French Finance Ministry: New leader, old problems
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A new French Finance Minister has been appointed by Prime Minister Jacques Chirac. Thierry Breton becomes the new Finance Minister and faces a number of challenges including decreasing the budget deficit and unemployment as well as supervising three privatizations. He succeeds Herve Gaymard who has resigned amidst a scandal concerning his state funded apartment.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
Government expenditures, Personnel administration, Human resource management, Economic policy, Cabinet officers, Cabinet officials, Company personnel management, Chirac, Jacques, Gaymard, Herve, Breton, Thierry
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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Family affair: Founder's son takes over at Gucci owner PPR
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Francois-Henri Pinault has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of PPR S.A. The Gucci luxury goods company is a family affair owned by the founder Francois Pinault.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
Company Profile, Pinault, Francois-Henri, Luxuries, Weinberg, Serge
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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Subjects list: Officials and employees, France, Appointments, resignations and dismissals
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