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Made in France, but tough times for some in the French fashion industry
02/04/2012 - On-the-spot France

Made in France, but tough times for some in the French fashion industry

French Presidential candidates are keen to associate themselves with products labelled "Made in France" in a bid to promote France's hard-hit manufacturing sector.

Election call to buy French-made goods
09/01/2012 - On-the-spot France

Election call to buy French-made goods

Calls for voters to buy products "Made in France" is one of the slogans being used by candidates in the upcoming French presidential elections, due to take place in April and May.

02/01/2012

French press review 2 January 2012

Not surprisingly, the newspapers take the opportunity to make a few predictions for the year ahead with both good and bad news on the horizon and there is an early reminder that presidential ...

14/12/2011

French press review 14 December 2011

French teachers are set to strike. The world welcomes Palestine, or does it? Sarkozy welcomes French  firms back home. And do you need a dating assistant?

From made in China to made in France
24/11/2011 - On-the-spot France

From made in China to made in France

The prospect of French companies like Peugeot relocating some of their production abroad and cutting jobs in France is creating panic here.

04/11/2011

French press review 4 November 2011

The French papers are dominated by the Greek/European debt crisis and the G20 summit underway in the French city of Cannes.

Burkina Faso's cotton goes organic
19/10/2011 - International report

Burkina Faso's cotton goes organic

Burkina Faso is the third African country, after Egypt and South Africa, to commercialise genetically modified cotton in 2008. But that has not kept prices from dropping.

French book trade tackles sales slump
09/08/2011 - On-the-spot France

French book trade tackles sales slump

France has one of the world’s most elaborate literary and intellectual publishing industries. But book sales have sharply declined this year.

19/07/2011 - Egypt

Egypt's new trade minister tells RFI he will not take office

Egypt’s new Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Fekri Abdel Wahab told RFI on Tuesday that he would not be taking office after all.

05/07/2011 - South Africa - report

Metalworkers demonstrate as SA strike seasons starts

South Africa’s strike season has begun with thousands of engineering and metalworkers taking to the streets of the country’s main cities in support of wage demands.

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