01759cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015353 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513545912 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. France : Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (68 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that a solid economic recovery in France is under way. The economy is expected to expand by 1.2 percent in 2015, supported by an accommodative external environment. Sharply lower oil prices, a depreciated euro, low interest rates on account of quantitative easing, and the recovery in other euro area countries should underpin household consumption, lift export growth, and eventually foster a rebound in investment. The fiscal strategy, set out in the current multi-year budget law and the 2015 Stability Program, aims to bring the headline deficit below 3 percent of GDP by 2017, with a gradual adjustment based exclusively on spending containment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/178 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/178/002.2015.issue-178-en.xml IMF e-Library