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Source: Economic Scenarios
Known as the gray eminence of French politics since Mitterrand and known for his ultra-Europeanism, Jacques Attali is the man who discovered Macron, presenting him to President Hollande of whom he became an advisor. He is credited with the authorship of a very explanatory phrase on elitist sentiment : “But what do you believe, the European rabble: that we created the euro for their happiness?”. Another statement by the illustrious economist is less well known, professor, financier and long-time trusted advisor to the Elysée: “The most intelligent form of selfishness is altruism”.
Philanthropy, this humanitarianist quirk that seems to infect the most successful men, he did not spare Jacques Attali, that in 1998 he founded the non-profit association Planet Finance. Right, the name immediately betrays what should be the humanitarian aim of this organization that operates in 60 countries and offers financial services and consultancy, microfinance to be precise. Ended up in the eye of the storm for the "slavery" economic treatment reserved for interns who required first-rate requirements, the company changes name and becomes Positive Planet, evoking in its name the positivity of the economic model it represents. Read More