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French industrial production rises, eurozone rivals suffer falls

Industrial production in France achieved its biggest monthly rise for two years in August, in contrast with slumps in other large eurozone countries

09/10/2015

France

French government employs nearly 50,000 non-taxed, report reveals

02/09/2015

Economy

French unemployment falls - slightly

The latest monthly figures from France’s Ministry of Labour show unemployment went down slightly in July but over three and half million people are

26/08/2015

France

EU lets France off the hook again for breaching spending rules

France has been let off the hook yet again for breaking EU spending rules. Paris has breached an EU mandated budget deficit target of three percent

25/02/2015

France

France PM Valls survives no-confidence vote, vows to pursue economic reforms

The French government has survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house of parliament, triggered by its use of decree to bypass opposition to an

19/02/2015

France

France: govt survives no-confidence vote called over controversial economy bill

France’s Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. The vote was called after Prime Minister Manuel Valls resorted to

19/02/2015

France

French economic reform bill opposed by rebel Socialist lawmakers

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defied critics from left and right on Tuesday by declaring he would ram a flagship economic reform bill through

17/02/2015

France

French baker facing closure for selling bread seven days a week

Some say in France, there’s little in life that’s more important than bread, cheese and wine. That’s why the fate of one baker is causing a stir

13/02/2015

Economy

Fitch Ratings downgrades France's credit ratings to 'AA'

France’s credit ratings were cut from AA+ to AA on Friday. Fitch Ratings took the step despite recent budget-saving measures by the French

13/12/2014

World

Nobel winner Jean Tirole speaks out in favour of a European budget

17/10/2014

My Europe Series

Hard homecoming: the pros and cons of repatriating business

07/03/2014

Business Planet

Finding the right leader

01/11/2013

My Europe Series

France's pension reform struggle

11/10/2013

Business Planet

New 'business hotel' scheme revives French region

02/11/2012

World

French Socialists 'don't want austerity'

22/08/2012