![Shopping carts outside a Carrefour](https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/ASFO52POHZBG7KWDVWMHWKGKVA.jpg?auth=d3dd1ec98b05e86d62de0ef4c4dc48abcbe492759a62b2a3f20fee4cfb54ebd3&smart=true&width=350&height=233&quality=85)
(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and Carrefour SA broke off talks on a $20 billion deal in the face of strong opposition from France’s finance minister to the tie-up, according to people familiar with the matter.
The decision to halt negotiations came after top executives of the Canadian convenience-store operator flew to Paris this week to offer the government several sweeteners: billions of euros of investment in Carrefour supermarkets, no job cuts for at least two years and dual stock listings in France and Canada.
It was not enough to persuade Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who told executives in a private meeting Friday that he was standing by his position that a takeover would be bad for France. Earlier, Le Maire said on BFM TV: “To sum up: it’s a no. A courteous no, but a no that is clear and definitive.”
Últimas Noticias
Debanhi Escobar: they secured the motel where she was found lifeless in a cistern
Members of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Nuevo León secured the Nueva Castilla Motel as part of the investigations into the case
![Debanhi Escobar: they secured the](https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/CAS54QYLCFBIPAILYKUDUF57OM.jpg?auth=7a6e5a56a9441888323cf7c312518cc0af0529d20b06a438bb7efaa3841e676e&smart=true&width=350&height=197&quality=85)
The oldest person in the world died at the age of 119
Kane Tanaka lived in Japan. She was born six months earlier than George Orwell, the same year that the Wright brothers first flew, and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
![The oldest person in the](https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/LBRQOZYASBEMXFTT45MB2LEJHU.jpg?auth=74a2671165cf75fcdc667783ab0c801dc462698e31f58aaab08c14aedb1e6110&smart=true&width=350&height=197&quality=85)
Macabre find in CDMX: they left a body bagged and tied in a taxi
The body was left in the back seats of the car. It was covered with black bags and tied with industrial tape
The eagles of America will face Manchester City in a duel of legends. Here are the details
The top Mexican football champion will play a match with Pep Guardiola's squad in the Lone Star Cup
![The eagles of America will](https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/C7VDCDTHG5COZD3FA37CETBKOA.jpg?auth=33f61d7af21205c1860d252bc44bba98b215ed24a44abf8084bea4e323289c1c&smart=true&width=350&height=197&quality=85)
Why is it good to bring dogs out to know the world when they are puppies
A so-called protection against the spread of diseases threatens the integral development of dogs
![Why is it good to](https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/75MJY5GCJBBMLEJTV3OPP5LZRU.jpg?auth=d0dcc2212daa14d587a615b0a18bee919ca9647aa36aa576bac9812c9ebc8d0e&smart=true&width=350&height=197&quality=85)