results from the requirement that non-traded inputs are used in the investment process. In the short-run, though, the effects …

This paper analyzes reasons for the high post-war correlations of saving and investment, both across countries and over …

Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have … long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment … differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at …

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 …

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 …

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 …