PARIS, April 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.
ALCATEL-LUCENT
Alcatel-Lucent is considering outsourcing its information
technology globally in a contract potentially worth several
hundred million euros annually over seven years, Les Echos
newspaper reported on Monday without naming its sources.
[ALUA.PA]
GENOWAY
France's GenOway, which develops genetically modified mice
and rats for health research, said it can grow its revenue this
year after posting 40 percent growth in 2008, Chief Executive
Alexandre Fraichard told Reuters in an interview. [nLQ981060]
FRANCE TELECOM
Orascom Telecom , the largest Arab mobile
operator by subscribers, said an arbitration court had ordered
it to sell its shares in its Egyptian unit, Mobinil ,
to France Telecom. [nL5208050]
EADS
European planemaker Airbus, owned by aerospace group EADS,
posted eight net plane orders in the first three months of the
year and delivered 116 aircraft. [nL3155557]
Spain and Turkey vowed on Saturday to maintain their orders
for the Airbus A400M, despite mounting delivery delays, and said
European nations were working flat-out to save the teetering
military programme. [nL4696407]
SANOFI-AVENTIS
Sanofi-Aventis plans to buy Brazilian generic drugmaker
Medley this week for about $700 million, Le Figaro reported. A
spokesman for Sanofi declined to comment on the newspaper report
on Friday. [nL381702]
PERNOD RICARD , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Schneider Electric named the finance head of alcoholic
drinks group Pernod Ricard as its new chief financial officer
after its own finance chief quit to join retailer Carrefour
. [nL34072]
NATIXIS
French credit insurer Coface, part of Natixis, plans to
extend its fledgling ratings business to India, Singapore and
Brazil in the second half of this year, its chief executive told
Reuters. [nL2984583]
Coface's chairman also told Reuters that demand for credit
insurance was rising fastest in nations hit hardest by the
worldwide recession, including the United States.
[nN03324035]
RENAULT
Renault and Nissan <7201.T> will supply electric cars to the
Irish market within two years as part of a government plan to
have 10 percent of vehicles electric by 2020, Ireland's Energy
Minister said on Friday. [nL3957251]
Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Renault shares to
24 euros from 15 euros, with an "overweight" rating.
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