The Resilience of the French Financial System in the Face of Rising Interest Rates: A Report from the Banque de France

2023-12-20 17:46:47 By Le Figaro with AFP Published 5 hours ago, Updated 4 hours ago Agnès Benassy-Quéré, second deputy governor of the Banque de France. JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP The French financial system is proving resilient in the face of a spectacular rise in interest rates, estimates the Banque de France, while the most … Read more

Despite sluggish growth, France should avoid recession in the 4th quarter

2023-12-12 02:44:14 The French economy should barely recover at the end of the year. Activity should in fact grow modestly by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, the Banque de France indicated on Monday. Good news all the same: the country will avoid recession after a third quarter in the red. This very slight increase in … Read more

Bercy relaxes the conditions for obtaining real estate loans to revive them

2023-12-04 20:00:34 The Ministry of the Economy is trying to raise the bar in real estate. To counter a market in free fall, Bercy and the Banque de France have marginally adjusted the rules governing real estate credit and called for a careful examination of banks’ refusals in this area. “I proposed three technical adjustments” … Read more

The Future of Digital Currency: Exploring the Potential of the European Central Bank’s Digital Euro

2023-11-01 01:38:23 This is the second stage of the “digital euro” rocket, powered by the European Central Bank. After two years of investigation, the preparatory phase for the potential arrival of this cash lining opens this Wednesday, November 1st. On the program: finalization of the drafting of the rules, tests and experiments. “We must prepare … Read more

The Future of Digital Euro: ECB’s Second Stage Launches with Preparatory Phase

2023-11-01 00:09:27 This is the second stage of the “digital euro” rocket, powered by the European Central Bank. After two years of investigation, the preparatory phase for the potential arrival of this cash lining opens this Wednesday, November 1st. On the program: finalization of the drafting of the rules, tests and experiments. “We must prepare … Read more