France wants banks to be core Euronext investors - sources

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has approached the country's banks and insurers about forming a consortium to buy at least 34 percent of the Euronext stock exchange, due to be spun off in a public offering, sources close to the matter said on Friday.

French sovereign wealth funds invests in two local cloud computing providers

The French government is so keen to encourage the development of cloud computing infrastructure in France that it is investing in two competing home-grown cloud providers through its sovereign wealth fund, the Caisse des Dépôts.