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Scandal-hit French president Hollande vows to ‘eradicate’ tax havens

Francois Hollande gives a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Wednesday. (AFP)

Mired in a scandal over an ex-minister’s secret Swiss bank account, French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday vowed to “eradicate” tax havens, increase checks on officials’ finances and crack down on tax cheats. Laying out a series of measures just over a week after his former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac…

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French president Hollande to meet with World Bank

French President Francois Hollande holds talks on Monday with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth. File photo via AFP.

French President Francois Hollande holds talks on Monday with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth. The meeting will start at 11:00 am (1000 GMT) at the Paris headquarters of the OECD and will be…

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