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The French economy is now expected to contract by 11% in 2020, compared to an earlier forecast for a 10% contraction, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told radio on Friday. His refusal to back down on a levy that hits several large U.S. companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google has sparked sanctions from the U.S. that could hit French goods early next year. On Thursday morning, he hosted a meeting of France’s financial stability council, which includes the chiefs of market and banking regulators and the governor of the Bank of France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

Other big companies in which the state holds a stake such as energy group EDF, utility Engie and defence group Thales have been less impacted.

London (CNN Business)Renault may not survive the shock of the coronavirus pandemic without help from the French government. The company's plans must include a transition to more eco-friendly vehicles.

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Describing US President Donald Trump’s decision to close US borders to EU citizens as an “aberration”, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the move had triggered a historic sell-off on Thursday that saw shares in many of France’s top companies collapse. That's how much we can expect,” Le Maire said, giving the clearest picture yet how much the crisis would cost the government finances. France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has contracted coronavirus, becoming the most senior official in the country known to be infected.

Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. "We want Renault to be more productive and to produce even more of its vehicles, particularly electric, in France," he added. Read more on the global pandemic’s impact.

In June, he posed for cameras drinking coffee at a pavement cafe on the first day of bars and restaurants reopening.

... 2020. He immediately self-isolated at his home and will remain there for seven days, in accordance with the latest rules. Audience ratings certified by ACPM/OJD. "Flins must not close.

Guatemala president also infected by coronavirus this week, France’s economic recovery is slowing amid massive job losses. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, whose country is the worst-hit in Europe, pledged this week to ramp up spending by allocating €25 billion to support firms and families. Renault is expected to publish details of a cost reduction plan on May 29. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Trump’s Special Twitter Treatment Would End With Biden Win, Bannon Suspended by Twitter; YouTube Removes His Video on Fauci, U.S. Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Gains Since April: Markets Wrap, UBS Sued for $500 Million by Chinese Tycoon Over Deal Gone Awry.

Le Maire’s German counterpart Olaf Scholz has suggested increasing public investment in infrastructure by €12 billion until 2024. Bruno Le Maire speaks on a call during an all-night EU finance ministers meeting, in Paris, on April 7. Two men accused of helping to smuggle him out the country were.

"We sign when we know what Renault's strategy is," Le Maire said. Beyond Europe, Le Maire is a central figure in a disagreement with the U.S. over digital taxation. While Air France-KLM and Renault have been hit hard in the sell-off, so has airport operator ADP, which the government had hoped to reduce its stake in. Renault may not survive the shock of the coronavirus pandemic without help from the French government. French health authorities reported more than 13,000 new cases on Friday, the most since the end of the country’s lockdown in May.

France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating at home. By Sophie Stuber and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business. Morningstar: Copyright 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2018.

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Japanese media reported Friday that it could announce the loss of 20,000 jobs.

Renault and Nissan have been rocked by fallout from the scandal involving their former chairman Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in December where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. Renault, Le Maire's comments come amid speculation in French newspapers that.

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Meanwhile, France recorded its worst day for new cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

Nissan, which is part of an alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi, is also expected to reveal details of a major overhaul of its business next week. Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning, Take international news everywhere with you! France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has contracted coronavirus, becoming the most senior official in the country known to be infected. Le Maire said the market conditions were far from opportune for that.

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He has also proposed pulling forward the already agreed abolition of an income tax surcharge by six months at a cost of some €5 billion.

Le Maire’s infection highlights the struggle to contain the virus in France -- and Europe -- as President Emmanuel Macron faces widespread job losses in a slowing recovery.

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He is now leading the charge to deliver a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) stimulus plan that Macron says must transform the economy in the next two years. On Monday, Le Maire was due to travel to Brussels for a meeting with EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to discuss French power market regulation.

Le Maire has a key role in crafting the French government’s crisis response, having presided over three emergency budgets.

So far the French government has focused on helping small and mid-sized companies with a series of measures ranging from state-financed short work time scheme for workers whose hours are cut to loan guarantees for small firms struggling with cashflow problems. Le Maire’s case follows that of Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei this week, and earlier in the pandemic those of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, both of whom have recovered. During the lockdown in France, Le Maire, while saying health was the priority, was also an advocate of getting the economy going again as fast as possible. France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, said Friday that the. “We will help all companies in which the state has a stake, Air France, Renault,” Le Maire said on French television channel BFM TV. He will participate in the meeting by phone, an official said. The finance minister’s in-tray in France includes a number of big corporate dossiers, as well as a stream of politically sensitive factory closings and layoffs. Download the France 24 app, Macron says EU leaders will take 'all measures necessary' to tackle coronavirus, 'We are only at the beginning' of the coronavirus epidemic, Macron says, Coronavirus is France’s 'greatest health crisis in a century', says Macron, France posts record number of new coronavirus cases at more than 60,000, France holds talks with Tunisia on returning Islamic extremists after Nice church attack, France sends fast Covid tests to nursing homes amid surge in cases, Macron urges Europe to strengthen border controls after terror attacks, France reports 394 new deaths from Covid and 40,000 new cases, France's Covid-19 daily death toll hits 854, hospitalisations over 1,000, France's new Covid-19 cases top 52,000 in latest 24-hour record, France to ban Turkish ‘Grey Wolves’ after defacement of Armenian memorial, Winter of discontent: The ‘psychic wear-and-tear’ of the second lockdown could be brutal, France fears fresh wave of domestic violence amid second Covid-19 lockdown, French PM announces ban on sale of ‘non-essential’ items in supermarkets, French police say six people now in custody over deadly church stabbing in Nice.