The Latest Breaking News from Bruno Le Maire

French Finance Minister: still room for further sanctions against Russia

France and Europe still have margin for manoeuvre to implement further sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

France seizes Rosneft boss's yacht as it tried to flee

French customs have seized a yacht belonging to Rosneft boss Igor Sechin as it tried to leave the Mediterranean port of La Ciotat in a breach of EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

EU to make sure Russia cannot circumvent sanctions with crypto assets -Le Maire

The European Union is seeking to make sure that crypto currencies are not used to circumvent sanctions imposed by the bloc against Russia, French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022

French finance minister downplays impact of Ukraine crisis on economy, energy

The impact of the Ukraine crisis and sanctions against Moscow will only have a minor effect on the French economy, says Bruno Le Maire.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 23, 2022

New European Tech Fund to be Launched Tuesday

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said a new European technology fund would be officially launched on Tuesday, with a value of around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), enabling the European tech sector to compete with US and Asian rivals. Le Maire announced this new fund on Monday as he…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

French GDP grows 7% in 2021 in strong rebound

The French economy grew an estimated 7 percent in 2021, fuelled by strong domestic demand despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and rising inflation. Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says the new figures also show the government's policies have worked, praising the "spectacular" bounceback that wiped out the impact the pandemic…

France 24 · Jan 28, 2022