Sébastien Lecornu

Economy

France's borrowing rate keeps rising, hitting its highest level since 2002

The new rise in France's ten-year borrowing rate, now close to 5%, shows investors' mounting distrust of a public debt that keeps climbing.

1 October 2026

Business

France tightens checks on foreign purchases of 'sensitive' firms

Until now, the Economy Ministry had a say whenever a foreign company bought 25% or more of a French business; that threshold has now been cut to 10%.

3 August 2026