Alan Katz

@Alanrkatz

Paris Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News (@Business). Views are my own. Got news? [email protected] or http://bloomberg.com/tips/

Paris, France

Joined February 2010

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Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jul 18

Bayrou lacks an urgent crisis to push his belt-tightening budget across the line. But he's banking on popular opinion coalescing around him to save his budget -- and his job. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. The prime minister is banking on popular opinion coalescing around the urgent need to put France’s house in order.

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Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 6

When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit the SEC, the hack was quickly downplayed and the database left vulnerable bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. When a notorious gang of Ukrainian cybercriminals hit a crucial database, the regulator quickly downplayed the breach. One of the hackers says the system is still a soft target.

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Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jul 16

Italian prosecutors are investigating persistent worker abuses linked to multiple well-known fashion labels including Armani and Dior bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. For a decade, a Chinese tailor toiled in a three-story building on the outskirts of Milan, working 13 hours a day making high-end garments for brands including Italian cashmere label Loro Piana.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jul 11

Macron and Starmer show there’s value in more common ground between Europe’s only nuclear powers to deal with the region’s problems. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. It may not always be cordiale, but Macron and Starmer can at least claim there’s an entente.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jul 10

“No one wants to go back to the gulag. We know what it means to be free.” Europe needs to bolster its militaries — and it’s counting on part-time soldiers and conscripts to do so bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @bpolitics

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Countries facing a resurgent threat from Russia are set to spend hundreds of billions on military gear — and they’re turning to part-timers, conscripts and reserves to rebuild their armies.

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Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jul 4

While France has talent in the form of brainy engineers and AI startups like Mistral, it’s lagging in the adoption race. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. The French government wants more companies to use AI-related technologies for productivity gains and to create value.

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Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 27

Macron has pledged to increase defense spending, but the increased military outlays come with hard choices for a France struggling with deficits and debt. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Paying for increased military spending comes with hard choices for a France struggling with deficits and debt.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 24

Wealthy Europeans are being hit with rising exit taxes before they flee to tax havens like Monaco, Switzerland and the UAE bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. The rising departures of monied residents are prompting an increasing number of European nations to tax their assets before they leave

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 17

High cocoa prices are fueling lucrative smuggling operations in Ivory Coast, as criminals and corrupt officials collude to move crops over porous borders bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Cocoa smuggled from the world’s largest producer, Ivory Coast, is leading to supply shortages and traceability concerns.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 17

Wealthy French are intensifying asset-protection efforts after the resurgence of tax-the-rich policies during last year’s election raised fears they’ll be a target as the country seeks to bolster its finances. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Wealthy French are intensifying asset-protection efforts after the resurgence of tax-the-rich policies during last year’s election raised fears they’ll be a target as the country seeks to bolster its...

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 15

Kering SA is set to name the chief executive officer of Renault SA as its next CEO, looking to an Italian manager who turned around the troubled French automaker to perform a similar role at the owner of the struggling Gucci fashion label. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Kering SA is set to name the chief executive officer of Renault SA as its next CEO, looking to an Italian manager who’s turned around the French automaker to perform a similar role at the owner of...

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 13

This year’s Paris Air Show is happening amid mounting geopolitical turmoil and a cooling global economy. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. The biennial gathering is happening amid mounting geopolitical turmoil and a cooling global economy.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 13

Sinking land is a global risk and is being accelerated by climate change, but insurers are leaving the tab to homeowners. Some French towns are fighting back. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 10

Europe’s only Starlink alternative has to get cash fast to have any hope of challenging Elon Musk’s provider of satellite-based internet services bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Europe’s only Starlink alternative has to get cash fast to have any hope of challenging Elon Musk’s provider of satellite-based internet services.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Jun 10

Eric Lombard is quietly refashioning the Emmanuel Macron's grand French project into a calmer, more careful enterprise bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Eric Lombard is deploying his deal making skills to avert political turmoil

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · May 14

Italy's financial capital is proving an early winner in the race to attract wealthy investors after the UK's non-dom program ended last month. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · May 13

Ahead of peak summer travel, chilling traffic outages and dramatic schedule changes shine a spotlight on the need for more air traffic controllers in the U.S. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Alanrkatz's tweet card. A glaring spotlight shines on the nationwide need for 3,000 more controllers

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · May 5

Warren Buffett is handing his successor a giant cash pile and a lot of questions, including what to do with it bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

Alanrkatz's tweet card. Warren Buffett picked the final minute of his 60th shareholder meeting to drop a long-awaited announcement that was still completely surprising for his fans, most of his board and even his successor.

Alan Katz@Alanrkatz · Apr 18

As the US pulls back from security commitments and China gets assertive in the Indo-Pacific, military gear is becoming a form of luxury good. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @business

Alanrkatz's tweet card. As the US pulls back from security commitments and China gets assertive in the Indo-Pacific, military gear is becoming a must-have good.

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Gaspard Sebag@gaspardsebag · Apr 17

Et un documentaire paru dans la foulée : bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…