Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters he was conscious of discussions between Couche-Tard and the French authorities however declined to remark further. Couche-Tard’s supply to purchase Carrefour for 16.1 billion euros, equal to $19.66 billion, would have created the world’s third-largest grocery retailer, behind Walmart Inc. and Lidl owner Schwarz Group. A spokesman for Mr. Fitzgibbon declined to discuss the small print of his telephone conversation with Mr. Le Maire on Friday. Carrefour is one of the country’s largest employers with 105,000 workers. PARIS-The French government shot down a proposal from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to accumulate hypermarket chain Carrefour SA, in response to people aware of the matter, פרגולה אלומיניום תלויה saying the move threatened jobs and מעקות אלומיניום וזכוכית France’s meals security amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Le Maire instructed the govt the sale would put France’s meals security and tens of thousands of jobs in danger, the folks stated. Mr. Le Maire later spoke on the telephone with Quebec’s financial system minister, Pierre Fitzgibbon, concerning the provide. But French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire informed Couche-Tard Chairman Alain Bouchard in a closed-door assembly in Paris on Friday that he was opposed to the takeover, חיפוי אלומיניום שחור based on individuals accustomed to the matter.