Country Analysis Report - France - In-depth PESTLE Insights

The country analysis report on France provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on France analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of France. The report provides a holistic view of France from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries.

• Understanding gained from the country analysis report on France can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. • Political section on France provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. • Economic section on France outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. • Social section on France enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country. • Technological section on France provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws. • Legal section on France provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime. • Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in France and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators.

PESTLE analysis of France identifies issues that affect the country’s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats). The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in France in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators. The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of France in different periods. It also examines the country’s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators. The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in France. The social welfare policies of the government along with the country’s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided. The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in France. The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in France. The environmental landscape in France discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined.

"France's economy recorded a GDP CAGR of 1.8% over 2001–07. Economic growth decelerated in 2008, when the GDP recorded a growth rate of 0.2% compared to a growth of 2.4% attained during 2007. Economic growth further deteriorated in 2009 to register a contraction of 2.6%. Households saw falling asset values, and a shrinking labor market forced them to reduce their expenditure. However the economy rebounded with a growth of 1.5% in 2010, and is expected to grow 2% in 2011. The services sector output rose from a level of E1.43 trillion in 2006 to more than E1.58 trillion in 2010, and is expected to reach around E1.78 trillion by the end of 2013. Strong services sector along with the government’s support to the industrial sector is likely to stimulate economic growth."

• What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in France? • What is the economic performance of France in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators? • What is the performance of France in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education? • What is the performance of France in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends? • What is the legal structure in France and are the laws conducive for investment? • What is the performance of France in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies?

Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Key Facts and Geographical Location
Key facts
Geographical location
PESTLE Analysis
Summary
Political analysis
Economic analysis
Social analysis
Technology analysis
Legal analysis
Environmental analysis
Political Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Economic Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Social Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Technological Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Legal Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Environmental Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Appendix
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of France
Figure 2: France – key political events since 1930
Figure 3: Key political figures in France
Figure 4: Structure of government
Figure 5: French National Assembly composition, 2009
Figure 6: France's historical GDP growth, 1991–2010
Figure 7: Market capitalization of Euronext Paris
Figure 8: GDP and GDP growth rate in France, 2004–14 (real GDP at constant 2000 prices)
Figure 9: GDP composition by sector, 2010
Figure 10: Agriculture output of France, 2005–10
Figure 11: Industrial output of France, 2005–10
Figure 12: Service output of France, 2005–10
Figure 13: External trade of France, 2006–10
Figure 14: Consumer price index and index-based inflation in France, 2004–14
Figure 15: Unemployment in France, 2004–14
Figure 16: Major religions of France
Figure 17: Expenditure on healthcare in France, 2002–13
Figure 18: Government’s expenditure on education in France, 2003–09
Figure 19: Growth rate of mobile and fixed-line subscribers in France, 2002–12
Figure 20: Internet users in France, 2006–10
Figure 21: France's judicial structure
Figure 19: CO2 emissions in France, 2003–10
Figure 20: Carbon fuel usage in France, 2003–10

TABLES
Table 1: France – key fundamentals
Table 2: France – key facts
Table 3: Analysis of France’s political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of France’s economy
Table 5: Analysis of France’s social system
Table 6: Analysis of France’s technology landscape
Table 7: Analysis of France’s legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of France’s environmental landscape
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (million), 2010
Table 10: Patents received by USPTO, 2003–10
Table 11: Individual income tax rates in France, 2010
Table 12: Key environmental measures

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