French economy

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Record year for French firms signing up to share buyback scheme. Why was that?

Heavy-weight French companies with very large profits spent a record €33 billion last year buying back their shares from shareholders. …

Business & economy

Could France’s soaring deficit and debt lead to a rating downgrade?

The IMF has forecast that France’s public deficit will remain above 4% until 2029, with public debt projected to rise…

Business & economy

Macron’s deficit dilemma depends on sound tax policy

Recent figures reveal that President Emmanuel Macron’s deficit reduction plan is behind target, meaning France must find additional revenue or…

Business & economy

Societe Generale to sell equipment financing business to BPCE for €1.1bn

France’s third largest bank said it had agreed to sell a professional equipment financing business to its French rival BPCE…

Business & economy

France trade deficit increases adding to the country’s economic woes

Essentially, a country that imports more goods and services than it exports in terms of value has a trade deficit…

Business & economy

French inflation falls to two and a half year low as food prices slow

The preliminary estimate for the French year-on-year inflation report for March 2024 came out on Friday morning, clocking in at…

World

French budget deficit rose to 5.5% in 2023

Statistics agency Insee announced this week France’s budget deficit jumped to 5.5 percent last year. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told…

Business & economy

France overshoots budget deficit target: How will the government source funds?

France’s public sector budget deficit widened in 2023 by more than the government had planned, according to data released on…

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