Leaked UK memo accuses Paris of wanting to sink City of London
France is pushing for a hard Brexit in a bid to weaken the City of London, the British finance sector's EU frontman warned in a leaked report published on Sunday.
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‘Tired of fog? Try the frogs!’: France tries to lure London banks post-Brexit
With a quip about British fog and French frogs, Paris began an advertising campaign on Monday aimed at poaching business from London after the Brexit vote raised questions about the future dominance of Europe’s top financial capital.
France ‘asks Switzerland to hand over 45,000 UBS accounts’
French tax authorities have asked Switzerland to hand over client information for some 45,000 bank accounts as part of a probe into alleged tax fraud, Le Parisien daily said Monday.
Bayer wraps up $66 billion takeover of Monsanto
German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over US seeds firm Monsanto with an improved takeover offer of around $66 billion, ending months of wrangling after increasing its bid for a third time.