{
  "id": 85653,
  "title": "France tightens checks on foreign purchases of 'sensitive' firms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/france-tightens-checks-on-foreign-purchases-of-sensitive-firms-85653",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T11:06:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews Business",
    "slug": "euronews-business",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/03/france-tightens-checks-on-foreign-purchases-of-sensitive-firms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Until now, the Economy Ministry had a say whenever a foreign company bought 25% or more of a French business; that threshold has now been cut to 10%.",
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        "title": "France tightens checks on foreign purchases of 'sensitive' firms",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}