) into Frances six largest banks in a bid to shore up their balance sheets and ensure they continue to provide credit to consumers and businesses…

France unveils bank rescue plan

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The French government will inject 10.5bn euros into the country’s six largest banks, the finance minister announces…

French bank execs resign over $1.1b trading scandal

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Three top executives of one of France’s leading banks have resigned over $1.1 billion loss, connected to the global financial crisis…

Survey shows French property most favoured buying destination

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

France is still the most popular place for overseas buyers to make a purchase, a new survey has shown.

Property investor website Primelocation.com found that three out of five of those who have registered an interest in buying overseas with the site are still intending to do so….

Normandy property ‘favoured by commuters’

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

An increasing number of UK overseas buyers are favouring Normandy as a place to invest, due to its proximity to the UK.

Speaking to A Place in the Sun Magazine, Simon Conn of Conti Financial Services said that Britons are increasingly looking to buy abroad as this represents a "better investment opportunity" than purchasing in the UK….

French bank admits trading loss

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The French bank Caisse d’Epargne admits that it lost 600m euros in a derivatives trading incident…

‘Incident’ Costs Top Bank £470m

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

French bank Caisse d’Epargne has announced that it lost 470m in a “trading incident” last week…

France remains popular with property buyers

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Overseas property buyers in the UK are still very keen to buy a residence in France, analysts have stated…