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France's recent economic performance has been distinctly positive, supported by policy reforms over a number of years …. Improving long-term economic performance depends crucially on significant reductions in France's high tax burden. Effective …
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France’s near–term economic outlook is moderately positive, but clouded by risks from the global environment. The … government’s reformist intentions provide an historic opportunity to place France onto a sustained higher growth path with … and services market reforms will boost potential output and consumer welfare. Fiscal policy should be vigilant to the risk …
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The staff report gives details of some selected issues of France, namely its credit developments, systematic linkages … developments of France's external competitiveness, and also the evolution of its export performance after the 2008 financial crisis …
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The export performance of the French economy relative to its own past and relative to a major trading partner, Germany, has deteriorated. The risk analysis indicates that French firms have seen a significant improvement in the corporate health, and seem resilient to the recent financial shock...
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the other funded by a new levy on business value added. The importance of financial market constraints and whether the … recent mortgage market reform is likely to ease these constraints is assessed. Rechargeable mortgages are attractive and …
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France’s economic short-term outlook is positive, and long-term prospects have improved. Fiscal adjustment remains high …
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This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the global financial crisis and the contraction of world trade have pulled the French economy into a severe recession and put its financial sector under strain. Structural features combined with early policy action have helped soften the...
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This Selected Issues paper on France underlies public intervention in financial markets. Econometric analysis indicates … counterfactual exercise suggests that a lower return to experience could be responsible for lower early wage growth in France …. Increased training could enhance the employment experience of the low-skilled young worker in France provided that its cost is …
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This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …
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