Market-friendly French election outcome

Youngest French president: A file picture showing Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux attending an event in Paris. Macron won a resounding victory in the French presidential election on May 7. Brigitte, 64, has been a constant throughout his meteoric political rise. – AFP

Macron seeks to implement measures to boost competitiveness

IN the recently concluded French elections, 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron became the youngest French president in France’s history, and he has promised to breath new life in France’s slugghish economy. His victory also marks a more market-friendly French election outcome.