Michel Sapin

French finance minister Michel Sapin said on Monday that there were no differences between France and Germany on how Britain should proceed with plans to leave the European Union bloc and both agreed it should be done speedily.

France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.

More needs to be done to combat "loopholes and deficiencies" in the world financial system as part of the fight against terrorism, finance ministers from the G20 group of leading economies said today.

France said there was "no crisis" in the world economy as a meeting of G20 officials kicked off today, despite warnings from the International Monetary Fund that the global recovery risked being derailed.

British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the tax deal struck with US Internet giant Google as he came under fire in parliament on Wednesday.

French companies will invest $10 billion in India over the next five years, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Monday during a visit by President Francois Hollande to India.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde should remain in her post despite being ordered to stand trial in France over her role in a controversial payout of state funds in a commercial dispute, France's finance minister said Thursday.

France's finance minister will discuss with his U.S. counterpart on Thursday how to standardise rules across countries to prevent small, anonymous money transfers believed to be used to finance attacks such as Islamic State's assault on Paris in November.

Global finance leaders believe China will weather its slowing growth and manage a successful transition from an export to a consumer economy despite a huge buildup of internal debt in the world's second largest economy.

The movers and shakers of the world economy are trying to close in on the magic number of $100 billion a year to fight climate change as they meet this week in Peru.

Greece prepared today to restart its struggling economy with a revamped government, a bank reboot and a new round of tax hikes agreed after months of fraught confrontation with its creditors.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has voiced unprecedented doubts about the chances of rescuing Greece from bankruptcy as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to put forward last-ditch reform proposals today.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament today for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone, acknowledging Greece's own responsibility for its plight, after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms.

EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker launched a last-ditch drive on Sunday to persuade Greece to agree a funding deal to save it from bankruptcy this week as Brussels insisted the "door is still open" for negotiations.

Greece hurtled closer to a possible exit from the eurozone on Saturday after Europe responded to the government's call for a referendum by refusing to extend Athens's desperately needed bailout.

French finance minister Michel Sapin said on Monday that there were no differences between France and Germany on how Britain should proceed with plans to leave the European Union bloc and both agreed it should be done speedily.

France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.

More needs to be done to combat "loopholes and deficiencies" in the world financial system as part of the fight against terrorism, finance ministers from the G20 group of leading economies said today.

France said there was "no crisis" in the world economy as a meeting of G20 officials kicked off today, despite warnings from the International Monetary Fund that the global recovery risked being derailed.

British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the tax deal struck with US Internet giant Google as he came under fire in parliament on Wednesday.

French companies will invest $10 billion in India over the next five years, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Monday during a visit by President Francois Hollande to India.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde should remain in her post despite being ordered to stand trial in France over her role in a controversial payout of state funds in a commercial dispute, France's finance minister said Thursday.

France's finance minister will discuss with his U.S. counterpart on Thursday how to standardise rules across countries to prevent small, anonymous money transfers believed to be used to finance attacks such as Islamic State's assault on Paris in November.

Global finance leaders believe China will weather its slowing growth and manage a successful transition from an export to a consumer economy despite a huge buildup of internal debt in the world's second largest economy.

The movers and shakers of the world economy are trying to close in on the magic number of $100 billion a year to fight climate change as they meet this week in Peru.

Greece prepared today to restart its struggling economy with a revamped government, a bank reboot and a new round of tax hikes agreed after months of fraught confrontation with its creditors.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has voiced unprecedented doubts about the chances of rescuing Greece from bankruptcy as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to put forward last-ditch reform proposals today.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pleaded in the European Parliament today for a fair deal to keep his country in the euro zone, acknowledging Greece's own responsibility for its plight, after EU leaders gave him five days to come up with reforms.

EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker launched a last-ditch drive on Sunday to persuade Greece to agree a funding deal to save it from bankruptcy this week as Brussels insisted the "door is still open" for negotiations.

Greece hurtled closer to a possible exit from the eurozone on Saturday after Europe responded to the government's call for a referendum by refusing to extend Athens's desperately needed bailout.