Marc Touati
Marc Touati
across executives france sad
I am very sad today, as are many executives across the country. We have a confirmation that France will not, can not reform.
companies difficult second situation
Companies are worried. The situation could become much more difficult in the second quarter.
companies create france jobs labor market planned
Companies that may have planned to create jobs here are not going to do it. If companies don't feel France is going to be reformed, companies are going to go where the labor market is more flexible.
coming france level paying strong twice
We are paying for the strong level of the euro, ... An American would think twice before coming to France on holiday.
coming france level paying strong twice
We are paying for the strong level of the euro. An American would think twice before coming to France on holiday.
betting confidence consumers expect impact percent positive rate
We can expect a jobless rate of 9 percent by the summer, and that can have a positive impact on consumers confidence and on spending. The government's betting it will have a psychological impact.
add ahead attract chose euro expected pressures prices push retailers reverse seeing total understood
What we're seeing now is a total reverse in what everyone expected ahead of the euro debut; retailers understood that the euro would add new pressures for competitiveness, so they chose to push prices down to attract customers.