Carrefour - Americas. Carrefour is the first operator in Latin America, with a presence in 4 countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Dominican Republic. Carrefour is active in 3 types of retail distribution : hypermarkets, supermarkets and Hard discounters Carrefour - Asia. Carrefour was the first international retailer to establish a presence in Asia in 1989, with a presence in 7 countries. Carrefour also operates in the United Arab Emirat ...

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Vivendi Universal was created in December of 2000 with the massive merger of the Vivendi media empire with Canal+ television networks and the Canadian company Seagram, the owner of Universal Studios film company. What had once been Vivendi's core business (water and waste services and other utilities) had previously been spun off as a separate company, now known as Veolia Environnement. See the individual companies' articles for pre-merger company history. Vivendi Universal - 2001. In 2001, VU acquired MP3.com and a leading ...

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Vivendi Universal, Vivendi Universal - History, Vivendi Universal - 2001, Vivendi Universal - 2002, Vivendi Universal - 2003, Vivendi Universal - 2004, Vivendi Universal - 2005, Vivendi Universal - Current assets partial list

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Vivendi Universal was created in December of 2000 with the massive merger of the Vivendi media empire with Canal+ television networks and the Canadian company Seagram, the owner of Universal Studios film company. What had once been Vivendi's core business (water and waste services and other utilities) had previously been spun off as a separate company, now known as Veolia Environnement. See the individual companies' articles for pre-merger company history. Vivendi Universal - 2001. In 2001, VU acquired MP3.com and a leading ...

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Vivendi Universal, Vivendi Universal - History, Vivendi Universal - 2001, Vivendi Universal - 2002, Vivendi Universal - 2003, Vivendi Universal - 2004, Vivendi Universal - 2005, Vivendi Universal - 2006, Vivendi Universal - Current assets partial list

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The story of Citroën begins with the founder of the company himself, André Citroën. After serving in the French army, he set up a gear-making business. In 1919, however, the business started to produce automobiles, beginning with the conventional Type A. In 1924, Citroën began a relationship with American engineer Edward G. Budd. From 1899, Budd had worked to develop pressed-steel bodies for railroad cars, Pullman in particular. Budd went on to manufacture steel bodies for many automakers, Dodge being his first big auto client. In ...

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Citroën, Citroën - History, Citroën - Passenger cars and vans, Citroën - Trucks, Citroën - Prototypes and Concept Cars, Citroën - Miscellaneous, Citroën - Citroën's winners of the European Car of the Year award, Citroën - Citroen's second and third placed entrants in European Car of the Year award

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Société Générale - 1864 - 1893. The bank was created during the second empire, on May 4, 1864, to support the development of commerce and industry in France. The company started to hire employees and establish offices. Coverage of France went ahead at a steady rate. By 1870, the bank had 15 branches in Paris and 32 in the French provinces. It set up a permanent office in London in 1871. At the beginning, the bank used its own resources almost entirely for both financial and banking operations. In 1871, Socié ...

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Société Générale, Société Générale - History, Société Générale - 1864 - 1893, Société Générale - 1894 - 1930, Société Générale - 1931 - 1945, Société Générale - 1945 - 1964, Société Générale - 1965 - 1990, Société Générale - Since 1991, Société Générale - Activity, Société Générale - Leadership

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Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market. The decision to open the electricity market to competition at European level: directives 96/92/CE of December 19, 1996 and 2003/54/CE of June 26, 2003. Stages of the opening of the market in France are: February 19, 1999: 20% of the market - customers using more than 100 GWh. May 29, 2000: 30% of the market - customers using more than 16 GWh (1400 sites). February 10th, 2003: 37% of the market - customers using more th ...

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Électricité de France, Électricité de France - Major Reform 1996-2007, Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market, Électricité de France - Status of EDF, Électricité de France - Issues of reform, Électricité de France - Social welfare system, Électricité de France - Opinions on reform, Électricité de France - Distribution network, Électricité de France - EDF's rivals, Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa, Électricité de France - Locally controlled or between local councils, Électricité de France - The EDF Group, Électricité de France - Main partners, Électricité de France - Negotiations between EDF and ENEL, Électricité de France - The directorate, Électricité de France - Statistics 2003 estimate, Électricité de France - EDF's logo, Électricité de France - External link, Électricité de France - Sources

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France Télécom operates through several divisions, like Wanadoo (first internet service provider in France, second in Europe), Orange (first mobile phone company in France) and Equant. France Télécom has announced that it intends to stop using the Equant and Wanadoo brand names by rebranding these services as Orange in 2006. (See "Wanadoo is to make way for Orange".) One of its most important subsidiaries was Telecom Argentina; France Télécom sold most of its shares in 2003 at the same time as it sold CTE Salvador, and now ...

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France Télécom, France Télécom - History, France Télécom - Subsidiaries

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BNP was created in 1966 by the merger of Banque Nationale du Commerce et de l'Industrie (BNCI) and Conservatoire Nationale d'Escompte de Paris (CNEP). BNP was privatised in 1993. Originally the Compagnie Financière de Paris et des Pays-Bas (Finance Corporation of Paris and the Netherlands), the Compagnie Financière de Paribas became simply Paribas in 1998 after a ...

