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OECD Statistical Profile of France

07-Dec-2011

The country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society.

Toujours plus d'inégalité : Pourquoi les écarts de revenus se creusent - Note pays: France

05-Dec-2011

This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".

France - Economic forecast summary (November 2011)

28-Nov-2011

Given the sharp slowdown triggered by unresolved European sovereign-debt problems, France may have entered a short, shallow recession. Real GDP is projected to grow by just 0.3% in 2012 before accelerating ...

OECD and the G20

26-Oct-2011

In 2008, the G20 called on the OECD and other key international organisations to help them respond to the global economic crisis. Since then, the OECD has been an active participant in G20 meetings and ...

France: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

27-Sep-2011

 Biographical note of France's Permanent Representative to the OECD.

OECD Employment Outlook - How does France compare

15-Sep-2011

The 2011 OECD Employment Outlook shows that a modest recovery is underway in France which is translating into a slow decline in the unemployment rate. France’s unemployment rate (ILO definition)
has declined from its peak of 10% in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 9.7% in the second quarter of 2

Governance: improving the economies of Le Havre, Rouen, Paris, and Caen and their surrounding regions

14-Sep-2011

A new OECD report, The Competitiveness of Port-Cities: The Case of the Seine Axis, outlines the economies of the Seine-Axis ports of Le Havre, Rouen, Paris, and Caen, reviewing the impact of these ports on the surrounding regions and assessing their development policies and governance.

Education: crisis reinforces importance of a good education, says OECD

14-Sep-2011

People with university degrees have suffered far fewer job losses during the global economic crisis than those who left school without qualifications, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Education at a Glance.

Fostering Innovation for Green Growth

12-Sep-2011

This book draws on work on green innovation across several parts of the OECD to show how it can drive sustainable growth and job creation. It explores policy actions for the deployment of new technologies and innovations as they emerge.