https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed US regulators have fined French banking giant BNP Paribas $246 million for the bad behaviour of its traders. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170718/us-hits-french-banking-giant-bnp-with-246-million-fine Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:45:17 +0200 us-hits-french-banking-giant-bnp-with-246-million-fine British far-right groups demonstrated against immigrants entering the country from France on Saturday, in a protest at the southern English port of Dover. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140928/far-right-groups-protest-immigration-in-dover Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:51:00 +0200 far-right-groups-protest-immigration-in-dover The chairman of BNP Paribas has resigned, some three months after the French bank was hit by a record $8.9 billion fine for violating US sanctions, the bank said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140928/bnp-paribas-bank-chief-quits Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:22:00 +0200 bnp-paribas-bank-chief-quits French bank BNP Paribas pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges for violating US sanctions against blacklisted countries including Iran and Sudan, as part of a record $8.9 billion settlement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140710/french-ban-pleasds-gulity-to-reaching-us-sanctions Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:38:00 +0200 french-ban-pleasds-gulity-to-reaching-us-sanctions Another top BNP Paribas executive has resigned as the French bank tries to satisfy US regulators seeking to punish it dearly for alleged violations of US sanctions, sources have said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140614/bnp-exec-departs-under-us-pressure-sources Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:21:00 +0200 bnp-exec-departs-under-us-pressure-sources French bank BNP Paribas was warned several times to stop violating US sanctions in countries like Iran, but it didn't and now faces a €7 billion fine, according to a report from French daily Le Monde. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140613/french-bank-ignored-warnings-about-violations Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:56:00 +0200 french-bank-ignored-warnings-about-violations American regulators want French bank BNP Paribas to pay over €7 billion in fines on charges it violated economic sanctions against countries like Iran and Cuba. A settlement is reportedly "weeks away." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140530/bnpparibas-fine-us-banking-regulators Fri, 30 May 2014 10:10:00 +0200 bnpparibas-fine-us-banking-regulators BNP Paribas pleaded guilty Monday to US criminal charges of violating sanctions on Iran and Sudan for eight years and was fined a record $8.9 billion (€6.5 million). https://www.thelocal.fr/20140516/bnp-iran-french-banh-united-states Fri, 16 May 2014 11:26:00 +0200 bnp-iran-french-banh-united-states French bank BNP Paribas said Monday it plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its Ukrainian unit UkrSibBank by 2015 due to political uncertainty in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140325/ukraine-french-bank-to-cut-1600-jobs Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:10:22 +0100 ukraine-french-bank-to-cut-1600-jobs Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Front party will consider the somewhat extreme measure of suing journalists who refer to the party as “extreme right”. The Local speaks to an expert on the far-right who says she may have a point, but is making a big mistake. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131003/we-are-not-extreme-right-national-front Thu, 03 Oct 2013 17:44:00 +0200 we-are-not-extreme-right-national-front French companies have long had a reputation for relying heavily on unpaid interns. New figures released on Friday highlighting the staggering number of interns on the payroll at banking giant Societé General will only confirm this reputation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130517/french-bank-employs-staggering-11000-interns Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:00 +0200 french-bank-employs-staggering-11000-interns