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Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe

Gap plans to close all its shops in Europe
10/21/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
EUROPE. The American ready-to-wear brand Gap is to review its entire European business and one of the options includes the closure of all its shops in France, Italy, the UK and Ireland.
Aix-en-Provence, Angers, Banana Republic, Don Fisher, Europe, France, Gap, Ireland, Italy, Lille, Lyon, Mark Breitbard, Montpellier, Paris, ready-to-wear, Rugby, textile, United Kingdom

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB

Alba Leasing offers €980m of financing to Italian SMEs with the help of the EIB
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
ITALY. 8,000 Italian companies will be able to benefit from €980m in additional financial resources thanks to an agreement between the European Investment Bank and Italian leasing specialist Alba Leasing. version française
Alba leasing, Banco BPM, Banco Popolare di Sondrio, bank, BPER Banca, Credito Valtellinese, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financing, Italian SMEs, Italy, leasing

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures

Italy strengthens anti-Covid 19 measures
10/19/2020 - Eric Apim | Society
ITALY. Giuseppe Conte announces new restrictions in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. version française

coronavirus, Covid-19, ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Giuseppe Conte, Italy, Johns Hopkins University, Lazio, Lombardy, Naples, pandemic, Piedmont, Rome, Southern Europe, Turin

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen

McPhy raises €180 million to accelerate its development in zero-carbon hydrogen
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE. French electrolyser and storage systems manufacturer McPhy successfully raises €180 million from strategic investors, its historical shareholders and institutional investors.
Bpifrance Banque publique d'investissement, Chart International, Drôme, Ecotechnologies, EDF Pulse Croissance, environment, France, Germany, Grenoble, hydrogen, industry, Italy, Laurent Carme, McPhy, Paris, San Miniato, sustainable development, Technip Energies, Wildau, zero carbon

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant

Egypt has its own license plate manufacturing plant
10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
EGYPT. A joint venture between AOI (Arab Organisation for Industrialisation) and the German group Tönnjes gives birth to a license plate manufacturing plant in Egypt.
AOI, Arab Industrialization Organization, automotive, Berlin, Compact with Africa, Delmenhorst, Dubai, Egypt, Germany, IDeROBOTs, industry, Italy, license plates, Lower Saxony, Markus Müller, Philippines, Tönnjes

The increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey

The increase in online shopping will continue post-Covid-19, in particular in Turkey
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. A study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in collaboration with the Swiss e-commerce association NetComm Switzerland, reveals that "Covid-19 has changed e-commerce forever".
Carlo Terreni, China, covid-19, e-commerce, Italy, Mukhisa Kituyi, online shopping, pandemic, Turkey, Unctad, UNCTAD, Yomi Castro

Italians must now go out wearing a mask

Italians must now go out wearing a mask
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
ITALY. The Italian government extends the state of emergency until 31 January 2021 and makes the wearing of masks compulsory throughout the country.
Campania, coronavirus, Covid-19, CSSE, France, Genoa, Giuseppe Conte, health, Italy, Johns Hopkins, Lazio, Naples, Rome, Spain, wearing of mask

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires

EU joins forces to better fight forest fires
10/08/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
EU. A new Safers platform to build a comprehensive emergency management system to better fight forest fires will be tested in Italy, France, Spain and Greece.
Copernicus, European Union (EU), Finland, forest fires, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Safers, Semide, Spain, United Kingdom

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy

European Commission approves €1.5 billion government aid for companies in Southern Italy
10/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
ITALY. The European Commission authorises an Italian scheme worth €1.5 billion to support businesses in the regions of Southern Italy affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Abruzzo, aquaculture, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, coronavirus, Covid-19, European Commission, fishing, Italy, Margrethe Vestager, Molise, public finance, Puglia, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, state aid, tax advantage

Merger of two Italian companies specialising in electronic payments

Merger of two Italian companies specialising in electronic payments
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
ITALY. The merger of Nexi and Sia will create a European leader in electronic payments valued at €15bn on the stock market. version française
Cassa Depositi e Pretiti, CDP, CDP Equity, CDPE, electronic payment, Europe, Italy, Michaela castelli, Milan Stock Exchange, Nexi, Nicola Cordone, Paolo Bertoluzzo, services, Sia

