Tag: banks-finance-insurance
“In the magical world of the CAC 40, everyone is a winner”
The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, surrounded by the Minister Delegate for Industry, Roland Lescure, the Minister Delegate responsible for public accounts, Thomas Cazenave, the Minister Delegate responsible…
how much does a bank account in the red cost?
It’s difficult to manage your budget when food and energy prices are soaring. The slightest slippage can push the bank account into the red. But overdraft is expensive: “For example,…
BNP Paribas could pay up to 600 million euros
After its conviction on appeal at the end of November, in the context of the Helvet Immo real estate loan affair, the BNP Paribas bank found an amicable solution with…
Are there really free banks?
A photo taken on March 1, 2015 in Paris shows the home page of the online banking site Fortuneo. LOIC VENANCE / AFP For around fifteen years, online banks have…
the price of insurance will increase in 2025
In Verlincthun, in Pas-de-Calais, November 10, 2023. SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP An increase expected for months by insurers. The additional premium which finances the natural disaster regime of French insurers…
“Too big to fail is the expression that goes beyond because we deduce that the banks can afford anything”
VSt’s time to take stock: 2023 will have been a great year for bank failures. The European Central Bank even threw a chill, at the end of 2023, by demanding…
“We are experiencing a casino economy worldwide with ever more complex financial arrangements”
LFrench economic news is neurotically subordinated to the evaluations given by the rating agencies on French debt. After a week of anxiety awaiting the decision of the Standard and Poor’s…
BNP Paribas caught in Cyprus-related money laundering investigation
A BNP bank branch, in Lille, in 2014. PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP It is a sensitive issue, which mobilizes the judicial authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. According to…
The Fed is 110 years old, the story of a rise to power
This year, Jerome Powell delivered an early Christmas present to the markets. On December 13, the institution he chairs, the Federal Reserve (Fed, American central bank), suggested that it would…
NGOs call on the European Central Bank to promote green investments
American actress Jane Fonda speaks at a WWF event, “Nature and People: Ambition for Action,” on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, in New York, September 19, 2023.…
when your bank card earns you money
” THE WORLD “ Whatever its color, the bank card is the main item of bank charges. A classic model costs on average 44 euros, a more high-end one (Visa…
where are the French?
During this period of handing out school report cards, the French received their average in financial education: 12.45 out of 20. This score results from a survey published by the…