Apr 7, 2014 | International Finance, North-South, Passage au crible (English)
By Elie Landrieu
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°110
On March 17, 2014, the rating agency Moody’s lowered the score of securities issued by the Argentine state onto financial markets to “Caa1”. It qualified the nation’s risk of defaulting on payment as “very high”…
Mar 19, 2014 | environment, European Union, Passage au crible (English)
By Florian Hévelin Translation: Lawrence Myers
On January 30, 2014, the fishing fleet of the French group Intermarché – Scapêche – committed itself to no longer plunge its nets beyond 800 meters depth…
Mar 10, 2014 | Digital Industry, Globalization, Passage au crible (English)
By Adrien Cherqui
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°108
February 19, 2014, marked the end of mediation between Apple and Samsung Mobile Communications during which the directors were supposed to negotiate an agreement. Let us recall that the attempt…
Mar 6, 2014 | Digital Industry, International commerce, Passage au crible (English)
By Robin Baraud Translation: Lawrence Myers
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, Google announced the sale of Motorola to Lenovo for only 2.91 billion dollars, while the group had acquired it in 2012 for 12.5 billion. This resale of a pioneer of mobile…
Feb 21, 2014 | Digital Industry, Globalization, International commerce, Passage au crible (English)
By Justin Chui
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°106
On February 4, 2014, Satya Nadella succeeds Steve Ballmer and thus becomes the third general manager of the American giant Microsoft. As for the group’s founder, Bill Gates, he is leaving his position …
Feb 17, 2014 | Global Public Health, North-South, Passage au crible (English), UN
By Michaël Cousin
Translation: Lawrence Myers
Passage au crible n°105
Since 1988, World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. Upon the occasion of this event, public and private stakeholders publish, inform and mediatize the latest…