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Hello Bank digital-first, not digital-only

BNP Paribas has shown that it understands the need to combine the benefits of a digital-only offering with the reassurance customers gain from a branch network. Banks will need to take this digital-first rather than digital-only approach until customers are ready to let go of the branch.

Published By Datamonitor
23 May 2013
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Eni takes on GDF Suez in French retail gas

GDF Suez still dominates the French retail gas market but will have to work harder to retain its residential customers, faced with competition from Eni among others.

Published By Datamonitor
25 Apr 2013
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French thermal generation capacity closures gather pace

E.ON France and GDF Suez are closing oil and gas powered generation plants in France. Gas generation suffers from narrow spark spreads, lower load factors due to competition from renewables, and reduced demand. Although coal remains the cheaper fuel source, it too faces growing exposure to the price of carbon and environmental legislation.

Published By Datamonitor
16 Apr 2013
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French HNWs seek refuge in Belgium

Over the coming years the number of French HNW expats to Belgium is likely to rise due to fears surrounding increased taxation in France under President Hollande's socialist government. Belgium is already an attractive location for French HNW expats, due to its close proximity to France, favorable business taxes, and shared language.

Published By Datamonitor
04 Apr 2013
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Scrappage schemes are only a temporary fix for Europe's car sales problem

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn has added his voice to the demand for government incentives to boost EU new vehicle sales. Spain's scrappage scheme will end in March 2013, and the French government looks to be considering reintroducing similar incentives to try to stimulate growth. However, motorists remain reluctant to spend and these schemes are simply a temporary fix for declining sales.

Published By Datamonitor
22 Mar 2013
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UK joins non-binding EU agreement to support nuclear

The UK and 11 other EU countries have signaled their support for nuclear generation. Datamonitor expects benefits from such "soft" agreements to be long-term and to include easier access to funding and R&D sharing. In the short term, the UK government's new carbon price floor will make low-carbon generation, including nuclear, more attractive.

Published By Datamonitor
19 Mar 2013
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EDF and GDF still dominate the French retail power market

A report released last week by the French electricity and gas regulator CRE shows that little has changed in the French retail energy market. Six years after the power and gas markets were opened to competition the large incumbent players are monopolizing the relatively small number of customers who do switch.

Published By Datamonitor
12 Mar 2013
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Major French electricity users unhappy at cost disadvantage compared to Germany

French large energy users are lobbying the government to restructure electricity tariffs. Comparisons with Germany appear to reveal large disparities, placing French industry at a disadvantage; however, no action has yet been taken by the French regulator to address these concerns.

Published By Datamonitor
01 Feb 2013
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France targets nuclear reactor sales in Saudi Arabia

French utilities EDF and Areva are poised to enter the nascent Saudi Arabian nuclear market, but face competition from South Korean, Japanese, and Russian bidders.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Jan 2013
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France's offshore wind power tenders bring more FDI opportunity

The French government has launched its second public tender for the construction of two circa-500MW capacity offshore wind farms, with an expected total investment of EUR3.35bn. The tender comes in the context of small but growing anti-nuclear sentiment, as well as the need to replace aging nuclear capacity and meet its 25GW wind power target by 2020.

Published By Datamonitor
22 Jan 2013

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