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy

Suez joins forces with A2A Ambiente to jointly treat hazardous waste in Italy
10/06/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
ITALY / FRANCE. Suez signs an exclusive agreement with A2A Ambiente (a subsidiary of the Italian group A2A) to group their hazardous waste activities in Italy. version française
A2A, A2A Ambiente, Brescia, Engie, environment, France, hazardous waste, Italy, PreZero, Schwarz, services, Suez, Veolia, waste

Threats to close the Thello Marseille-Nice-Milan railway line

Threats to close the Thello Marseille-Nice-Milan railway line
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE / ITALY. According to the railway workers' union CFDT, the company Thello plans to close its Eurocity line between Marseille-Nice and Milan in 2021. version française
Azur, CFDT, Eurocity, France, Italy, Marseille, Milan, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, railway, railway workers' union CFDT, SNCF, TER, Thello, train, Trenitalia

The difficult recovery of the Mediterranean cruise sector

The difficult recovery of the Mediterranean cruise sector
09/29/2020 - Gérard Tur | Services / Finances
MEDITERRANEAN. Along with the Caribbean, the Mediterranean is one of the two global cruising spots. Stopped for several months due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the sector is timidly trying to restart. version française
Carnival, CLIA, Costa, Covid-19, Croisieurope, cruise, France, Greece, International Association of Cruise Lines, Italy, Mediterranean, Mein Schiff 6, MSC Cruises, MSC Grandiosa, Norwegian Cruises, Ponant, Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean Cruises, TUI Cruises

Ferrero to invest €42m in France, notably in a logistics centre in Normandy

Ferrero to invest €42m in France, notably in a logistics centre in Normandy
09/29/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
FRANCE / ITALY. Italian food group Ferrero plans to invest €42m in Normandy, mainly with the construction of a new warehouse at Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, in the Eure department. version française
agri-food, Alba, Aube, Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, Ferrero, France, industry, Italy, logistics, Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandy, Nutella, Prévost et Grenier, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Villers Ecalles

The employment sector and the amount of salaries remain very attractive in Monaco

The employment sector and the amount of salaries remain very attractive in Monaco
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
MONACO. In its latest study on salaries in Monaco, the specialist recruitment firm Hays shows that, despite the health crisis, trends are upward in recruitment and salaries on "Rocher".
banking, construction, economy of Monaco, employment, France, Hays, insurance, IT, Italy, Mehdi Betiche, Monaco, Nice, Portugal, real estate, recruitment, services

Four candidates interested in taking over the Bio c'Bon brand

Four candidates interested in taking over the Bio c'Bon brand
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
FRANCE / SPAIN / ITALY. Four takeover bids have been submitted to the Paris Commercial Court for the company Bio c'Bon.
Athis Mons, bio, Bio c'Bon, Biocoop, Carrefour, Casino, distribution, France, Franprix, Italy, Marcel & Fils, Marne & Finance, Monoprix, services, Spain, Thierry Brissaud, Zouari

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, focused her first EU speech since her appointment on the EU's response to the health and economic crisis and the Green Pact.
Brussels, building renovation, Croatia, Cyprus, data, ECDC, Economic and Monetary Union, economic crisis, EU, EU speeches, euro, European Commission, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union, G20, Greece, Green Pact for Europe, health crisis, hydrogen, Italy, NextGenerationEU, SURE, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

UNWTO wants to encourage domestic tourism to boost economies

UNWTO wants to encourage domestic tourism to boost economies
09/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
WORLD. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) sees domestic tourism as "an interesting springboard for recovery from the economic and social effects of the Covid-19 pandemic" for both developed and developing countries. version française
#This SummerJeVisitFrance, Bonus Vacanze, France, Italy, tourism, UNWTO, World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili

OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey

OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
FRANCE / TURKEY. The decline in GDP in the second quarter in the G20 zone reached 6.9% in the zone against -1.6% recorded in the first quarter of 2009, at the height of the financial crisis. Version française
China, economy, France, G20, GDP, India, Italy, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Russia, South Korea, Turkey

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

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