France must urgently take steps to rein in public finances or soon be forced into painful austerity, the country’s audit ...

France needs to get its public finances back on track this year or risk pressure from unforgiving financial markets to do so in the future, the national public audit office said on Wednesday.

Following a major scandal around abuses at a Catholic school, a report by two members of Parliament offers an unprecedented ...

France’s minority government on Tuesday survived a no-confidence motion over the pension reform thanks to Marine Le Pen’s far-right party abstaining in the vote.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survived his latest no-confidence motion in parliament on Tuesday, after far-right ...

France's minority government is due to face a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The motion against ...

We think Swiss Life has weak financial health. As of end-2024, we think Swiss Life had CHF 5.3 billion of debt on its balance sheet. This was made up of hybrid debt and senior debt. This left Swiss ...

French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared ...