Foreign trade results in the first half of 2020 (07 Aug. 20)
The COVID-19 epidemic has caused an unprecedented decline in global business and trade. Like most of our international partners, France suffered a significant deterioration in its trade deficit in goods in the first half of 2020, which stood at €34 billion, compared to €29 billion in the first half of 2019 – a direct result of this exceptionally unfavourable situation. Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, gave the following response: “Unfortunately (…)