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During the last decade, hundreds of French cities agreed to enter into loan agreements at a structured rate tied to the foreign exchange market in order to improve their borrowing conditions. Since 2010 , the sovereign debt crisis led to an unexpected fall of the euro versus the Swiss franc, and many French local authorities (cities, départements, and lands) had to face expensive interest rates and onerous exit costs for these loans. Jones Day partner Frédéric Gros talks about these structured loans and the numerous lawsuits made by the French local authorities against the banks.
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During the last decade, hundreds of French cities agreed to enter into loan agreements at a structured rate tied to the foreign exchange market in order to improve their borrowing conditions. Since 2010 , the sovereign debt crisis led to an unexpected fall of the euro versus the Swiss franc, and many French local authorities (cities, départements, and lands) had to face expensive interest rates and onerous exit costs for these loans. Jones Day partner Frédéric Gros talks about these structured loans and the numerous lawsuits made by the French local authorities against the banks.
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