2023-10-03 10:01:19 From our correspondent in Abidjan – The price of a kilo of cocoa for the 2023-2024 campaign has been set at 1,000 CFA francs (i.e. 1.52 euros), which represents an increase compared to 900 CFA francs for the previous campaign. This increase, however, remains below the expectations of industry players. With international cocoa … Read more
2023-09-17 15:15:59 After the supermarket, head to a shoe store. There, the investigator not only notes the prices, but also the composition. As inflation increases the price of raw materials, manufacturers can reduce their costs: “They use less cotton, they use another fiber that doesn’t cost much, and they stay at the same price”, Christian … Read more
2023-09-08 18:20:02 As announced by its CEO, the mass distribution brand will indicate, through posters on the shelves, the products affected by an increase in prices and a reduction in quantities. As of September 11. From Monday, Carrefour customers should see 13 by 13 centimeter posters appear on certain products, with this note: “This product … Read more
2023-08-27 07:00:47 Déjà, “THE oil price have increased over the last two months by around 15%”, recalls on LCI Flavien Neuvy, director of the Cetelem observatory. Above all, unlike 2022, motorists do not benefit, this time, from any aid mechanism. “The prices are at about the same level as at the end of last year, … Read more
2023-06-19 10:49:27 After INSEE, the ECB or the Banque de France, the institution headed by Benoît Cœuré decorrelates a large part of the increase in prices to that of the “costs” of companies. All while wages are rising little and dividends have exploded. Since inflation began to explode, certain political organizations, trade unions and associations … Read more
2023-06-09 18:06:15 According to the latest figures from INSEE, French companies have seen their profitability indicator increase for the second consecutive quarter while the economic situation is sluggish and is experiencing great disparities by sector. Experts are divided on the reasons for this improvement. A paradox. As the French economy stagnates, corporate margins increased for … Read more
2023-05-15 09:50:00 This bill will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Tuesday with the aim of promoting a carbon-free reindustrialization of France and responding to the massive support of theAmerican “Inflation Reduction Act” to support industry and the energy transition. The text also offers the government an opportunity to rebound after the painful … Read more
Are soaring food prices translating into increased thefts from stores? To the point of pushing certain brands to put locks even on the trays of minced steaks? If the Ministry of the Interior reports a 14.77% increase in shoplifting in 2022 compared to the previous year, the testimonies collected on the ground are much less … Read more