Departure of Lagarde, bonuses at TotalEnergies, BHV… The top five economic news items to remember
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Nicolas Sarkozy's former Minister of the Economy will leave her post on February 7, nine months before the end of her term. An early departure which, in theory, gives Emmanuel Macron the opportunity to influence the appointment of her successor. Christine Lagarde, 70, has no intention of leaving public life, hinting that she wishes to speak out in the presidential campaign. Her name has been mentioned for the presidency of the Davos Economic Forum. Sharing brings value: bonuses, discounted shares, pump discounts, TotalEnergies announced a range of benefits for its employees on Tuesday. In France, they received an advance of 1,000 euros gross on a bonus to be negotiated in December. This is in addition to the 10,136 euros in profit-sharing and incentives received on average this year by nearly 15,000 employees. The company is also offering its employees shares at a preferential price: a 20% discount, and one free share for each one purchased up to a limit of ten. Dividends received by shareholder employees and former employees amounted to 700 million euros last year. Total has plenty with which to spoil them: the group announced on Thursday an adjusted net income of 9.1 billion dollars for the third quarter (+127% year-on-year) and an interim dividend of 0.90 euro per share (+5.9%). The Canadian company is renewing its partnership for three years with the Groupement...
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