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BNP Paribas plans large-scale branch closures in France
Around a third of physical branches will close amid ‘changes in the way people bank’
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How France’s ‘back to school’ grant works and the amounts for 2025
The aid is means-tested and will increase by 1.7% this year
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AI finds ‘soaring’ cases of fraud in French home renovation applications
More than 40,000 cases were detected in 2024, the housing agency states
1c and 2c coins may go in France
France is considering phasing out one and two centime coins in coming years; a suggestion to EU states from the European Commission.

The plan, raised by new commission president Ursula von der Leyen, was put forward to cut bureaucracy and save money.
Prices would have to be rounded up to the nearest five centimes when making purchases by cash.
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