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/ 17 January 2012
Standard & Poor’s decision to lower France’s credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.
France is worried about Arab League peace monitors working in Syria, saying it is crucial Syrian authorities be prevented from hoodwinking them.
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/ 13 February 2009
G7 finance ministers are under pressure to prove they can work together to stop the rot rather than engaging in a battle of "beggar-thy-neighbour".