EEV: Two words – Arab Spring Alwaleed bin Talal says he is worth at least $30bn Nikhil Kumar Tuesday, 5 March 2013 The Prince is not pleased. Alwaleed bin Talal, a grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founder, King Abdulaziz bin Saud,… Read More ›
Bernard Arnault
2013 Forbes Billionaires list: Record number of new entries appear on rich list, but Carlos Slim and Bill Gates still top the charts
An ‘old guard’ remain the richest people on earth John Hall Monday, 4 March 2013 A record number of new entries appear on the 2013 Forbes Billionaires list, but an old guard including Carlos Slim and Bill Gates remain the… Read More ›
‘France is totally bankrupt’: French employment minister Michel Sapin embarrasses President Francois Hollande with shocking statement on state of the country’s economy
Unexpected news came during a radio interview yesterday and calls into further question Hollande’s controversial ‘tax and spend’ policies John Hall Tuesday, 29 January 2013 France’s employment minister Michel Sapin has admitted the country is “totally bankrupt”. The unexpected news… Read More ›
Actor Gerard Depardieu joins French tax exiles in Belgium
President Hollande blamed for driving out a ‘national treasure’ with planned 75 per cent top tax rate LAST UPDATED AT 16:06 ON Fri 9 Nov 2012 FRENCH President Francois Hollande is under fire after reports that his policy … Read More ›
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan: 75-percent tax on income exceeding one million euros
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:09 EDT PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid mounting discontent over the flagging economy and job cuts. Hollande,… Read More ›
France’s richest man applies to become Belgian to escape 75 per cent tax rate
By Peter Allen PUBLISHED:05:13 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:09:50 EST, 9 September 2012 Bernard Arnault has applied for Belgian nationality France’s richest man has applied for Belgian nationality – as the Socialist government in his home country raises the tax… Read More ›