Monaco’s economy surges ahead as finance minister outlines digital revolution

Monaco’s economy is thriving at a pace that defies its neighbouring regions, growing at 5% annually in real terms, while the eurozone barely exceeds 0.5%. This economic surge was revealed by Finance and Economy Minister Pierre-André Chiappori...

How can I check my car is registered for French barrier-free motorway tolls?

Several barrier-free motorway péages now exist in France Motorway management company ALIAE offers an email-notification service Hervé Piraud / ALIAE Reader Question: How can I make sure that my car has been picked up by the systems on a...

Society Insider: Baby boom for NZ’s rich, famous and influential; Cathy Horton shares Northern Club insider secrets and plans for new business

Horton, 59, was events manager for the prestigious Northern Club for eight years. She tells Society Insider that during her time there she transformed the club’s calendar for its 2500 members, staging more than 1000 events, including theatre,...

French central bank’s deficit is ‘great’ for Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes

The ballooning financial deficit of France’s central bank may spur a new wave of money printing, potentially unlocking billions in new capital for Bitcoin. France’s central bank, the Banque de France (BdF), reported a net loss of 7.7 billion euros...

Hit by Trump tariffs, rest of world races to forge new trade alliances

US President Donald Trump's import tariffs have breathed life into dormant free trade talks across the globe and driven alliances at an unrivalled pace between partners seeking to offset lost exports to the United States. Since Trump's re-election...

More than a third of Swiss companies report irregularities

Swiss voters will decide on a new responsible business initiative Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

From Durban to Paris: a journey through the life and legacy of Nathi Mthethwa

Staff Reporter|Published 29 minutes ago 4min Emmanuel Nkosinathi 'Nathi' Mthethwa, 58, South Africa's ambassador to France and former police and arts minister, was found dead outside the Hyatt Hotel in Paris on Tuesday. He had been reported...

SAS European Business Cabin Is Now Back!

SAS announced last year (read more here) that it would bring the European Business Class back in 2025, and it has finally gone live today (October 1, 2025). The European Business Class may sound fancy, but it is essentially an economy class seat...

Telegram owner Durov accuses French of interference attempt in Moldovan elections

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has accused French intelligence services of pressuring him to censor certain Telegram channels, allegedly in exchange for leniency in his French legal case following his 2024 arrest. Speaking with popular US...

Air France-KLM Flying Blue October Promo Awards For Travel Through March 31, 2026

Air France-KLM Flying Blue has updated its latest promotional awards for October. These awards are valid for travel through March 31, 2026, and must be booked by the end of this month. The maximum discount is 25% off the required miles, although...

Sanofi faces EU antitrust probe into vaccine business

Sanofi has confirmed it is being investigated by the European Commission for potentially anticompetitive activity in its vaccines business. The Commission said yesterday that it had carried out a raid on a company operating in the vaccines market...

Georges de La Tour, once a victim of the academy’s collective amnesia, can be seen in a new light in Paris

In 2002 the French art historian Jacques Thuillier wrote that, save for Nicholas Poussin, Georges de La Tour was the 17th-century French painter on whom the most books had been written. And yet, not a century earlier, that name was near unknown to...

South African ambassador had faced corruption claims before he was found dead at foot of Paris hotel

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — French prosecutors are piecing together clues over the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa. Early findings, authorities said, suggest Mthethwa had apparently fallen...

Secuoya Studios Highlights Global Expansion, Presents Partners From Iceland, France, U.K., U.S. at Iberseries & Platino Industria

In one of the packed events at Madrid’s 5th Iberseries & Platino Industria, Secuoya Studios brought out its latest international partners to discuss its global expansion plans and the perks of its pod business model. Secuoya CEO Brendan Fitzgerald...

South African ambassador to France found dead in Paris had a controversial past

Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, known as Nathi Mthethwa, then South African minister of arts and culture, in Cape Town, February 9, 2023. RODGER BOSCH / AFP In May, he hosted the first French-South African Investment Forum, where, speaking before an...

Shein picks France for its first permanent stores

The move comes through a partnership with retail property group Societe des Grands Magasins [PARIS] Singapore-based fast-fashion giant Shein said on Wednesday (Oct 1) it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November....

Madiambal Diagne Breaks Silence from France, Details Escape and Accuses Sonko of “Manhunt”

- Advertisement - Veteran Senegalese journalist Madiambal Diagne, who is under an international arrest warrant over alleged links to a French company tied to multi-billion CFA public contracts, has broken his silence from France, offering a...

Ethan Slater Returning to the Stage as French Mime Marcel Marceau in Off-Broadway Play He Co-Wrote By Dave Quinn

NEED TO KNOW Ethan Slater will star as Marcel Marceau in Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company The play explores Marceau’s role in the French Resistance during World War II Slater plays Boq in the Wicked movies with girlfriend Ariana...

How do we provide proof of non-tax residency in France?

French banks need to know if an account holder is a non-resident JPstock / HJBC / sylv1rob1 / Shutterstock Reader Question: Our French bank has requested ‘proof of non-tax residency’, which I understand they need to know we are UK taxpayers. How...

Peru and France strengthen cooperation ahead of diplomatic ties bicentennial

At this meeting, the excellent level of the bilateral relationship was highlighted, along with the need to further strengthen it. Cooperation priorities The authorities agreed that joint projects should focus on helping close Peru’s infrastructure...