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

July 26, 2018

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France: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for France, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed September 18, 2024

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.

Subject: Employment, Expenditure, Labor, Labor markets, Public debt, Wages

Keywords: Balance of payments, Banking sector, CR, Employment, Europe, Financial system, Global, Government, ISCR, Labor markets, Product market reform, Reform, Reform strategy, Regime, Wages

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    69

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2018/243

  • Stock No:

    1FRAEA2018001

  • ISBN:

    9781484371053

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685