This volume presents English, French, and Spanish words, phrases, and names of institutions most commonly encountered …

This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The paper discusses that during 2001–04, the performance of the external sector differed markedly … among these four largest euro area countries. The study presented in this paper describes the evolution of the traditional …

Union is a major achievement but also a difficult process in the four countries (France, Germany, Italy, and Spain) …Fiscal deficits and the public debt has grown throughout much of the postwar period in most industrialized countries …

France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded just a slight increase in global market shares. The slight …This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the …

The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although … France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries … relative to its European peers. The current challenge for France is to pursue fiscal policy consolidation that balances …

This technical note examines housing prices and financial stability in France. The note highlights that sharply rising …

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of International Organization of Securities … Commissions (IOSCO) Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation for France. The assessment reveals that France exhibits a …

Banking Supervision for France. The assessment was completed as part of a Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP …) undertaken by the IMF during 2012. The assessment reveals that France has a well-developed public infrastructure supporting … companies and other consolidated accounts have been prepared to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted …

deregulation in the services sector would benefit the entire French economy, by boosting productivity and exports. Econometric … the average level of other advanced countries. …

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles for France. The … insurance sector remained resilient through the recent global financial crisis. A thorough approach to assessing insurer … technical provisions and their coverage by admissible assets has led to financially sound insurers. Individual French insurance …