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 ISTFrench 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 ISTFrench 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 ISTGerman 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 ISTFrench 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 ISTFrench 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 ISTReforms 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 ISTFrench 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 ISTHollande 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 ISTFrench 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 ISTFrench 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