French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced a plan to cut civil service positions and limit tax breaks for high earners, aiming to save nearly 44 billion euros by 2026. Welfare benefits and income ...

France finds itself in a challenging economic and political situation that raises alarms for the rest of Europe. With GDP growth forecast at just 0.6% for 2025 and a budget deficit projected to ...

The French economy shrank in the final months of last year as political deadlock took its toll on business and consumer confidence and the glow from the summer's Olympics faded. Gross domestic ...

But a series of poor policy decisions gradually pushed France’s debt higher. France’s growing deficit – now €167 billion, or 5.5 percent of GDP – could surpass 6 percent by the end of ...

Note: Dotted lines refer to the average amount issued over 2000-10, 2011-19, 2020-24, and 2025-29. Estimates based on issuance over 2000-24 and on medium- and long-term debt maturing over 2025-29.

FRANCE – President-elect Trump's visit to France on Saturday for the re-opening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris might give people a moment to forget the present economic doldrums facing the ...

12/05/2024 December 5, 2024. France could face an economic crisis after lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government after just three months.

London | France’s centre-right prime minister, Michel Barnier, is on the verge of being toppled from office, with populists from the left and right preparing to launch a no-confidence vote ...

Bank of France Flags Economic Doubts After Olympic Boost Central bank’s uncertainty indicator jumps in September Bank of France raises third-quarter GDP estimate to +0.45% ...