France : Selected Issues Paper.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/243

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--France.

Economic development.

France--Economic conditions--21st century.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.

Summary:

The staff report gives details of some selected issues of France, namely its credit developments, systematic linkages of French banks, the need for a significant fiscal consolidation for macroeconomic stability, an update on the developments of France's external competitiveness, and also the evolution of its export performance after the 2008 financial crisis. The report describes these issues in detail, and recommendations are also cited.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Credit Developments in France and Systemic Linkages of the French Financial Sector; A. Introduction; B. Credit Developments in France; C. Systemic Linkages of French banks; D. Conclusions; References; II. France: Lessons from Past Fiscal Consolidation Plans; A. Introduction: A Long History of Deficits; B. A First Attempt at a Medium-term Consolidation in 1994-1997; The First Five-Year Budgetary Plan: The 1994 Reference Law for Public Finances; A Mixed Start: 1994-1995; Expenditure Restraint at Last: 1996-1997; Overall Performance

C. A More Systematic Approach to Medium-Term Budgeting: Consolidation Experiences Under the SGPOverview; The Composition of Adjustment; A Closer Look at Macroeconomic Assumptions; A Closer Look at Spending by Levels of Government; D. Conclusions; References; III. Developments in France's External Competitiveness-An Update; A. Introduction; B. Stylized Facts; C. Is France Losing its Competitiveness?; D. Econometric Analysis; E. Concluding Remarks and Implications; References

Notes:

"July 2010".

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612847295

9781462321179

1462321178

9781455215263

1455215260

9781282847293

1282847295

9781455204755

1455204757

OCLC:

870597524