Despite mass protests from the Left, unions, and well-positioned workers, the reforms were passed into law and seemed to ...

France is in trouble. Its credit rating fell for the third time this month. S&P cut it to A+ as debt climbs toward 121% of ...

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.

France's current political uncertainty has a real impact in that it affects business and consumer confidence and economic ...

As a new prime minister seeks stability, three government shake-ups since last summer have already taken their toll on the ...

Hosting the 2024 Paris Olympics generated only moderate revenues for France, with an almost negligible impact on growth, ...

The most recent attempt to put France’s finances in order failed. On Monday, the French Parliament, in a vote of no confidence, rejected the plan of then Prime Minister Francois Bayrou to address ...

The European Union is struggling to find economic bright spots. But, on the EU's eastern flank, one major economy is shining ...

According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, one half of the prize went to Mokyr “for having identified the ...

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize on Monday for their work on how innovation ...

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who ...