La France

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La France

• Group 4
• Severine King
• Iona Harrison
• Gillian Cuddy
• Tania Browne
• Ginny Fleming
• Claire Watson
• Björn Happel

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History of France

• 18th Century Age of Enlightenment
• Louis XV and XVI
• 1789-1799 French Revolution
• Abolition of monarchy
• Creation of First Republic
• 1799-1815 Napoleon - Emperor

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History of France contd

• 1815-1848 Re-establishment of Monarchy
• Louis XVIII Charles X
• Industrialisation on a large scale
• 1870 Franco-Prussian War
• 1914-1918 First World War

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History of France contd

• 1929 Wall Street Crash
• Great Depression begins
• 1939-1945 Second World War
• Fourth Republic founded
• 1958 De Gaulle returns to power
• to administer 5th Republic

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History of France contd

• 1959 European Common Market
• 1969 Pompidous presidency begins
• 1992 European Union ratified
• under Francois Miterrands presidency
• Present Day
• Jacques Chirac - President
• Lionel Jospin - Prime Minister

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France A Profile

• 550,000 sq. km
• Population 60.9 Million
• 6 neighbours
• Bounded by 4 seas
• 22 Regions 96 Departments

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France A Profile

• Religion 90 Roman Catholic
• Others Protestant, Jewish Muslim
• Ethnic Groups
• Teutonic
• Slavic
• North African
• Indo-Chinese
• Basque

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France Workforce

• Labour force 25.4 Million
• 69 Services
• 26 Industry
• 5 Agriculture
• Well-educated Workforce
• Literacy
• Language French

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France Economy

• 4th largest Economic Power in world
• 4th largest Exporter
• GDP 1,540 billion
• Exchange rate stable
• EURO
• Unemployment high

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France Risk

• Financial Risk
• Exchange Rates
• EMU convergence criteria
• Interest Rates
• 1995 5.5
• 2000 5.4 (10-year govt)

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France Risk

• Country Risk
• Corruption CPI 6.7
• Legal system
• Climatic environment
• Prospects of War

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France Transport

• Road
• Rail (SNCF)
• Air travel (International Domestic flights, 6
  main airports)
• Ports

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France Communication

• Media
• Television Radio
• Telecommunications

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France Industry

• Major Exports
• specialised/ electrical machinery,
• vehicles, iron, steel, cereals, alcohol,
• textiles.
• Major Imports
• food products, industrial machinery, and
  petroleum.

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France Energy

• Nuclear power 73
• Coal/ Gas 11
• Hydroelectricity 16

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France Capital

• Exchange rate 6.55957 francs 1 Euro
• Introduction of the Euro by June 2002

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France Labour Force

• 35 hour week
• Active working population 28 million

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France InstitutionsThe Influence of the State

• Greater influence than any other state has on its
  citizens
• Present in numerous sectors
• Huge growth in public sector
• Loss of faith in state
• Strikes
• Reforms necessary

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France InstitutionsPolitical Environment

• Transition towards a new form of democracy over
  the last 20 years
• Relatively stable political background
• Currently left and right becoming closer
  concerning policies
• Low proportion of women

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France InstitutionsAdjustment to Foreign
Investment

• Member of GATT and WTO
  - Low tariffs - Free Trade
• Member of OECD
• Member of EU

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France Statistics

• 1994
• GDP 1.080 tril.
• Growth 2.4
• Inflation 1.6
• Exports 249.2
• Imports238.1 bil.

• 1999
• 1.373 tril.
• 2.7
• 0.5
• 304.7 bil.
• 280.8 bil.

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France Export

• Position in world rankings of Exports
• To which countries?
• Figure comparison 1994-1999
• Export subsidies policies
• Trade and Investment to UK
• Franco-American trade and investment

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France Internationalisation

• France in International Organisations
• Trade barriers
• Competitors
• Foreign participation in RD programs
• Inward investment into France

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Sources

• www.insee.fr
• www.france.com/businessindex.html
• www.france.gouv.com
• www.eurostat.com
• www.movingtofrance.com
• Microsoft Encarta (1998)