Items by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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DealBook: Davos, 9 Years Into the Future
Posted: January 25th, 2011, 3:43pm EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Envisioning the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in January 2020.
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The Female Factor: Working (Part-Time) in the 21st Century
Posted: December 30th, 2010, 9:39am EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Part-time work in the Netherlands has turned from being the prerogative of women into a powerful tool to attract talent in a competitive labor market.
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Cables Praise French Friend With a ‘Mercurial’ Side
Posted: November 30th, 2010, 5:20pm EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Leaked cables offer a nuanced assessment of the French leader as a friend of America and an erratic figure with authoritarian tendencies.
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For Women in France, Having It All Doesn’t Mean Having Equality
Posted: October 11th, 2010, 9:40pm EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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France has some of the best support for women’s health and childcare but lags far behind in providing women equal career opportunities and pay.
NYT > Business
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At Davos, Sarkozy Calls for Global Finance Rules
Posted: January 28th, 2010, 6:41am EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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The French president called for a “revolution” in regulation that would make labor, health and environmental standards as solid as trade rules.
NYT > Sports
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Player Pulled Into Soccer Betting Maelstrom
Posted: December 9th, 2009, 4:23am EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Marcel Schuon, a player involved in the match-fixing scandal sweeping European soccer, spoke for the first time about his involvement.
NYT > Business
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French Unions Losing Influence in Downturn
Posted: December 25th, 2008, 9:49pm EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Unions in France have been tamed by Nicolas Sarkozy, the president, and the economic crisis.
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$25 Billion Investment Fund Is Formed to Protect French Industry
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:40am EST by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Vowing to protect French industry from foreign predators and a worsening economic slump, President Nicolas Sarkozy introduced an investment fund of 20 billion euros ($25 billion) on Thursday.
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Urging Europe to Stay European
Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 2:28am EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that European leaders set up sovereign wealth funds to buy stakes in crucial industries to shield them from foreign raiders.
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Law Firm Seeks Publicity for Société Générale Class-Action Suit
Posted: July 30th, 2008, 11:48pm EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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American lawyers seeking to bring a class-action lawsuit against the French bank Société Générale over its billions of euros in unexpected losses came to France on Wednesday looking for publicity, and plaintiffs.
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Irate Europeans Protest the Soaring Price of Gasoline
Posted: May 29th, 2008, 11:31pm EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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European governments, already under pressure from slowing economic growth and falling tax revenue, are increasingly concerned that the anger over higher gas prices could grow.
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Investors Criticize French Bank Chief for Losses
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:54pm EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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At Société Générale’s annual meeting, several investors called for the resignation of the chairman, Daniel Bouton, and accused management of transforming the bank into a casino.
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Paris Bank’s Managers Are Blamed in a Scandal
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 2:04am EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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Serious management failures by superiors allowed a rogue trader at Société Générale to commit the biggest fraud in financial history, according to an internal report to be released Friday.