FRANCEIHRM

PROFESSOR GHOSH

Anthony Abdelnour

Gloria Burlamaqui

Fredrik Walstam

Victor Bassam

ENVIRONMENT/GEOGRAPHY

Climate North: Cool and Wet

South: Warm and Dry

Population: 63.4 Million

Cities: Paris

Marseilles

Lyon

Toulouse

Natural Resources: Coal, Iron, Uranium, High Quality Soil

Transport Airport

Train

Bus

HOFSTEDE’S DIMENSIONS

LEGAL SYSTEM AND LABOR LAWS

French Civil Law System

Napoleonic Code

Public and Private Law

Labor Laws

The Labor Code and

Unions

Types of Permits for

Expatriates

POLITICAL RISK

Governmental System

Current Political situation and Stability

LABOR AVAILABILITY

Labor Force: 29,620,000 (21st in world)

Services: 71.8%

Industry: 24.3%

Agriculture: 3.8%

Education: Successful educational system

Language: French, English

Unemployment Rate: 10.6%

Literacy Rate: 99%

ECONOMY/INCOME PROFILE

Income per capita in in 2011

was 42,420 USD atlas

method.

28th in the world

Income per capita is 35,910

PPP. (35th)

The country’s GDP in 2012

was $2.253 trillion PPP. (10th

largest in the world)

GDP growth in 2010 as well

as 2011 was 1.7%. However,

in 2012 the economy suffered

stagnation and only grew

0.1%.

inequality and poverty has

Imports & Exports: Machinery

& Transport equipment,

mineral fuels, chemicals, and

food, drink, and tobacco

TAX REGIME

Income Tax

“social

contribution”

Corporate tax

Tax Treaties

MERCI!

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