Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire founder of private equity giant Blackstone, is spearheading a drive to create an elite international education programme in China modelled on the 111-year-old Rhodes Scholarship.
Showing posts with label Nicolas Sarkozy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicolas Sarkozy. Show all posts
March 16, 2012
Sarkozy wants Internet giants like Google, Facebook, Twitter to pay tax in France
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he wants "Internet giants" to pay tax in France, shortly before he was due to meet the founder of the micro-blogging site Twitter.
October 11, 2011
Dexia bank gets massive bailout
France, Belgium and Luxembourg are to bail out the troubled bank Dexia, following fears it could go bankrupt.
The Belgian government will buy the bank's division in Belgium for 4bn euros ($5.4bn; £3.4bn).
And Luxembourg's finance minister said a Qatari investment group was ready to buy the bank's Luxembourg unit.
The Belgian government will buy the bank's division in Belgium for 4bn euros ($5.4bn; £3.4bn).
And Luxembourg's finance minister said a Qatari investment group was ready to buy the bank's Luxembourg unit.
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