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Very critical of the attitude of French banks in Africa, which have all abandoned this continent in recent years, Emmanuel Macron has tasked his Prime Minister, S\u00e9bastien Lecornu, with a mission to convince these same institutions to return. The head of government has appointed Herv\u00e9 Berville for this temporary mission, according to a decree dated... <\/p>\n

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Very critical of the attitude of French banks in Africa, which have all abandoned this continent in recent years, Emmanuel Macron has tasked his Prime Minister, S\u00e9bastien Lecornu, with a mission to convince these same institutions to return. The head of government has appointed Herv\u00e9 Berville for this temporary mission, according to a decree dated…... <\/p>\n

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