PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire strongly reaffirmed France’s opposition to French retailer Carrefour (PA:) possibly being taken over by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard on Friday, sending Carrefour’s shares down 4.5%.
“What’s at stake is the food security of our country (…) food security is strategic for our country so that’s why we don’t sell a big French retailer,” Le Maire told BFM TV.
“My answer is extremely clear: we are not in favour of the deal. The no is polite but it’s a clear and final no,” he said.
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