France opens debate on its 2027 budget as high deficits, rising debt and student protests intensify pressure on lawmakers.

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

France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure denied on Tuesday that the country was trapped in a debt "snowball", as he pressed ...

No French government has balanced its books for 52 years. Even so, the French debt pile, at 119 percent of gross domestic ...

October 14, 2026Economic News - Special EditionA quiet but significant change is occurring in global financial markets.One of ...

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France is able to slash its huge budget deficit troubling investors across the globe, according to the head of the country's central bank.

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

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

Columnist Ken Buck writes, "France's debt crisis offers a glimpse of what's to come if lawmakers in Washington cannot prove ...

Supermarket staffers were confronted by pools of water beneath freezers and spoiled produce earlier this week after hackers ...

When the revision came out, the 10-year Greek spread over Bunds was around 130bp, about where France trades now. It took six ...