The French president warned of tough budget decisions ahead as the country struggles with a daunting public deficit. View on ...

A budget-constrained France could launch a national loan to fund plans to beef up its defence spending, Prime Minister ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has set a target to raise the country’s defense budget to €67 billion by 2030, with ...

Macron’s calls for more military spending without tax increases have sparked fears over future cuts to social programs.

The CEO of budget airline Ryanair threatened to pull out of French airports if France went ahead with planned increases to the 'eco tax' on plane tickets in its 2025 Budget. France did indeed go ahead ...

Current regulation designed to divert lending away from companies seen as problematic under ESG aspects makes it hard for ...

The Trump administration’s rapidly-changing policies on Europe and Ukraine are boosting support for increased defence ...

France aims to boost defence spending amid growing geopolitical tensions without derailing its financial stability. Finance Minister Eric Lombard emphasizes the need to integrate these expenses into ...

Investing.com -- S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on France’s ’AA-/A-1+’ credit ratings from stable to negative, citing concerns over the country’s weakening public finances. The decision ...

Global credit ratings agency S&P revised its outlook on France to negative from stable on Friday, citing rising debt, ...

The change in outlook reflects “rising government debt amid weak political consensus for tackling France’s large underlying budget deficits, against a backdrop of more uncertain economic growth ...

South Africa's finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than previously ...