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French consumer confidence

30 May 2017

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.

French economic growth

23 Sep 2016

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.

25 Aug 2016

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.

13 May 2015

German economy slows, but French growth picks up in Q1

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

French economic growth

13 May 2015

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.

03 Apr 2015

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.

17 Oct 2014

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.

02 Sep 2014

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.

Francois Hollande

20 Aug 2014

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.

14 Aug 2014

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.

25 Jul 2014

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.

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