France was one of the first few countries that introduced a transaction tax for buying and selling of stocks. When it was launched in 2012, the French Financial Transaction Tax was 0.20% on all equity purchases of French firms with market capitalization of over over 1.0 billion Euros. In 2017 this rate was increased to 0.30%. …

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Paris, the capital of France is known as the City of Lights. As the largest and most populous city in France, Paris is a city that has been experienced. Millions of tourists from around the world visit the city (at least during normal times) to explore its variety of tourist attractions ranging from Arc de …

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Some of the constiuents of the CAC-40 index have low exposure to the domestic market. Similar to major firms in the FTSE-100, some large French firms derive most of their revenues from markets outside of France. Hence stock performance of these firms is more dependent on overseas economies than France. The following chart from a …

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The French election is currently under-way. Tomorrow global investors may react based on the outcome of this divisive election. For US investors, only 11 French companies now trade on the organized exchanges. However those willing to go to the OTC markets have an additional 102 companies to choose from. Among the major firms trading on the NYSE …

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