Bruno Le Maire

The governments of the European Union, which had given themselves time until the end of July to choose their candidate for the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have not yet agreed on the name of Christine Lagarde's successor, the French finance ministry reported.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is due in the Greek capital on Tuesday, where he will attend a meeting at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Le Maire will meet with representatives of French businesses in Greece, as well as with Greek business leaders to discuss strengthening economic cooperation between the two European partners and allies.

With an agreement expected on Greece's debt late on Thursday night, Greek and foreign officials were locked in talks at the Eurogroup in Luxembourg, discussing the extension of the repayment period of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) loans and the size of the final bailout tranche. 

Most French companies hoping to continue doing business in Iran after the U.S. imposes new sanctions on the country will find it impossible to do so, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on June 19.

Eurozone finance ministers need to come up with a "strong" and "solid" mechanism for Greece's debt and an agreement is likely to be achieved in June, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday, as he arrived for the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

"We are in a good path towards an agreement, towards a strong settlement on Greek debt in June," he told journalists.

The stability of the eurozone will be at stake if a populist new government in Italy fails to keep its financial commitments, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on May 20.

Germany and France on Saturday pledged to deliver a joint proposal to reform the eurozone in time for a leaders summit in June, despite their big differences on the future of the bloc, The Local reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron promised 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) of public funding into artificial intelligence by 2022 in a bid to reverse a brain drain and catch up with the dominant U.S. and Chinese tech giants, reported Reuters. 

France will take legal action against Google and Apple for “abusive business practices,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on March 14 as transatlantic ties threaten to be riven by a trade war.

Eurozone finance ministers should decide on Monday to disburse the fourth tranche of aid to Greece, France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.