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France is taking back its title as the EU member state with the heaviest tax load on the average wage earner, according to a report by the Institut Economique Molinari. The average French worker, with a tax load of 54.1%, … Continue reading →

Mastercard named veteran tech in-house leader Rob Beard as chief legal officer, general counsel, and head of global policy. A former Big Law attorney, Beard arrives after nine years at semiconductor company Micron Technology, where he was recently general counsel … Continue reading →

France’s biggest business group MEDEF Monday joined the country’s government in urging the European Commission to reconsider its appointment of a former US Justice Department official to serve as chief economist for Brussels’ top antitrust regulator. The European Commission last … Continue reading →

A long time ago I met some French tourists on a boat on Lake Titicaca, fellow trekkers headed from the Peruvian town of Puno for an overnight visit to the island of Taquile. They said their trip was about to … Continue reading →