DANONE : French food group Danone has bought Promedica, a Polish company specialising in care services for patients at home, as it expands in the profitable Specialized Nutrition market, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters.
CARREFOUR : Carrefour Brasil , the local arm of French retail giant Carrefour , said on Tuesday it reached an agreement to reduce the price of its acquisition of Grupo Big by up to 1 billion reais ($199.7 million).
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK/VILLEROY: Euro zone inflation is at risk of getting entrenched above 2% so the European Central Bank will keep fighting excessive price growth, even as its policy response is shifting gears, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.
FRANCE/POLITICS: Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit.
FRANCE/ECONOMY: The French economy is set to grow around 0.2% in the first quarter of 2023, up from around 0.1% forecast last month, the central bank said on Tuesday, as activity in three main sectors picked up steam.
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