Housing snags tug back France’s economy
Strangled by regulation and high prices, weak French housing investment is proving a major drag on the euro zone's second-biggest economy as it struggles to stage a convincing recovery. President…
‘En attendant Godot’ – Europe waiting for France
As President Francois Hollande goes through the French mid-term ritual of sacking his government and appointing a new one, promising a dynamic "fresh start" after a local election drubbing, Europe…
Taxing times for France despite job growth
French President Francois Hollande's government has been besieged by anti-tax protests for more than a month, but a surprise decline in the number of unemployed could help break the logjam.…
France’s National Front: far-right or just right-wing?
With six months to go until local elections, in which Marine Le Pen is aiming to create an upset, the leader of France's National Front (FN) has launched the next…
France runs into German wall on EU growth drive
State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) reflects a realisation that cutting interest rate can't compensate for the rise in a variety of other costs of doing…
What’s left in France
The first round of the French presidential election has not substantially diminished the likelihood that the Élysée Palace will have a new occupant next month, after Nicolas Sarkozy last Sunday…
Durov’s Telegram: ‘weapon of war’ under increased scrutiny
The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and propagandists as Moscow’s war against Ukraine grinds…
FDI and its drivers: a perspective
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is all about country perception and country perception is all about political and economic stability of the country. While economic instability could be condoned in expectations…
Building prosperity
I contested the last general elections from what many refer to as a rural community. It is a place where government services, such that exist in the country, are hard…
US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, US Ambassador to the…
