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BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 John Rossant	In Europe, Every Little Reform Counts A slew of modest economic policy moves in Germany and France may add up to brighter growth prospects for 2005.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005	France Decides To Open Up For Bids French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard announced plans to open up public procurement practices in water, electricity, transport, and postal services.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 John Rossant	Liberte, Egalite, Affirmative Action An Algerian-born executive is leading the French campaign to counter racism in hiring. If no action is taken, France runs the risk of a social explosion.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	France: Too Tilted Toward Youth? Gerontologist Francoise Forette on how older workers can stay productive and how France is falling behind in that regard.
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	France: Not A Lot Of Gas In This Job Engine Will a new year mean more new jobs for French workers? President Jacques Chirac has made better employment growth a focus for 2005. But private economists are skeptical that France can grow fast enough to generate a pickup in hiring.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004	More Trouble For Vivendi's Ex-CEO France's stock market regulator fined Vivendi Universal and its former chief executive officer, Jean-Marie Messier, $1.3 million each for misleading shareholders from 2000 to 2002.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 John Rossant	France's Industrial Power Trip Paris can't stop interfering with the economy -- and that's bad news for Europe.
Reason November 2004 Charles Paul Freund	The Big O The Story of O, a once-notorious French novel about a woman, an obsession, and a lot of whips and chains, turns 50 this year. To mark the occasion, France has included the work on an official list of national triumphs.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 John Rossant	France: Fraying Ties To The Arab World Its pro-Arab diplomacy isn't helping in the wake of a kidnapping in Iraq.
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Rachel Tiplady	The 2012 Olympics: Paris Takes The Lead The five cities in the race to host the 2012 Games are pulling out all the stops to show the International Olympic Committee that they can put on a flawless performance. The French capital's secret weapon is its trim budget.
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