French newspaper Liberation gets 15m bailout from Czech businessman

Czech billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to finance the loss-making French left-leaning daily Liberation until it breaks even, the paper's owners have said.

Kretinsky, already heavily invested in French media as owner of Elle magazine and part-owner of the daily Le Monde, will lend Liberation 14 million euros to help stem losses until its projected breakeven in 2026.

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