IMF Staff Country Reports

France: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for France

Publication Date:

July 26, 2018

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

In a favorable global conjuncture, France has benefitted from a broad-based recovery last year, with robust growth and improving labor market trends, which have led to a decline in the fiscal deficit below 3 percent of GDP last year. But structural challenges persist, with still high unemployment, weak competitiveness, and high private and public debt burdens, which are hampering economic performance.

Series:

Country Report No. 2018/243

Subject:

Employment Expenditure Labor Labor markets Public debt Wages