Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

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Published on 28.05.1992 at 10:00 GMT 5 min read

To what extent will the reduction in French government control over Total influence the group's investment decisions in Africa or its choices between Africa and the other regions where it operates? The government's powers over Total are destined to wane [.

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