French Economy minister Christine Lagarde (L) salutes Jean-Francois Roubaud (C), the head of Small and medium enterprises organisation CGPME before a meeting with representatives of small and medium enterprises on October 12, 2009 at the Economy ministry in Paris. The meeting was held to devise ways to facilitate 'access to the market for the small and medium enterprises'. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

French Economy minister Christine Lagarde (L) salutes Jean-Francois Roubaud (C), the head of Small and medium enterprises organisation CGPME before a meeting with representatives of small and medium enterprises on October 12, 2009 at the Economy ministry in Paris. The meeting was held to devise ways to facilitate 'access to the market for the small and medium enterprises'.

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