Beefed-Up Olympics Security Thins Out Tourists, Squeezing Merchants
French businesses had hoped the Games would bring an economic boom, but metal fences and police checkpoints have turned some areas of Paris into dead zones.
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After French Election, Voters Are Resigned to Cost-of-Living Crisis
France’s parliamentary elections were intended to bring change, but many fear the political gridlock means their struggle to pay bills will continue.
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Political Gridlock Will Raise the Economic Stakes in France
The French election results point to a prolonged political logjam, which may not help a country bedeviled by high debt and slowing economic growth.
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New Factories and Jobs Are Not Enough to Stem France’s Far Right Surge
President Emmanuel Macron’s promise of re-industrialization in northern France has helped stimulate the economy, but “people feel defeated and angry.”