In the second quarter, 119,400 jobs were wiped out in France, according to data published by the national statistics institute INSEE on Friday, after already 497,000 in the first quarter. Industry and services are still struggling, even though temporary jobs have bounced back. Construction finished
The Ministry of Agriculture’s statistics department, Agreste, forecasts that soft wheat production is likely to fall by almost 25% in 2020, because of weather. Producers are asking the government for an “emergency plan”. Wheat harvests are expected to be disappointing this year. According to Agreste’s
From January 1, 2021, the price of the standard green stamp will be over 1 euro. The French postal service La Poste justifies the price increase by “the acceleration of the decline in mail volumes”. This is a milestone. In 2021, there will no longer
Many workers’ lives have been abruptly upended by the coronavirus pandemic, as job losses in tourism, air travel, food and drink and other industries hit those both on fixed contracts and in the informal sector. From employees making a comfortable living, to others just scraping
These salary cuts “should help Air France to save around 300 million euros,” throughout the duration of the crisis. The pilots of the national airline Air France and its low-cost subsidiary Transavia have seen their pay reduced since April, an effort “made necessary” by the
According to INSEE, the French national statistics institute, household consumption was higher in June than prior to the coronavirus outbreak in February. Should we be wrong to celebrate? Household consumption spending was stronger in June than before the coronavirus crisis, INSEE said on Friday, July
As part of its ecological shift, the government has announced a plan to revive night trains. But its strategy remains unclear, while their development involves some difficulties. Expected to disappear a few years ago and abandoned for a long time by the public authorities, the
New car registrations in France rose by 3.92% in July. The recovery trend continues as dealerships resumed their activities after closing their doors because of the lockdown measures imposed in response to the coronavirus Covid-19. There were 178,981 new car registrations in France last month,
The number of automatic teller machines (ATM) is constantly falling in France. In 2019, this decrease of slightly over 4% hit the most densely populated areas of the country, according to Banque de France figures. There are fewer and fewer automatic teller machines (ATM) in
The EDF Group will undertake major asset disposal, after a net loss of €700 million related to the health crisis. With a net loss of €700 million, Électricité de France (EDF) announced, on Thursday, July 30, a vast savings and divestment plan to offset the