French retailers reel after weekend of riots, looting
Representatives of the French business community gather for a crisis meeting with the government following widespread looting during the weekend's protests.
France 24 reports: Representatives of the French business community gather for a crisis meeting with the government following widespread looting during the weekend's protests.
Meanwhile, the country's tourism sector fears a drop in winter holiday bookings, and bond and currency traders sell off French debt and the euro.
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