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France, 31st most “business” country in the world

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INFOGRAPHIC – France has moved up seven places in the 2015 edition of Doing Business, the World Bank’s ranking of the most hospitable countries for business. It thus regains its level reached in 2007. And if François Hollande, despite his 14% popularity in public opinion, finally wins his case by reiterating that his policies will … Read more

Vallourec cuts 3,000 jobs and closes factory in Saint-Saulve

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The oil service company says it can no longer produce competing steel pipes in Western Europe. Less than two years after an earlier social plan, Vallourec announced on Wednesday the cessation of its European production of seamless pipes. This will lead to the closure of several factories, including those in Germany and Saint-Saulve (North), he … Read more