DECRYPTAGE – Home delivery, gifts, packaging… Drug dealers no longer hesitate to use the marketing techniques usually seen in the legal trade to sell their products. A sign of the professionalization of drug trafficking in France. When the codes and know-how of the business world inspire the worst activities. Already marked by numerous transformations, such […]
5 lessons to learn from Singapore if you hope to emerge from the real estate crisis
Economy, health, education, environment… in almost all these areas Singapore is a very good performer, even top of the class. And, as is perhaps less well known, its performance in terms of urban planning and access to property is just as remarkable. For a country that is less than 60 years old and that started […]
the lost Eldorado of senior residences
Supply is overflowing, the public is not coming, and margins are collapsing, eaten away by inflation. The number 2 in the sector, Réside Etudes Senior, has filed for bankruptcy, and other players are also suffering. “ We lack everything. The situation is untenable. Priscilla Guider, deputy director of a residence for the elderly in Reims, […]
the “predator” Mohamed Al-Fayed as told by his victims
More than 400 women have accused the late Egyptian businessman, ex-owner of London luxury store Harrods, of sexual violence. Two of them have agreed to recount their ordeal. Since the broadcasting of a BBC documentary last September, hundreds of women accuse Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault and rape. Among them, Jen (first name changed) and […]
“There will be no return to the taxe d’habitation”, promises Minister Catherine Vautrin
At a time when some elected representatives are calling for a return to the taxe d’habitation, which will be abolished in 2023 for principal residences, the Minister for Partnership with the Territories and Decentralization has closed the door on this possibility. “There will be no return to the taxe d’habitation on principal residences”promised Catherine Vautrin, […]
higher corporate taxes will also penalize shareholders
To fill the coffers of the State, the Finance Bill plans to tax companies with a “surtax” presented as temporary. Is this really the case? As the Finance Bill (PLF) for 2025 is debated in Parliament, budgetary uncertainties abound. But we can already write off a recent trend in French taxation: the reduction in corporate […]
Winter truce: what do homeowners risk if they don’t respect it?
Today marks the start of the winter truce. It runs until March 31, 2025. During this period, tenants cannot be evicted from their homes. The winter truce was born out of Abbé Pierre’s famous appeal in 1954: “My friends, help, a woman just froze to death last night!“. It was enshrined in law in 1956 […]
In-Memory, the messaging system that lets you contact your loved ones after your death
On November 1, this French start-up is launching an application that lets you record messages, videos and audios to be sent after your death. According to its founder, it’s a way of easing the mourning process. Imagine receiving a voice message from a deceased loved one. Many mourners dream of it. French start-up In-Memory has […]
Côte d’Ivoire aims to become the new Eldorado of the African audiovisual industry
DECRYPTAGE – On November 5, the Ivorian government opens the Salon international du contenu audiovisuel (Sica) in Abidjan, aimed at structuring the local industry. Canal+, TV5 Monde and France Medias Monde will be present. Last week, Cannes played host to Mipcom, the world’s leading audiovisual audiovisual. Next Tuesday sees the opening of what could eventually […]
France’s ageing population is in danger of wiping out our public finances, our healthcare system and our pension system.
INTERVIEW. – In ten years’ time, there will be 18 million people over 65 in France, and 12 million under 25. According to Sylvain Rabuel, head of DomusVi, this is a shock for which the country is not prepared. The boss of the Ehpad giant calls for “general mobilization” in response to the crisis. demographic […]