The biggest increase in the registration of new companies is in accommodation and catering. It mainly relates to fast-food activities, according to the national statistics institute INSEE. The number of business creations in France increased again in July, after their sharp rise in May and
A survey by Yougov shows that the share of people working from home has fallen from 27% to 15% after the lockdown in France, much faster than in the United Kingdom. And people at risk are no more likely to be working from home than
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Wednesday, August 26th on France Inter radio that an economic recovery plan will be unveiled on September 3rd. An economic recovery plan While talking to France Inter, Jean Castex said that the economic recovery plan will be announced on
In Paris, households have put some 5,500 euros on savings accounts over the last six months, while in some parts of France the savings rate has not changed. A side-effect of the coronavirus epidemic and the economic crisis that it caused in France: people have
No more catalogues in the mailbox for Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant. For this new season, the offers will be shown on the web and via digital events. It’s a small revolution for Ikea. The Swedish furniture giant has decided not to release a paper
According to the Deputy Minister for Industry, France is no longer reliant on China for the production of face masks. France will produce 100 million face masks (surgical and FFP2) per week by December and no longer relies on China, said Tuesday, August 25th the
Like Google, Apple and Amazon previously, Facebook announced on Monday, August 24, a tax deal with the French government. This agreement involves a €106 million corporate tax adjustment for its subsidiary Facebook France over the period 2009-2018. For the year 2019, Facebook said it had
The French national railway recorded a number of passengers only 15% lower than a normal summer, according to Alain Krakovitch, the director of Voyages SNCF, quoted by the newspaper L’Opinion. The French National Railway Company (SNCF) feared a disastrous summer. But it eventually managed to
Self-employed professionals and small businesses in France “having started their activity no later than 2019,” will be able to apply for a spacing of taxes. This is good news for small businesses affected by the crisis. The Ministry of the Economy confirmed on Monday, August
Independent French newsagents, badly shaken by the health crisis and the troubles of the former press distribution group Presstalis, are to receive an “exceptional aid” of at least 1,500 euros, according to a decree published in mid-August in the Government Gazette. The aim is to