Shares rose 4%, taking the stock’s year-to-date gain to nearly 10%, after the bank said it is cutting costs and growing revenue to boost profitability through the end of the decade, including widening its use of AI.
Russia also placed the local businesses of French retailers Auchan and Leroy Merlin under temporary external administration, according to a presidential decree.
The French drugmaker is considering building a U.S. production site, joining other European companies looking across the pond when planning new investments.