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

International Monetary Fund

No 2018/243, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; reform; product market reform; government; regime; balance of payments; reform strategy; banking sector; financial system; Labor markets; Employment; Wages; Global; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 69
Date: 2018-07-26
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