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BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas - History, BNP Paribas - Activity, BNP Paribas - Some figures, BNP Paribas - Events in 2005, BNP Paribas - Subsidiaries

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BNP Paribas - Some figures. BNP Paribas is the largest bank in the Eurozone by market capitalization and profit. It employs 87 000 people, of which 66 000 in Europe, and maintains a presence in 87 countries. The bank is active in the finance, investment and asset management markets. In France, BNP Paribas is active in retail banking with 2200 offices. ...

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Alstom's products include: TGV high-speed trains Prima diesel and electric locomotives Citadis trams Coradia and Adelante trains Pendolino trains X'Trapolis Suburban trains various metro trains the Queen Mary 2 Power Business: Turnley power plants, Boiler, Gas turbines, Steam turbines, Generator ...

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Alstom, Alstom - Financial information, Alstom - History, Alstom - Alsthom, Alstom - GEC Alsthom, Alstom - Alstom, Alstom - Products

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The company has had much success in international rallying, notably with the durable Peugeot 504, highly developed four-wheel-drive turbo-charged versions of the Peugeot 205, and more recently the Peugeot 206. The 206 rally car had a dramatic impact on the world rally championship, vastly outstripping the Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus and Mitsubishi Lancer, cars which had always traditionally dominated the sport. The 206 was retired practically unbeaten after several stormingly successful years, and replaced with the com ...

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Peugeot, Peugeot - Company History, Peugeot - Motor Sport, Peugeot - Peugeot Model Numbers, Peugeot - Other Products, Peugeot - Pronunciation, Peugeot - Vehicle models, Peugeot - Numbers, Peugeot - Others

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Peugeot names the models of their cars in the x0y format; x describes the size of the car (and hence its class), whereas y describes the model number (the higher the number, the newer the model). Therefore, a Peugeot 406 is bigger and newer than a Peugeot 305. This general rule has its exceptions, for instance the Peugeot 309 was produced before the Peugeot 306 - the out of step number signified the 309's Simca underpinnings rather than it coming from a Peugeot lineage. Another exception is certain variants, such as t ...

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Peugeot also makes power tools, pepper and salt grinders. Peugeot also produced bicycles starting in 1882 in Beaulieu, France (with ten Tour de France wins between 1903 and 1983) followed by motorcycles and cars in 1889. Perhaps because of being designed to a more robust standard than other French cycles, they were universally regarded as the premium French bicycle, with a price to match. In the late 1980s Peugeot sold the North American rights to the Peugeot bicycle name to ProCycle in Canada (also known as CCM) and the European rights to Cycleurope S.A. Peugeot remains a majo ...

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Peugeot - Numbers. 104, 106, 107 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 309 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407 504, 505 601, 604, 605, 607 806, 807 905, 907 1007 4002, 4007 Peugeot - Others. Boxer Expert Partner QuarkSee also:

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SNCF was formed in 1938 following the nationalisation of France's five main railways. These were: Chemin de Fer de l'Est Chemin de Fer de l'État Chemin de Fer du Nord Chemin de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans et du Midi (PO-Midi, formed in 1934 following the merging of the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans and t ...

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SNCF, SNCF - Scope of business, SNCF - History, SNCF - Codeshare with airlines, SNCF - Environment

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Carrefour - Czech Republic and Slovakia. In September 2005, Carrefour sold to Tesco (the biggest UK retailer) 11 stores in the Czech Republic and four in Slovakia. Tesco paid 57.4 million euros as well as its stores in Taiwan. Carrefour had opened its first store in 1998 in Czech Republic and in 2000 in Slovakia. Carrefour - Hong Kong. In the late 1990's, Carrefour moved out of Hong Kong after complaints from manufacturers about selling products (especially electronics) at prices far below those its competitors had. Carrefour previou ...

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Carrefour, Carrefour - Carrefour around the world in June 2005, Carrefour - Americas, Carrefour - Asia, Carrefour - Europe, Carrefour - Former countries, Carrefour - Czech Republic and Slovakia, Carrefour - Hong Kong, Carrefour - Japan, Carrefour - Mexico, Carrefour - United States

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Société Générale is the 3rd largest Corporate and Investment bank in the Eurozone by net banking income. 7th largest French company by market capitalisation. It employs 92,00 people, of which 75,000 in Europe, and maintains a presence in 80 countries. The bank is active in the finance, investment and asset management markets. In France, Société Générale is active in retail with banking more than 2,700 branches ...

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Société Générale, Société Générale - History, Société Générale - 1864 - 1893, Société Générale - 1894 - 1930, Société Générale - 1931 - 1945, Société Générale - 1945 - 1964, Société Générale - 1965 - 1990, Société Générale - Since 1991, Société Générale - Activity, Société Générale - Leadership

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The electricity network is subdivided by: a transport system of high voltage electricity and very high voltage (100,000 km of lines). This part of the system is managed by RTE (transport system of electricity) who acts as an independent administrator of infrastructure, although it stays in the lap of EDF. a network of distribution with medium and low tension (1,200,000 km of lines); the electricity supply in France is maintained by EDF- ...

