Tag: Bank of France
24 million new special two-euro coins put into circulation
The Paris Mint will put into circulation in June, through the Bank of France, two euro coins commemorating the 2024 Olympic Games, marked with an Eiffel Tower, the institution said…
3 easy traps to avoid to prevent scammers from emptying your bank account
Financial Education Week starts Monday. Among the objectives: knowing how to protect yourself against financial scams. A necessity for young people, who are very exposed to online solicitations, and whose…
The Banque de France draws on its reserves to remain in balance
The Banque de France published a balanced net result for the year 2023 on Friday, but announced that it had used 12.4 billion euros of its reserves to fill an…
Business failures ever closer to their pre-Covid level in February
Business failures in France continued to approach their pre-Covid level in February, according to figures published Thursday by the Banque de France. The central bank thus recorded 57,798 defaults between…
The Olympics will have a “psychological” rather than an “economic” effect, for the Banque de France
France’s hosting of the Olympic Games from July 26 to August 11 will have more of a “psychological” effect than an “economic” impact, the governor of the Bank of France,…
it’s 50-50, according to a Banque de France official
The general director of payment methods at the Banque de France, Erick Lacourrge, estimated on Monday that the chances of European citizens having digital euros in the coming years were…
“Very likely” that the ECB will start lowering its rates “in the spring” (governor of the Bank of France)
The governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau, estimated on Friday “very likely” that the ECB will make its first interest rate cuts “in the spring”, the…
a rate of 4.17% on average at the start of 2024 according to the Banque de France
The amount of new housing loans, excluding renegotiations, fell again in January, according to data from the Banque de France published on Tuesday, while public authorities are looking for solutions…
What awaits the LEP rate next summer with the drop in inflation
The confirmed drop in inflation continues to threaten the LEP yield, which is expected to fall again next August. In what proposals? We take stock. It is an indicator that…
bad surprise for your interests, should the calculation formula be changed?
The Council of State has just confirmed it: the executive had the right, last July, to freeze the Livret A rate at 3%. The observation nonetheless remains true: the rule,…
Real estate loan, rates, savings… Behind the scenes of negotiations between banks and customers
At the end of her mandate, Corinne Dromer takes stock of her seven years at the head of the CCSF, where she led the debates between representatives of banks, insurers…
the governor of the Banque de France highlights the risk of waiting too long
The governor of the Bank of France confirmed Friday that it “seems certain” that the ECB rates will fall this year, and considers the risk of lowering them too late…