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QIC takes stake in East West Link PPP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... members of the consortium included British infrastructure investor John Laing, Spanish infrastructure developer Acciona, French construction company Bouygue, and Lend Lease. EWL will operate under a '30-year availability-based concession'.A The construction ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... downgrade by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have closed mixed amid concerns about French public finances and uncertainty over the outcome of Scotland's looming independence referendum. The euro on Wednesday slipped ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... points, while in Paris the CAC 40 climbed 0.04 per cent to 4,395.26 points as investors digested the formation of a new French government. "Traders are sitting on their hands as they await further developments from the Ukrainian situation," said analyst ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... unemployment aid climbed 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 311,000. LONDON - European stock markets have risen after poor German and French growth data fuelled speculation the European Central Bank would roll out stimulus measures. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... Composite Index gained 8.71 (0.20 per cent) to 4,368.04. General Electric shares added 0.2 per cent to $26.98 after the French government said it favoured the company's proposal to take over Alstom's energy assets for $US16.8 billion ($A18.18 billion) ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... Composite Index gained 8.71 (0.20 per cent) to 4,368.04. General Electric shares added 0.2 per cent to $26.98 after the French government said it favoured the company's proposal to take over Alstom's energy assets for $US16.8 billion ($A18.18 billion) ...

BNP, US prosecutors near $US9bn settlement

AFP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
BNP Paribas has neared a deal with US prosecutors that would see the French bank pay $US8 billion to $US9 billion and accept other punitive measures for violating American sanctions, The Wall Street Journal reports. US regulators and BNP Paribas executives ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... strong lead from Wall Street. The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to fresh records on Friday amid a lift in oil prices and the French government having favoured General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's energy assets. Plus, markets were still being ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...

Challenger makes senior Fidante Partners appointment

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... an executive director, global capital markets at Morgan Stanley in the UK. Munzer has also worked at ABN AMRO and speaks French and Mandarin. "The appointment of an executive of Gabrielle's experience and calibre reflects the rapid growth and internationalisation ...