PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - France

PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - France

Summary

Four major regions of France generated around 57.2% of the country’s GDP and comprised 47.8% of the country’s population in 2017
European countries were the largest source of FDI inflows into France in 2018.

Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 30.6% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2018, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (13.7%), and wholesale, retail and hotels (13.2%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 3.1%, 2.6% and 2.9%, respectively, in 2019.

Scope

- As per the World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in France was unchanged over the last two years with a rank of 16th out of 160 countries in 2016 and 2018.
- The overall CAC 40 index exhibited a downward trend last year. As of August 23 2019, CAC 40 index stood at 5,326.9, compared to 5,419.3 on August 23 2018.

Reasons to buy

- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.