Thierry Breton
Thierry Breton
Thierry Bretonis a French businessman, a former Professor at Harvard Business School, and a former Finance minister of France. He has been Vice Chairman and CEO of Groupe Bull, Chairman and CEO of Thomson-RCA, Chairman and CEO of France Télécom...
expression lost
We have lost control,' that was his expression,
authorized budget control deficits lost racking states time united
The United States has lost control of their budget at a time when racking up deficits has been authorized without any control (from Congress),
food interested modern security
I think being interested in food security is modern and necessary,
demand markets oil open supply today visibility
Today there is not enough visibility between demand and supply and oil markets are not as open as others,
concerned definitely extremely oil speak
We are extremely concerned about the oil price. In Moscow, we will definitely speak about oil.
support wish
If that were the wish of the companies, we would support that.
oil provide sector strong telling
I am telling the oil sector that it must provide strong and intelligent responses,
entered expensive last oil period understand
You have to understand that we have entered a period of expensive oil that will last a long time.
change trying
We are trying to use them to change the country,
failing imposing intervene obliged tax
Failing that, I will be obliged to intervene -- if necessary, by imposing a tax on these exceptional profits.
discuss drop exactly fall instead passed returning soon themselves
As soon as there is a fall in prices, I want this fall to be passed on immediately and that's exactly what I want to discuss with them so that they don't keep the drop for themselves instead of returning it to consumers,
france next number workers year
Next year will be the first year when the number of workers in France will decline, ... We really need them.
aid architecture countries developing promising solutions
one of the most promising solutions for the developing countries and for the international aid architecture.
economic impulses modern state strongly wish
I wish to state strongly that protectionist impulses have no place in modern economic governance.