World news about “French debt” published by euronews.
France easily sells bonds as Sarkozy attacks S&P It was almost like Standard and Poor’s stripping France of its AAA credit rating never happened as on Thursday, in its first auction of medium-term government… 19/01/2012
Spanish/French bonds find favour in auction The first test of investor confidence since combined action by six central banks saw Spain selling nearly four billion euros of bonds. But Spain had to… 01/12/2011
France hit by rising borrowing costs Despite assurances to the contrary from its economy ministry France, it seems, is being steadily drawn into the epicentre of the eurozone debt storm. There… 17/11/2011
Sarkozy breaks silence after French downgradeNicolas Sarkozy has called on French people to resist and fight in the face of the crisis, two days after France saw its credit rating downgraded by leading… 15/01/2012
Downgrades put spotlight on euro policymakersStandard & Poor’s mass downgrade of half the countries in the eurozone has put the spotlight not only on those whose credit ratings were cut. The New… 14/01/2012
French downgrade timing is dire for SarkozyThree months from a presidential election, France’s credit rating downgrade is the last thing Nicolas Sarkozy needs. But as his prime minister Francois… 14/01/2012
Eurozone nations hit with credit rating downgradesA mass downgrade of credit ratings across the eurozone has brought left-leaning protesters out onto the streets of Paris. France and Austria have been… 14/01/2012
Downgrade upgrades French electionThe credit rating downgrade may have caused little surprise in France, but it is adding a little spice to the country’s presidential election, just 100 days… 14/01/2012
Sarkozy outlines plans for new French economyThe French president has delivered a major speech on solving the eurozone crisis and boosting growth in France. Speaking in the southern city of Toulon… 01/12/2011
France handed financial warningMoody’s has put France in the economic firing line. The credit rating agency has warned a rise on government debt and weaker growth prospects could be… 21/11/2011
France under threat from euro debt crisis? As Europe’s debt crisis worsens, the question is being asked: could it engulf France, the euro zone’s second largest economy? Even as Paris rushes through… 15/11/2011
S&P’s France blooper angers Paris and BrusselsThe French government and the European Commission are demanding a full investigation into how the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s mistakenly suggested on… 11/11/2011
