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France's economic recovery will continue to disappoint

The French economy’s decent start to 2015 is unlikely to have been sustained in Q2. Looking further ahead, we think that the recovery will struggle to gain significant pace over the next few years. In particular, high unemployment and inadequate reforms will hold back growth.

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