Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau instructed reporters he was aware of discussions between Couche-Tard and the French authorities however declined to remark further. Couche-Tard’s supply to purchase Carrefour for ביטוח חיים למשכנתא 16.1 billion euros, equivalent to $19.66 billion, איתור כספים אבודים would have created the world’s third-largest grocery retailer, behind Walmart Inc. and Lidl owner Schwarz Group. A spokesman for ביטוח בריאות פרטי Mr. Fitzgibbon declined to debate the main points of his phone dialog with Mr. Le Maire on Friday. Carrefour is among the country’s largest employers with 105,000 workers. PARIS-The French authorities shot down a proposal from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to acquire hypermarket chain Carrefour SA, in accordance with folks aware of the matter, saying the transfer threatened jobs and מציאת כספים אבודים France’s food security amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Le Maire advised the government the sale would put France’s meals safety and tens of thousands of jobs in danger, the individuals mentioned. Mr. Le Maire later spoke on the telephone with Quebec’s economic system minister, Pierre Fitzgibbon, about the offer. But French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire advised Couche-Tard Chairman Alain Bouchard in a closed-door meeting in Paris on Friday that he was opposed to the takeover, in line with individuals familiar with the matter.