Archives Jan. 1, 2024

In September, the political Bureau of the Chinese Communist party had a meeting and has made known that new measures to support economic activity were going to be announced without entering into the details. The objective of a 5% growth rate seemed to be difficult to be reached and it is that which has attracted the attention of the commentators. Yet, the fact that the Chinese GDP growth was 4.9%, as it emerges from the 1st half figures, or 5% has no importance. The accurateness of the statistics does not allow to giving attention to such small spreads. It ...

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After near two months of uncertainties, the new French government will have to elaborate an economic policy able to answer to the difficulties with which the country is confronted: low growth, persisting unemployment, trade deficit and heavy public indebtedness. The alarming messages dedicated to make accepted by public opinion unavoidable unpopular measures are contrasting with the self-satisfaction talks of the previous government. The results of the last two elections have shown that the message had not convinced. The government so will have to identify the causes of this situation and to propose appropriated remedies.

The trade deficit is growing for ...

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The approach of the maturities fixed by the European Commission begins to start to become aware about the challenges and the risks to which a strategic industrial sector is confronted with. It would be the time. In 2035, the sale of cars with a thermal engine will be forbidden. From 2025, the carmakers which will not reach a determined level of sales of private electric vehicles will be hurt by penalties which could reach several billion each year. These arrangements have as an objective to reduce the CO2 emissions of the States-members. They have been adopted by the European Parliament ...

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