French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch
03/09/2024 06:34
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and
stories from France and Benelux which could have an impact on
the region's markets or individual stocks.
FRENCH BUDGET DEFICIT
France is at risk of running a substantially bigger budget
deficit than planned this year if extra savings are not found
due to a shortfall in tax revenue, French media reported on
Monday, citing a letter to lawmakers from the finance minister.
The document indicated that the public sector budget deficit
is at risk of reaching 5.6% of economic output this year rather
than the 5.1% targeted by France's current caretaker government,
newspaper Le Monde and Les Echos reported.
POWER
The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has granted
state-owned power giant EDF its authorisation to proceed with
divergence operations at the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor, a
key step for the start-up of the new-generation plant.
Separately, EDF upped its estimate for nuclear power
production this year to a 340-360 terawatt-hours (TWh) range
from 315-345 TWh.
EMEIS EMEIS.PA
Jean-Marc Boursier has been appointed as new chief financial
officer of the French care home operator.
EXOSENS EXENS.PA
The French technology company said it was on track to
deliver on its financial targets after posting first-half
results, a day after completing the acquistion of Centronic.
VOLTALIA VLTSA.PA
The french electric power stations company Voltalia announced on
Monday a new contract to build 128-megawatt solar power plant
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