At the port of Le Havre, in the presence of the administrator of the Marshall Plan for France and the Minister of Agriculture, Pierre PFLIMLIN, unloading the first tractors supplied by the United States to France as part of the economic recovery plan for Europe .
On the initiative of Ernest BEVIN (Great Britain) and Georges BIDAULT (France), 16 European nations discuss the modalities of implementation of the Marshall Plan of aid to Europe at the economic conference which takes place in Paris. Speech by G. BIDAULT.
Arrival in Cherbourg of 2500 wagons in spare parts sent by the United States as part of the international cooperation plan (MARSHALL plan). Images of the unloading of the assembly of the wagons in the presence of the Minister of the Navy, André COLIN, Marcel FLOURET president of the SNCF and David BRUCE, representative in France of the American aid to Europe.
The COVID epidemic has weakened some small businesses. To help them the State has set up guaranteed loans. Now those who have benefited from it must begin the refund. Some fear that it will be difficult to do so. Example with David JEU, beautician in Jenlain in the North who brings his testimony.
The COVID crisis is hurting the cash flow of businesses and creating risks on employment. To help companies in difficulty, the State has set up PGE, Loans Guaranteed by the State. Interviews with Annie CHAMAILLARD, Country Support Manager for France, Corine COUDERE, President of the Taux moins cher group, Nicolas DUFOURCQ, Country Director for France.
Some banks have taken the minitel. This makes it possible to offer a new service to their customers. Interview with Bernard Maincent of Société Générale and a client of this bank.
The channeling of the Moselle to the Rhine is a joint work of the French, German and Luxembourg states. Beyond its economic interest, this waterway that connects Metz to Koblenz and then to Rotterdam via the Rhine is a symbol. It brought together the heavy industry of Lorraine with that of the Ruhr, formerly rivals, and represented a stage in the construction of Europe.
Société Générale, a public bank since 1945, was privatized. Back here on this privatization, illustrated by a visit of the central branch of the bank in Paris: facade, interior, counters with customers, dome, giant safe opened by an employee, bankers working on computer.
Société Générale is located on the campus of the University of Jussieu in Paris. This approach aims to broaden the circle of its customers, especially young people. Interview with Raymond Chapeau, Director of Societe Generale.
On the occasion of the Heritage Days, visit the central Paris branch of Société Générale, located near the Opéra Garnier. The building whose interior has been rebuilt in the art nouveau style, has a prestigious vault, which we discover here, guided by employees of the banking company.
The first French bank nationalized in 1945, Société Générale, becomes a private bank. Report in an agency of the bank and iInterview of its president and CEO, Marc Viénot. It presents the different facets of the bank.
Societe Generale will soon be leaving Paris. He will take charge of the business district at Defense. Interviewed, Societe Generale’s CEO, Marc Viénot, speaks on the subject.
Frédéric Oudéa was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Société Générale. Meeting with the man who took over the bank after Daniel Bouton. Interviewed, he briefly mentions the Kerviel case, gives the amount of his own salary. We then followed him to the south of France, to Aix-en-Provence, where we met the employees of a Société Générale agency.
Interviewed, Societe Generale President Michel Bouton responds to BNP Paribas CEO Michel Pébereau on his desire to acquire Paribas and Societe Generale "Michel you exaggerate, you won BNP/Paribas, it’s going to be a great bank, why do you want to build the mega, mega bank with Société Générale...".
pInterviewé, the Chief Executive Officer of Société Générale, discusses the difference between Société Générale in 2008 and 2014 and presents the points of evolution: "Yes, so I am categorical, it is totally different, many things have happened...".
A safeguard procedure has just been launched for the Valdunes plant, a subcontractor for the railway industry. While it is a major player in the French railway industry, it now faces a major deficit, due in part to Czech competition, lower orders from SNCF and the difficulties of rail freight. On the industrial site of Trith-Saint-Léger, interview with Jérôme DUCHANGE, president of Valdunes S.A.S.
LG Valdunes was acquired by the Chinese group Ma Steel in 2014. The factory manufactures wheels and axles for trains, trams and metros all over the world, bringing steel from Shanghai and processing it in France. This acquisition allows the development of the European and African market. Daniel CAPPELLE, General and Industrial Manager at Valdunes, explains the benefits of this acquisition. Interview with XIE Feng, commercial director of Ma Steel.
The company Ascometal, a subsidiary of Usinor, sells the Valdunes factories in Leffrinckoucke and Trith-Saint-Léger, which manufacture wheels and axle trains, to the American holding Freedom Forge Corporation. Unions and employees of Valdunes are worried about the future of their company and their jobs. Management wants to be reassuring on this aspect. Interviews with Raymond OBERT, General Secretary CFDT Valdunes, and Philippe METENIER, Industrial Director of Valdunes.