Politics

France faced political stalemate after Sunday's elections resulted in a hung parliament. A leftist coalition surprisingly emerged as the leading group, though no party secured an outright majority.

posted on 08.07.2024

Economy

France’s services sector experienced a milder contraction in June than initially anticipated, despite political turbulence and budgetary concerns.

posted on 04.07.2024

Economy

The European Commission on Wednesday recommended disciplining France and six other countries for budget deficits exceeding EU limits.

posted on 20.06.2024

Politics

France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, has announced he may not remain in his role following the snap legislative elections that have sparked political uncertainty in the country over the next government.

posted on 14.06.2024

Politics

President Emmanuel Macron has unexpectedly dissolved the lower house of France's parliament, prompting voters to return to the polls in the coming weeks to elect new lawmakers.

posted on 10.06.2024

Economy

Inflation in France accelerated for the first time this year, akin to trends in other countries in the region as the European Central Bank gets ready to reduce interest rates.

posted on 03.06.2024

Business

The ‘Choose France’ event this year will result in €15 billion in foreign investments, according to the French presidency on Monday.

posted on 13.05.2024

Economy

Services sector activity in France grew in April for the first time in nearly a year, thanks to an improvement in demand conditions following a spell of high inflation, according to the findings from a monthly business survey.

posted on 06.05.2024

Economy

Interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank (ECB) will assist in creating favourable conditions for France to implement long-overdue and much-needed budget tightening.

posted on 23.04.2024

Economy

France is set to overrun its budget deficit target for the second consecutive year in 2024, and aims to achieve an additional €10 billion in cuts to lower the shortfall, according to the finance ministry.

posted on 11.04.2024

Economy

France's finance minister, Bruno Le Maire has said falling interest rates will boost economic momentum within the next few months, following a period of stagnation.

posted on 04.04.2024