# France leans on retailers to help consumers cope with food prices Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-10-10 Category: TECHNOLOGY Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/technology Meta Title: France Urges Food Retailers to Sell Anti-Inflation Basket Meta Description: France's finance minister calls on retailers to sell essential goods at lower prices to combat inflation. Big chains like Carrefour and Auchan urged to URL: https://financedigest.com/france-leans-on-retailers-to-help-consumers-cope-with-food-prices-2html ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/gbaflogot-1737287596729-compressed.jpg) The global financial market is growing at a breathtaking speed. It is tough to keep track of latest development and trends holistically, especially when we see multiple worldwide publications invested in creating content for the financial space. It is confusing to understand and believe in the authoritativeness of these publications. ![Global Banking & Finance Review logo](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/gbaflogot-1737287596729-compressed.jpg) As a financial investor, I am always on the lookout of credible financial news and I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this dedicated magazine on banking and finance called, [Global Banking and Finance Review](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com), and I decided to meet the founder, Varun Sash, for a quick coffee and discuss about his work. Here is a brief rendition of our talks. **~ On the foundation of the magazine.** Varun Sash started the magazine in 2010 due to a severe lack of notable, independent, well-researched and valuable information about the [banking and financial markets](https://www.financedigest.com/the-stem-cell-banking-market-to-keep-up-the-digitized-momentum.html "The Stem Cell Banking Market to keep up the digitized momentum"). There wasn’t a go-to resource he could refer, and he decided to jump into the [growing world of online content and create a magazine that would offer independent and informative news to finance](https://www.financedigest.com/finance-teams-using-ai-outperform-peers-as-demand-for-skills-grows.html "Finance Teams Using AI Outperform Peers as Demand for Skills Grows") enthusiasts. Thus, the Global [Banking and Finance Review magazine](https://www.financedigest.com/artificial-intelligence-in-banking-magazine.html "Artificial Intelligence in Banking Magazine") was born. The operations of the magazine are based out of London. Singapore. **~ On the growth of the magazine.** It isn’t easy to [run a website and Varun understood this soon](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-could-slow-rate-hikes-but-bond-run-off-should-start-soon-knot-says.html "ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says") enough. A major roadblock was the hiring of [content creators](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-find-and-recruit-content-creators-that-align-with-your-brand-organically.html "How to find and recruit content creators that align with your brand, organically"). Since this is a niche space, one cannot hire generic writers who do not possess the mettle to analyse and write financial content. This segment is not where one could just rehash [content and publish](https://www.financedigest.com/impact-com-acquires-pressboard-providing-publishers-with-a-best-in-class-platform-for-branded-content-as-digital-advertising-is-deprioritised.html "impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised") it. During my interaction with Varun, I understood that he had genuine passion for the [finance industry](https://www.financedigest.com/finance-industry-and-ddos-attacks-how-can-the-most-targeted-vertical-industry-protect-itself-from-ddos-attacks.html "Finance industry and DDoS attacks: how can the most targeted vertical industry protect itself from DDoS attacks?") and he wanted to put the “best” content out there. Various hits and misses later, he was able to forge the perfect team, with Wanda Rich as its Editor-in-Chief. Once the content part was sorted, everything fell into place. Varun was able to quote some statistics and those were impressive! In 2017 alone, the magazine received 3.6 million visitors and 9.2 million pageviews. The portal was being read in 200 companies and the readership included the decisions makers of organizations, such as the CEOs, CFOs, and Presidents of financial institutions and [major banks](https://www.financedigest.com/banks-oil-majors-lift-british-shares-higher.html "Banks, oil majors lift British shares higher"). Apart from its online version, a print version of the [Global Banking](https://www.financedigest.com/be-simple-in-bank-capital-bank-of-england-tells-global-regulators.html "Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators") and Finance Review magazine is distributed quarterly. They are available globally across various business lounges and first class airport lounges of UAE, Bahrain, London, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, Malaysia, [Hong Kong](https://www.financedigest.com/evergrande-winding-up-lawsuit-in-hong-kong-adjourned-to-nov-7.html "Evergrande winding-up lawsuit in Hong Kong adjourned to Nov 7"), Thailand, Oman, and Taiwan. The magazines are also [mailed by job](https://www.financedigest.com/royal-mail-warns-of-thousands-of-job-cuts-as-it-slides-into-red.html "Royal Mail warns of thousands of job cuts as it slides into red") title to various countries, and the quarterly readership of the print magazine and its digital version is about 100,000. ~ **On** [market coverage](https://www.financedigest.com/north-america-residential-wood-flooring-market-expansive-coverage-on-the-latest-trends-and-developments-in-the-market.html "North America Residential Wood Flooring Market – Expansive Coverage on the Latest Trends and Developments in the Market") The magazine employs experienced industry journalists who provides in-depth and minute coverage on CSR activities, banking, foreign exchange, brokerage, Islamic finance, mutual funds, [wealth management](https://www.financedigest.com/annual-survey-of-wealth-managers-2022.html "Annual Survey of Wealth Managers 2022"), corporate finance, corporate governance, merger and acquisitions, taxation and accounting practices, inward investments, and more. **~ On [Global Banking & Finance](https://www.financedigest.com/g20-to-back-global-corporate-tax-deal-says-french-finance-minister.html "G20 to back global corporate tax deal, says French finance minister") Awards** Global Banking & Finance Review started its Annual [Awards](https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/global-banking-finance-review-awards/) program in 2011 and has awarded many banking and financial institutions such as the Scotiabank, DBS Bank, Bank of Montreal. When I asked Varun about this, he said that the [idea behind](https://www.financedigest.com/walking-the-digitized-talk-to-be-the-idea-behind-the-growth-of-veterinary-treadmills-market.html "Walking the digitized talk to be the idea behind the growth of Veterinary Treadmills Market") initiating the Awards in 2011 was to give value to notable work being done in the financial space. He says that the Awards reflect the innovation, achievement, strategy, progressive and inspirational [changes](https://www.financedigest.com/how-advanced-self-service-technologies-are-changing-the-face-of-finance.html "How Advanced Self-Service Technologies are Changing the Face of Finance") taking place within the global financial community. The Awards recognize companies showing excellence in all financial [areas](https://www.financedigest.com/4-areas-of-finance-you-should-be-watching.html "4 Areas of Finance You Should Be Watching"). **~ On** [future prospects](https://www.financedigest.com/interesterified-cbe-market-growth-future-prospects-and-competitive-analysis-2022-to-2032.html "Interesterified CBE Market Growth, Future Prospects And Competitive Analysis 2022 to 2032") Varun has big things [planned for the magazine in the next 5 years](https://www.financedigest.com/austria-plans-to-bring-budget-deficit-within-3-of-gdp-next-year.html "Austria plans to bring budget deficit within 3% of GDP next year"). He wants the magazine to reach newer heights and I wish him all the luck in the world! --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---