Paris is no match for London as a global financial powerhouse

By Stuart Fraser and Stuart Fraser Stuart Fraser 11 December 2009

Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent declaration that the appointment of Michel Barnier as European Union single market commissioner heralded a “victory of the European model, which has nothing to do with excesses of financial capitalism”, has caused much commotion among politicians, media commentators and City workers alike.

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