French economy

French consumer confidence reaches nearly 10-year high

French consumer confidence last month hit its highest level since August 2007, statistics showed Tuesday, as more people had a positive outlook about their future earnings as the country elected a youthful president with a reformist agenda.

May 30, 2017, 14:37 PM IST

French growth goes negative in second quarter

French growth suffered a downward revision on Friday, just days before the government puts together its final budget ahead of presidential elections next year.

Sep 23, 2016, 16:02 PM IST

French PM Manuel Valls praises economy, says growth target in reach

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday said growth in Eurozone`s second largest power was getting stronger with unemployment falling while maintaining this year`s growth target.

Aug 25, 2016, 20:49 PM IST

German economy slows, but French growth picks up in Q1

French growth picked up to 0.6 percent from zero percent, depicting strongest growth.

May 13, 2015, 16:27 PM IST

French economic growth jumps to 0.6% in first quarter

French economic growth jumped to a better-than-expected 0.6% in the first quarter.

May 13, 2015, 12:33 PM IST

French economy to pick up but jobless at record highs

The forecasts suggest there is a good chance the French economy will grow faster over the whole year than the 1.0 percent Paris currently estimates.

Apr 03, 2015, 14:26 PM IST

Reforms could add 3.7% to French growth over 10 years: OECD

The moribund French economy could get a sharp boost each year over a decade if highly controversial reforms to help businesses are enacted, estimates from the OECD showed on Friday.

Oct 17, 2014, 19:28 PM IST

French finance minister hints at cut in 2015 savings target

France`s finance minister on Tuesday hinted that the country`s much-vaunted aim to cut 21 billion euros ($28 billion) in public spending next year could be in jeopardy due to low inflation.

Sep 02, 2014, 23:47 PM IST

Hollande unveils measures to pep up stagnant French economy

President Francois Hollande on Wednesday vowed to go "faster and further" with reforms as he seeks to bolster France`s economy, which has ground to a halt.

Aug 20, 2014, 23:15 PM IST

French economy registers zero growth in second quarter: official

The French economy ground to a standstill in the second quarter of the year, official figures published on Thursday showed, further fanning fears that France could drag down a stuttering eurozone recovery.

Aug 14, 2014, 11:30 AM IST

French jobless at new record in June

The number of registered unemployed in France rose by 9,400 in June to a new record of 3.398 million, the labour ministry said on Friday.

Jul 25, 2014, 23:17 PM IST