News from 2014-08-27 / KfW Research

A fair look at France

Since the onset of the financial crisis, France has been experiencing weak growth and a high level of unemployment. France is considered "the sick man of Europe" in public debate and gets deluged with proposals. But what is the real reason for the current weakness in growth? What does it mean for the eurozone? What would be an appropriate economic policy strategy for the French government? What kind of support should the European partner countries provide?

A fair look at France

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