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French enjoy longest retirement in the developed world

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:13:56 +0100

French pensioners enjoy the longest retirement in the developed world and also have some of the highest revenues, a study by the OECD economic think tank showed on Tuesday.

France lags behind the class in maths, reading

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:58:00 +0200

France is proving to be a poor student and is lagging behind the rest of the class when it comes to reading and mathematics, according to the findings of a new global study.

France tops global table for welfare spending

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:19:00 +0200

France’s Socialist administration continues to shell out more on social spending than any other government, according to a report published on Thursday by the OECD. But how long it will it continue to do so.

Moving on up: From Paris pubs to the OECD

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:59:00 +0100

Many young professionals hoping to have a career in France first work in the bars of the French capital before moving on. Katherine Perkins graduated from the pubs in Paris to work for the global economics organization, the OECD.

Hollande talks debt and growth with global chiefs

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:31:00 +0100

French President François Hollande holds talks on Monday with the heads of the World Bank and other top economic bodies to discuss the eurozone debt crisis and ways to kickstart growth.

French media lament poor education rating

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:02:39 +0200

French newspapers and websites were almost wholly negative about the state of the country's education system following a report from the Paris-based OECD on the state of education in countries around the world.