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Real estate credit: The drop in the usury rate risks penalizing the most fragile borrowers

Real estate credit: The drop in the usury rate risks penalizing the most fragile borrowers

The building materials market is regaining some momentum

The building materials market is regaining some momentum

The garden market breaks growth records

The garden market breaks growth records

The French economy is resisting the third confinement well, according to the Banque de France

The French economy is resisting the third confinement well, according to the Banque de France

The office rental market in France still declining in the first quarter

The office rental market in France still declining in the first quarter

Ravaged by the crisis, the hotel industry still attracts investors

Ravaged by the crisis, the hotel industry still attracts investors

Economy | 13/04/21
Savings due to Covid estimated at 165 billion euros in 2020/2021, according to Villeroy de Galhau The additional savings due to the consumption deficit induced by the Covid-19 epidemic will reach 165 billion euros for the years 2020 and 2021, estimated on Tuesday the governor of the Bank of France François Villeroy de Galhau.
Economy | 08/04/21
In 2021, France should do better than the euro zone, according to the IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects GDP to rebound by 5,8% in France in 2021, a forecast revised upwards compared to January and higher than the growth rate projected for Europe.
Economy | 06/04/21
New health restrictions are forcing the government to review its growth, debt and deficit forecasts The new restrictive measures taken to fight the Covid-19 pandemic are leading the government to revise its growth, debt and deficit forecasts for France in 2021. The government now only expects growth of 5% in 2021, instead of the 6% hoped for so far, announced in the Journal du Dimanche Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy and Finance.
Economy | 05/04/21
S&P maintains France's rating, confident in its rebound capabilities Standard and Poor's on Friday maintained France's long-term debt rating at "AA" as well as the "stable" outlook attached to it, confident in its ability to resume growth and restore balance to its finances public.
Economy | 02/04/21
The government's 2021 growth forecast will be revised following the new restrictions The growth forecast for the French economy in 2021 will be revised in the coming days to take into account the new restrictions intended to fight the Covid-19 epidemic, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday.
Economy | 01/04/21
The Europeans must adopt the recovery plan "urgently" according to the Banque de France European countries must "urgently" adopt the stimulus plan decided on last summer, otherwise the euro zone's growth gap with the United States will worsen further, warned the Bank's governor of France.
Conjuncture | 01/04/21
Real estate prices climb in the first quarter, Paris against the tide The pandemic did not divert the French from old real estate in the first quarter, according to the first data communicated by the real estate agencies, but the demand mainly concerns houses and medium-sized cities, to the detriment of Paris where signs of falling prices appear.
Economy | 01/04/21
The economy again hampered by the closure of schools and businesses The closure of schools, feared by companies and announced Wednesday evening by Emmanuel Macron, will again disrupt economic activity over the coming weeks, even if the school holidays should reduce the impact.
Conjuncture | 30/03/21
Household morale rebounds slightly in March Household morale in France rebounded slightly in March, after two months of decline, illustrating in particular a more positive perception of their future financial situation, according to data released by INSEE on Tuesday.
Conjuncture | 30/03/21
Housing construction still far from its pre-crisis level Housing construction between December 2020 and February 2021 still remains far from its pre-health crisis level despite stabilization compared to the previous three months, according to figures released by the government on Tuesday.
Study / Review / Report | 29/03/21
Observ'ER study of the domestic wood-burning appliances market in 2020 With 314.865 units sold in 2020, the domestic wood heating equipment market fell by 16,4% compared to 2019. This downward trend in sales was observed in almost all of the segments and sub-segments that make up the market. Only pellet boilers (14.530 sales, + 2,4%) managed to do well.
Economy | 26/03/21
Worsening pandemic delays economic recovery in Europe New outbreak of coronavirus contamination, tightening of restrictive measures and vaccinations still too slow ... The worsening of the health situation will further delay the economic recovery in Europe, more and more economists believe.
Conjuncture | 24/03/21
The Livret A achieves a record collection for the month of February The Livret A recorded in February a record level of inflows over this month, with nearly 2,9 billion euros, according to figures released Tuesday by the Caisse des Dépots.
Study / Review / Report | 23/03/21
What are the prices and surfaces of new houses on average? Building a house is often the dream of a lifetime. The first question for households embarking on the adventure is how much does it cost? The second will be how to find land? And for what surface?
FFB | Conjuncture | 23/03/21
The FFB warns of the soaring prices of materials and the decline in housing construction Building professionals warned Tuesday against a shortage of building materials, especially wood, accompanied by a surge in their prices, in a general context of a sharp slowdown in activity in the sector with a decline in building permits and housing starts.
Study / Review / Report | 22/03/21
The paradox of corporate insolvency in Europe: miracle and mirage The economic crisis engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic heralded major insolvencies and corporate insolvency in France and throughout the euro zone. Even if the real impact of the COVID-19 crisis remains uncertain, the failures have nevertheless decreased during the year 2020 in all the major European economies.
Economy | 19/03/21
Government remains optimistic on recovery, despite re-containment The tightening of restrictions will curb activity in the departments concerned and further increase the cost of the crisis on public finances, but not to the point of upsetting the government's ambitions for economic recovery this year.
Study / Review / Report | 19/03/21
23% of French people believe that confinement has changed the image they had of their housing The year 2020, marked by an unprecedented health crisis, put housing back at the center of the concerns of the French, leading many of them to devote a larger budget to it. This is the main lesson of the PROFIL 2021 * study, carried out jointly by Sofinco, a commercial brand of Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance in France, and the Institut de la Maison (IPEA), which analyzes in depth consumer trends in the House equipment.
Economy | 18/03/21
France maintains a cautious attitude on credit in the face of high risks The French authorities on Thursday maintained a cautious stance on business credit, believing that the risks to financial stability remain at a high level.
Economy | 16/03/21
Jean Castex announces a "Macron bonus" for low wages and extends aid A "Macron" bonus of 1.000 euros open to all low wages, an extension of learning aid, but a rapid exit from aid for the hiring of young people: Jean Castex tried with the social partners to project himself on the post-crisis despite the tense health context.