France News News France » Finance: Higher borrowing costs an 'alarm signal' for France: finance minister
The higher interest rates on France's government debt are an alarm signal for the country even though Paris retains the confidence of bond investors, the country's finance minister said Wednesday, as ...
News France » Finance: France’s new finance minister is on a rescue mission
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure — the country's third in just over a year — is in New York this week reassuring investors that the EU's second-biggest economy can get it together. France is on ...
News France » Finance: France sees €4B-€6B impact from Iran crisis amid rising yields, finance minister says
France Finance Minister Roland Lescure said that France has incurred an economic cost of €4B to €6B due to the ongoing Iran crisis driven largely by surging energy prices and rising borrowing costs.
News France » Finance: How bad could things get in France?
Now markets are worried. The yield on French debt is similar to that on Portugal’s and its spread over German bunds, Europe’s benchmark, has widened to 0.7 percentage points. France’s stockmarket is ...
News France » Finance: France finance minister says Hormuz must open, G7 ready to mitigate war fallout
France’s Economy and Finance Minister Roland Lescure says the G7 stands ready to help mitigate fallout from the Middle East war – Copyright AFP SAUL LOEB French ...
News France » Finance: Ethiopia, France finance officials reaffirm commitment to strengthening support to reform agenda
Addis Ababa, April 21, 2026 (ENA) —Ethiopia and France have reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation to support Ethiopia’s reform agenda, attract investment, and advance ...
News France » Finance: France Says G7 Finance Talks 'Frank, Sometimes Difficult'
France's finance minister acknowledged Tuesday that two days of talks among leading global economies were "sometimes difficult", even as the group agreed a statement committing to multilateral ...