France Financial News
22.06 / 19:01
Target
Strategy
Customers
Fresh Credit Agricole strategy sets goal of one million new customers
Credit Agricole said 22 June that it aims to take on one million additional customers, boost its net income and add two new business lines and as part of a new strategic plan to 2025.
22.06 / 14:05
cryptocurrency
Binance
Europe
Money
Binance is ‘in it for the long game’ when it comes to Europe and doesn’t fear the crypto crash
As crypto winter sends a chill down the markets, with the price of Bitcoin crashing below the key threshold of $20,000 (€19,000) and crypto exchanges laying off staff as fears of a recession bite, the world’s largest crypto exchange says it’s all déjà vu and is not concerned.
22.06 / 10:19
Art
Don't negotiate with Putin because he's a 'bandit', ex-oligarch Khodorkovsky warns Europe
European leaders should avoid the mistake of negotiating an end to the Ukraine war with Vladimir Putin because "he is not a statesman but a bandit."
22.06 / 10:19
Art
Ukraine claims 'significant' Snake Island victory over Russian forces
Ukrainian forces claim to have scored a 'significant' victory against Russian forces after launching a new attempt to re-take Snake Island in the Black Sea.
22.06 / 10:19
Art
Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 255 people
An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said.
22.06 / 09:03
Art
Trump
'A lot of them were racist': Election worker details abuse from Trump supporters
An former election worker from the US state of Georgia has testified to lawmakers about racist abuse she endured after former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely accused her and her mother of pulling fraudulent ballots from a suitcase in Georgia.
22.06 / 01:37
Blockchain
CBDC
Adoption
regulation
BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub released a report Tuesday looking at four projects that examined wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) transfers across borders. The projects demonstrated the technical feasibility of the transfers, the BIS found, but practical and policy issues remain outstanding.
21.06 / 18:51
European Union
festival
French court rules in favour of burkini ban
France's highest administrative court has upheld a nationwide ban on the wearing of "burkini" swimming costumes in public pools.
21.06 / 18:51
European Union
Energy
festival
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know about the conflict on Tuesday
Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire Tuesday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region.
21.06 / 16:31
festival
politician
Jaroslaw Kaczynski: Poland's most powerful politician steps down to focus on election
The leader of Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party has resigned from his government position.
21.06 / 15:14
21.06 / 13:14
business
Adoption
BitPanda
Bitpanda cryptocurrency exchange scores registration in Spain
Bitpanda, an Austrian cryptocurrency exchange that was valued at $4.1 billion last summer, have received registration as a virtual currency exchange and digital asset custody service provider in Spain.
21.06 / 09:21
European Union
Refugees
Macron to meet political rivals in talks to form a working government
France's President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with his rivals on Tuesday, to try and strike a deal to form a working government.
21.06 / 08:47
Refugees
peace
Nobel Peace Prize medal sells for $103.5 million to help Ukraine children
The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold in New York on Monday night for $103.5 million (€98.3 million), shattering the old record for a Nobel.
21.06 / 08:47
Refugees
Rail chaos as Britain's biggest strike in years begins
Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and train companies failed to reach a settlement over pay and job security.
20.06 / 22:59
Refugees
Georgia: Tens of thousands rally in Tbilisi to demand EU membership
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Monday to demand EU membership for the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.
20.06 / 20:55
Refugees
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know on Monday
Russia’s military kept on grinding down Ukraine’s defences on Monday, with combat in eastern areas said to be entering a “decisive” phase.
20.06 / 20:29
Blockchain
Platform
Nestle
Paris Blockchain Summit III Maintream Edition: July 8th 2022
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
20.06 / 18:33
European Union
Refugees
Swimming
Why do central banks raise interest rates to curb inflation?
It's all going up: electricity, diesel, vegetables, the Internet, hotels, flights, and now, interest rates.
20.06 / 17:29
Refugees
Anger as Lithuania bans transit of goods to Russia exclave Kaliningrad
Lithuania has banned the transit of some goods through its territory from Russia to its exclave of Kaliningrad.
20.06 / 16:53
European Union
network
Demand for EVs is soaring. Is Europe’s charging station network up to speed?
As oil prices soar and governments crack down on combustion engines to curb global warming, more and more drivers are considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV).
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