Ray of hope seen for French government growth target
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The French economy expanded slightly faster than initially thought in the third quarter, figures showed Friday, raising hopes the official goal of at least 2.0 percent growth this year might be approached.
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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly compl...
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France's drug industry has started filling in the detail of its strategic plan to boost the standing of the biotechnology sector, first unveiled at the end of last month.
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French economic growth is expected to dip slightly to 2.1 percent this year from 2.2 percent in 2006, still well below the eurozone average, the national statistics institute INSEE said Friday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday received a much-awaited economist's report on removing barriers to growth, but its call for 300 free-market reforms sparked a mini-rebellion in his party.
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Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin insisted France would achieve growth of its gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.5 percent next year despite poor results in the third quarter of 2004, in an interview to be ...
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Economic growth could reach 2.5 percent this year, a German minister said in remarks published Sunday, among the most optimistic forecasts yet for Europe's largest economy.
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PARIS : French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin insisted this weekend his country would achieve growth of 2.5 percent next year despite reports of flagging economic momentum in recent months.
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French President Jacques Chirac may come closer to his goal of meeting European Union deficit rules for the first time in three years in 2005 after Electricite de France and Gaz de France agreed to make ...
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France wants the help of two Nobel prize winners to develop a new definition of economic growth.
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France's economic growth in the second quarter of 2006 was its best in 20 years, its finance minister says.
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The establishment of departments for economic intelligence and monitoring has been going ahead at France' biggest ministries.
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PARIS  - French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin insisted this weekend his country would achieve growth of 2.5 percent next year despite reports of flagging economic momentum in recent months.
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French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a budget promising to bring the deficit under control.
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France signalled it will slash its public overspending next year to come into line with EU rules in a 2005 budget published on Wednesday and forecast economic growth of 2.5 percent.
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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly complete...
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France's embattled wine industry is to receive a multi-million euro aid package from to make it more competitive.