Philippe Mills News
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French towns from Asnieres to Sainte-Etienne are calling on President Francois Hollande’s government to save them from about 10 billion euros ($13 billion) in Dexia loans whose risks they say weren’t made clear.
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SFIL, the state-owned municipal lender born from the ashes of Dexia SA’s French business, plans to start issuing bonds in the second quarter, Chief Executive Officer Philippe Mills said.
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France is seeking to capture rising investor demand for longer-dated government debt and inflation- linked securities, according to the nation’s debt chief.
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France has begun reducing its reliance on short-term financing as the economy recovers from a recession and government-borrowing needs drop, the head of the country’s debt agency said.
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France will probably sell fewer bonds than the 186 billion euros worth planned for next year amid improving government finances as the regional sovereign- debt crisis eases, the head of the country’s debt agency said.
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France’s funding costs declined in the first half as investors sought the safest securities amid Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis, according to the head of the country’s debt agency.
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Demand for French government bonds is “strong” and the country continues to finance itself at historically low rates, Philippe Mills, head of the Agence France Tresor said, according to Les Echos newspaper.
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France trimmed its 2012 debt sales plan as President Nicolas Sarkozy implements budget cuts in a bid to save the country’s AAA credit rating.
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French Socialist candidate Francois Hollande is proving more successful than President Nicolas Sarkozy at wooing voters ahead of next month’s election. Bond investors are less impressed.
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Francois Hollande, the Socialist Party frontrunner and President Nicolas Sarkozy’s main opponent in France’s presidential election, promised to combat the financial sector and restore equality if voted into office May.
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