The French government desperately needs a return to strong growth if it is to contain its rapidly rising debts.

France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure said Tuesday that the country was not trapped in a debt "snowball" as he pressed ...

Amid protests, 85% of French adults say their economy is bad, a higher share than in any of 17 other high-income countries ...

France’s unprecedented wave of student protests has laid bare the country’s growing financial pressures, which will only ...

PARIS — France’s public debt has climbed to a record during the two terms of President Emmanuel Macron, unsettling investors ...

French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

France's gross domestic product is expected to rise by just 0.4% in 2026, down from 0.9% in 2025, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund released Tuesday.

Let's look at how the French economy and politics evolved under Nicolas Sarkozy, Franois Hollande and Emmanuel Macron.

"I wish being optimistic about France didn't require so much hope that maybe things will go right," Paul Krugman said in a new assessment.

French inflation jumped to 3.0% in September, significantly more than expected, mainly driven by energy. Read more here.

France is in a dire situation. Public debt reached 119% of GDP at the end of June, double the EU limit, and the fiscal ...

PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - The French economy grew by 0.2% in the second ‌quarter from the first, official data showed ‌on Thursday, helped by a recovery in household spending and exports. France's ...