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Électricité de France, Électricité de France - Major Reform 1996-2007, Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market, Électricité de France - Status of EDF, Électricité de France - Issues of reform, Électricité de France - Social welfare system, Électricité de France - Opinions on reform, Électricité de France - Distribution network, Électricité de France - EDF's rivals, Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa, Électricité de France - Locally controlled or between local councils, Électricité de France - The EDF Group, Électricité de France - Main partners, Électricité de France - Negotiations between EDF and ENEL, Électricité de France - The directorate, Électricité de France - Statistics 2003 estimate, Électricité de France - EDF's logo, Électricité de France - External link, Électricité de France - Sources

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Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa. Apart from the producers and foreign distributors, in France, there are some important companies, which, although their market share is weak with regard to that of EDF, are a significant competition. These are: SNET (Société nationale d'électricité et de thermique): This company is the successor of depleting coal companies and primarily produce thermal electricity (2,5 TWh). Its capital (81 %) belonged predominantly to Collieries of France and with ...

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Électricité de France, Électricité de France - Major Reform 1996-2007, Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market, Électricité de France - Status of EDF, Électricité de France - Issues of reform, Électricité de France - Social welfare system, Électricité de France - Opinions on reform, Électricité de France - Distribution network, Électricité de France - EDF's rivals, Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa, Électricité de France - Locally controlled or between local councils, Électricité de France - The EDF Group, Électricité de France - Main partners, Électricité de France - Negotiations between EDF and ENEL, Électricité de France - The directorate, Électricité de France - Statistics 2003 estimate, Électricité de France - EDF's logo, Électricité de France - External link, Électricité de France - Sources

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EDF is present in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. Électricité de France - Main partners. In Europe EDF owns parts or all of the following companies: Austria: 100% ASA Holding, 100% Vero, 20% Groupe Estag Belgium: 100% Semobis France: 100% C2, 100% C3, 100% EDF, 100% Immob. Wagram Étoile, 100% Richemont, 100% Sapar, 100% Sofilo, 99.86% Gérance Générale Foncière, 80% Sté Investments in Austria, 74.86% Électricité de Strasbourg, 67% Dalkia Investments, 51% TI ...

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Électricité de France, Électricité de France - Major Reform 1996-2007, Électricité de France - The opening of the electricity market, Électricité de France - Status of EDF, Électricité de France - Issues of reform, Électricité de France - Social welfare system, Électricité de France - Opinions on reform, Électricité de France - Distribution network, Électricité de France - EDF's rivals, Électricité de France - Electrabel and Endesa, Électricité de France - Locally controlled or between local councils, Électricité de France - The EDF Group, Électricité de France - Main partners, Électricité de France - Negotiations between EDF and ENEL, Électricité de France - The directorate, Électricité de France - Statistics 2003 estimate, Électricité de France - EDF's logo, Électricité de France - External link, Électricité de France - Sources

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As the United States emerged as a new imperialist power in the Pacific, one of the two oldest Western imperialist powers in the region—Spain—was finding it increasingly difficult to maintain control of territories it had held in the region since the 16th century. In 1896 a widespread revolt against Spanish rule broke out in the Philippines. Meanwhile, the recent string of U.S. territorial gains in the Pacific perhaps ...

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Imperialism in Asia, Imperialism in Asia - Asian empires before European contact, Imperialism in Asia - Early European penetration of Asia, Imperialism in Asia - Medieval European exploration of Asia, Imperialism in Asia - The search for new East-West trade routes, Imperialism in Asia - Oceanic voyages to Asia, Imperialism in Asia - Portuguese and Spanish trade and colonization in Asia, Imperialism in Asia - Portuguese monopoly over trade in the Indian Ocean, Imperialism in Asia - The decline of Portugal's Asian empire since the 17th century, Imperialism in Asia - Dutch trade and colonization in Asia, Imperialism in Asia - The rise of Dutch control over Asian trade in the 17th century, Imperialism in Asia - Decline of the Dutch in Asia and the rise of Britain, Imperialism in Asia - The British in India, Imperialism in Asia - Portuguese French and British competition in India 1600-1763, Imperialism in Asia - The collapse of Mughal India, Imperialism in Asia - From Company to Crown, Imperialism in Asia - The rise of Indian nationalism, Imperialism in Asia - France in Indochina, Imperialism in Asia - Russia and The Great Game, Imperialism in Asia - Imperialism in China, Imperialism in Asia - Imperialist penetration of China, Imperialism in Asia - Chinese territorial expansion, Imperialism in Asia - U.S. expansion in the Pacific, Imperialism in Asia - World War I: Changes in Imperialism, Imperialism in Asia - Japan, Imperialism in Asia - Postwar era, Imperialism in Asia - Decolonization and the rise of nationalism in Asia, Imperialism in Asia - List of European colonial acquisitions in Asia, Imperialism in Asia - References and further reading

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