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Matthieu Blazy, the French-Belgian national, since 2021 has served as Bottega Veneta's creative director. In 2025, he will join the legendary French house. Chanel announced on Thursday, after months of intense speculation, that Matthieu Blazy has been appointed as its artistic director of the house's fashion activities. Blazy will oversee all haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessory collections. The president of Chanel Fashion and Chanel SA, Bruno Pavlovsky, will receive his reports. In a joint statement, Chanel's global CEO Leena Nair and global executive chairman Alain Wertheimer referred to the designer as one of the most gifted designers of his generation. His talent and vision will strengthen the brand's energy and our position as a luxury leader.

One of the most prestigious roles in global fashion has just been filled, as Chanel announced Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director

FTA) with the European Union (EU) during an interaction with Ambassadors from the European Commission delegation and member states. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the meeting, attended by representatives from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, and several other EU nations, along with senior Indian officials, emphasized the growing trade and economic partnership between India and the EU. Highlighting the progress in the FTA negotiations, Goyal acknowledged the need for political guidance to finalize a commercially meaningful agreement that respects the sensitivities of both parties.

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Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday

Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his youth to build one of Norway’s biggest real estate empires, has died

Goldman Sachs announced that it had 95 new partners last week, the highest number promoted in nearly a decade. Five of those were in Paris, the first since a single nominee in 2014 — Pierre Hudry, who has since left the firm.

Channel 4 has renewed the psychological drama series The Couple Next Door for a second season. Season 1 became one of Channel 4’s most popular streaming launches.

Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who made fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them with the help of complicit auction houses

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KKR India’s Chief Executive Officer Gaurav Trehan has bought a sea view luxury apartment in a super-premium project Morena House on South Mumbai’s plush Carmichael Road for nearly Rs 88 crore from JSW Realty, a real estate development arm of JSW Group. The deal for the apartment, spread over a carpet area of 5,381 sq ft, is valued at around Rs 1.63 lakh per sq ft, making it one of the costliest property transactions in the country. The buyer has also paid Rs 5.26 crore in stamp duty charges alone for the registration of the deal. Apart from being the CEO of KKR India, Trehan is also Co-Head of KKR Asia Pacific and Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity.

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain shared the second place, granting their citizens visa-free access to 192 countries, as per the latest rankings. The United States ranked 8th, giving its citizens visa-free entry to 186 countries.

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As wenoted yesterday, debt capital markets (DCM) bankers at Citi in London have been afflicted by unexpected job cuts involving Colm Rainey head of corporate and financial institutions group debt capital markets for UK & Ireland, Christian Rose, an MD in Stockholm, Santhi Athreya, head of corporate DCM for France, Belgium and Luxembourg, Bruno Sáenz de Miera, head of debt capital markets for Iberia and others. 

This time last year, Citi was preparing to thin the ranks of its investment bank as part of CEO Jane Fraser'sBora Bora cuts. In the wake of those cuts, the bank restructured its debt capital markets (DCM) team in March 2024, and — among other things — made Colm Rainey head of corporate and financial institutions group debt capital markets for UK & Ireland in the process.

A recall of hundreds of frozen waffles and other toaster foods has been expanded

France has announced its decision to maintain internal border controls until April 30, 2025, due to heightened terrorist threats and concerns over irregular migration. The French authorities formally notified the European Commission that border controls with neighboring Schengen countries—Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy—will not conclude on October 31, 2024, as initially scheduled. The extension follows the country's ongoing concerns over public safety. France's current border control measures will end on October 31, 2024, and a new set of controls will take effect from November 1, 2024. The decision comes amid threats related to terrorist activities, the presence of criminal networks involved in illegal migration, and migration flows that could potentially include radicalized individuals.

The U.S. retirement system doesn't get high marks relative to other nations.

Udita Duhan emerged as the costliest buy at the Hockey India League women's auction after she was acquired by Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for Rs 32 lakh here on Tuesday. Dutch star drag-flicker Yibbi Janssen was the second most expensive player and was bought by Odisha Warriors for Rs 29 lakh, followed by young Indian forward Sunelita Toppo, who was picked up by Delhi SG Pipers for Rs 24.00 lakh. Indian players Lalremsiami (for Rs 25 lakh to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers), Sunelita Toppo (for Rs 24 lakh to Delhi SG Pipers), and Sangita Kumari (for Rs 22 lakh to Delhi SG Pipers) attracted significant attention in the first half of the auction. Several overseas players, including Belgium's Charlotte Englebert (for Rs 16 lakh to Soorma Hockey Club), Germany's Charlotte Stapenhorst (for Rs 16 lakh to Soorma Hockey Club), and Australia's Jocelyn Bartram (for Rs 15 lakh to Odisha Warriors) were the notable buys.

Biotech startup BioPrime has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Belgium-based Edaphon, with equal participation from existing investors Omnivore and Inflexor.

Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing