Most of the recent headlines out of Paris focus on strikes and protests. But underneath the heaps of rubbish that were piled up on the city’s streets (and possibly  again soon), is an increasingly important hub for global finance. In recent months, we’ve seen big banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America,  Deutsche Bank and   Citigroup expand their presence in the French capital, ushering in a new reality for the landscape of European banking.  

Francine Lacqua and David Merritt discuss Paris’s growing appeal with reporter Alexandre Rajbhandari and editor Tom Metcalf, and unpack the challenges facing President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business agenda with Paris Bureau Chief Alan Katz. 

Most of the recent headlines out of Paris focus on strikes and protests. But underneath the heaps of rubbish that were piled up on the city’s streets (and possibly <a href="bbg://news/stories/RSKZIDT1UM0W" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-04/paris-garbage-workers-to-resume-strike-april-13-over-retirement" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/RSKZIDT1UM0W"> again soon</a>), is an increasingly important hub for global finance. In recent months, we’ve seen big banks like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, <a href="bbg://news/stories/RJ8GWST0G1KW" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-05/even-deutsche-bank-sees-paris-as-a-rising-hub-for-traders" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/RJ8GWST0G1KW"> Deutsche Bank</a> and <a href="bbg://news/stories/RR3K1KT0G1KW" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-06/citi-plots-new-trading-floor-with-plans-to-double-staff-in-paris" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/RR3K1KT0G1KW"> Citigroup</a> expand their presence in the French capital, ushering in a new reality for the landscape of European banking.  
Francine Lacqua and David Merritt discuss Paris’s growing appeal with reporter Alexandre Rajbhandari and editor Tom Metcalf, and unpack the challenges facing President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business agenda with Paris Bureau Chief Alan Katz.

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C'est La Vie, London: Paris Is Proving Hard to Resist for Big Banks

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