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Strategy Briefing
Business Dynamics in Western Europe
Jan 2019
Western Europe offers one of the best business environments in the world with an extremely sophisticated IT infrastructure. Yet, increasing divisiveness due to growing income inequality, further escalated by an increased flow of migrants and rising ...
Country Report
Hotels and Restaurants in France
Dec 2018
The French restaurants sector recorded solid growth in 2017 as a result of growing disposable income and a strong tradition for eating away from home. In 2017, French disposable income increased by 2.6% as a result of positive economic performance ...
Country Report
Retail and Wholesale in France
Dec 2018
In 2017, the economy of France showed the best results for five years. Nominal GDP growth was twice as high as in the previous year and is expected to grow at a similar rate over the forecast period. In addition, increasing household and government ...
Country Report
Recreation, Entertainment and Arts in France
Dec 2018
The leisure industry continued to record growth in 2017, although at a slower pace than in the previous year. Growth came about naturally, as in 2016 the revenue from sporting events were ramped up by hosting the UEFA Euro championships. In 2017, ...
Country Report
Education in France
Dec 2018
Education witnessed moderate growth in 2017, as education was the main priority in the 2017 budget. The government mainly focused on teacher recruitment and training, increasing equality in education and digital transformation. Over the forecast ...
Country Report
Healthcare and Social Services in France
Dec 2018
The French industry recorded steady turnover growth in 2017, as government expenditure on healthcare continued to increase on the back of the country’s ageing population and wage hikes negotiated with general practitioners. According to the 2017 ...
Country Report
Government and Membership Organizations in France
Dec 2018
French public spending growth accelerated in 2017, driving up public organisations’ turnover. Improving macroeconomic conditions led to higher government incomes and higher funding to a wide scope of spheres. The country’s GDP growth rate doubled ...
Country Report
Personal Services in France
Dec 2018
The expansion of personal services slowed down in 2017, as French consumers limited their spending on such services. This was primarily caused by rising expenditure on essential goods and services due to soaring housing costs, as well as slightly ...
Country Report
Finance and Insurance in France
Dec 2018
Finance and insurance contracted in 2017, as a result of continuing low interest rates. In addition, increasing tax pressure undermined the competitiveness of the industry. For instance, the Finance Act for 2017 introduced an additional corporate tax...
Country Report
Construction and Real Estate in France
Dec 2018
After taking-off in 2016, housing construction in France strengthened in 2017, on the back of rising business confidence, a mild acceleration in wages and two leading measures launched by the government (the PTZ zero-rate loan for first time buyers ...
Country Report
Business Services in France
Dec 2018
The French economy saw a significant uptick in 2017, stimulating business activities and leading to higher demand for business services. Whilst global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows witnessed a decline in 2017, French inward FDI bounced ...
Country Report
Transport Equipment in France
Dec 2018
The French transport equipment industry sustained a healthy growth rate in 2017, largely thanks to the aerospace and automotive industries jointly generating 90% of its production value. The outlook for transport equipment in the forecast period ...
Country Report
Transport and Storage in France
Dec 2018
In 2017, the logistics sector in France experienced noticeable growth due to increasing storage demand stemming from online retailing, recovering exports and growing road passenger flows. Moreover, the industry is forecast to experience further ...
Country Report
Information and Communications in France
Dec 2018
Information and communications turnover in France continued on a growth path for the fourth consecutive year in 2017. IT services was by far the biggest growth driver for the industry over the year, driven by the digital transformation of the French ...
Country Report
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment in France
Dec 2018
The pharmaceutical and medical equipment industry’s positive development in 2017 was supported by healthy domestic demand, as an ageing population along with the rising prevalence of chronic diseases continued to boost private and hospital spending ...
Country Report
Household Goods in France
Dec 2018
The industry’s expansion significantly weakened in 2017 due to lower product sales in the domestic market. The slowdown was influenced by sluggish economic development and growing inflation in France, which limited households’ purchases of furniture ...
Country Report
Machinery in France
Dec 2018
Following a year of flat earnings, the French machinery industry witnessed a strong rebound in 2017. With an export ratio of around 47% and a significant growth rate, markets abroad made a greater contribution to the overall industry’s performance ...
Country Report
Hi-tech Goods in France
Dec 2018
French hi-tech goods industry growth continued accelerating in 2017. The industry benefited primarily from the well-performing domestic market, where demand for electronic products was driven by a favourable economic climate, boosted by increased ...
Country Report
Forestry, Wood and Paper in France
Dec 2018
Following a flat performance in 2016, the industry’s production turnover returned to growth in 2017 mainly thanks to the recovered wood and wood products sales to the French construction sector. The domestic construction segment performed especially ...
Country Report
Food, Beverages and Tobacco in France
Dec 2018
Food turnover entered positive growth territory in 2017. This performance was mostly driven by gains in household spending, on the back of improved consumer confidence and a mild acceleration in wages. Disposable annual income per capita totalled ...
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