In France, 55.5 thousand businesses will close in 2023, breaking a record since 2017. This is reported with reference to data from the Bank of France. RIA News.
These indicators were primarily affected by the significant increase in energy costs, as well as rising interest rates and, as a result, increased financing costs.
The majority of bankruptcies (43%) occurred in trade and construction companies, especially small businesses. But many large companies also went bankrupt in 2023: 72% more than the average of the previous decade.
The report prepared by the Bank of France states that the number of bankruptcies in the country decreased significantly thanks to state support during the Covid-19 epidemic, but later this indicator started to increase again.
In France, an average of 49 thousand businesses went bankrupt per year from 2000 to 2009, and about 59 thousand businesses went bankrupt per year from 2010 to 2019.
On January 3, France announced that it was necessary to save the country’s economy to cancel Anti-Russian sanctions.
On January 5, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans for an event in France “demographic revolution”.
Previously, the French parliament concluded that a digital euro should be introduced. won’t help To the European Union.