French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on March 6
PARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - Below are leading stories from French and Benelux newspapers and company-related news which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.
FORTIS (FOR.BR)/BNP PARIBAS (BNPP.PA)
Friday is the deadline for reaching a revised deal between BNP Paribas and Belgium to about the future of Fortis after shareholders of the Belgian-Dutch financial group blocked a previous transaction.
VEOLIA (VIE.PA)
Veolia takes 430 million euros goodwill charge on German waste management unit and plans asset disposals of three billion euros in the 2009-2011 period after operating income for 2008 dropped to 1.951 billion euros.
PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN (PEUP.PA)
* Standard & Poor's cut its rating on Peugeot to BBB-/A-3, with a negative outlook. [ID:nWNA8280].
* German paper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said PSA Peugeot and BMW (BMWG.DE) were in talks on expanding their existing co-operation. [ID:nB694592].
NATIXIS (CNAT.PA)
French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she was seeking a change in strategy at Natixis (CNAT.PA), the loss-making investment bank whose parent companies have received state aid. [ID:nL5384265].
