News - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/?xtor=RSS-1 en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480411 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1 Presentation of the 2023 foreign trade results (7 Feb. 2024) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/presentation-of-the-2023-foreign-trade-results-7-feb-2024?xtor=RSS-1 2023 was a year of significant upheavals. The continuing war in Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, affecting the stability of the region as far as the Red Sea, and renewed economic and technological competition between the United States and China were all factors of complexity and instability that affected global trade. Against this destabilized international background, characterized by a reduction in demand and persisting trade tensions, the successes of France's foreign trade are all the (…) 2024-02-08 13:46:47 55273_277616 G7 – Olivier Becht's participation in the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting (Osaka, 28-29 Oct. 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/g7-olivier-becht-s-participation-in-the-g7-trade-ministers-meeting-osaka-28-29?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Osaka, Japan, on October 28 and 29 for the second G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting chaired by Japan. This meeting will address the challenges of sustainable development and digital technology as they relate to trade, as well as the reform of the multilateral trading system, in preparation for the 13th WTO Ministerial (…) 2023-10-26 16:12:40 55273_276115 Foreign trade – Announcement of the “Osez l'export” (“dare to export”) plan (31.08.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/foreign-trade-announcement-of-the-osez-l-export-dare-to-export-plan-31-08-23?xtor=RSS-1 On August 31, Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, unveiled a plan dubbed “Osez l'export” (“dare to export”). À toutes les entreprises françaises : je compte sur vous. Osez l'export. #osezlexport pic.twitter.com/lIf2JU42Y2— Olivier Becht (@becht_olivier) August 31, 2023 The goal of this plan is to help businesses, especially small and medium-sized businesses, to operate (…) 2023-08-31 17:54:36 55273_274932 G20 – Olivier Becht participating in the G20 Trade and Investment meeting in India (22 Aug. 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/g20-olivier-becht-participating-in-the-g20-trade-and-investment-meeting-in?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Jaipur, India, for the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting from August 23 to 25. The ministers will discuss the challenges of digitizing global trade, the mechanisms to be implemented in order to better include SMEs in international trade, and the reform of the World Trade Organization. Along with his Indian, (…) 2023-08-22 16:46:23 55273_274828 OECD - Ministerial Meeting on Responsible Business Conduct, co-chaired by France (Feb. 14-15, 2023) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/oecd-ministerial-meeting-on-responsible-business-conduct-co-chaired-by-france?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is representing France at the OECD's Ministerial Meeting on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) on February 14-15. France and the United States, represented by the Minister Delegate and Jose W. Fernandez, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, respectively, are co-chairing this meeting, which is (…) 2023-02-14 16:56:35 55273_271396 Presentation of France's 2022 foreign trade figures (07.02.23) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/presentation-of-france-s-2022-foreign-trade-figures-07-02-23?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, today presented France's 2022 foreign trade figures. The year 2022 saw a degraded global context, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, persistent tensions in supply chains, runaway commodity prices, rising inflation and higher interest rates. These factors have led to a slow-down in global trade. France's global trade has suffered in (…) 2023-02-07 17:25:07 55273_271248 The second High-Level Meeting of the U.S.-France Bilateral Clean Energy Partnership was held in Washington (14.11.22° https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/the-second-high-level-meeting-of-the-u-s-france-bilateral-clean-energy?xtor=RSS-1 The second High-Level Meeting of the U.S.-France Bilateral Clean Energy Partnership was held in Washington, D.C., co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of State, France's Ministry for the Energy Transition, and France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. This Partnership aims to address: (i) energy policy, technology, and innovation; and (ii) diplomatic efforts to accelerate energy transitions and achieve climate objectives. The meeting convened at an (…) 2022-11-15 15:56:35 55273_269787 International Monetary Fund / World Bank – Chrysoula Zacharopoulou travels to Washington (13-14.10.22) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/international-monetary-fund-world-bank-chrysoula-zacharopoulou-travels-to?xtor=RSS-1 Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will be in Washington from October 13-14 as the head of the French delegation to the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. There, she will champion France's vision for bolstering the work of the international financial institutions in order to preserve global public goods and for mobilizing (…) 2022-10-13 09:16:57 55273_269274 Oil - Q&A (10.06.22) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/oil-q-a-10-06-22?xtor=RSS-1 Do you think OPEC+'s decision to drastically reduce oil production is a failure for Western diplomacy, given the efforts made over the past months to convince certain countries – especially those of the Gulf – to increase production? As you know, OPEC+ is a sovereign body when it comes to establishing production guidelines for its members. France regrets this decision, given the current constraints on our energy supply as a result of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which created strong (…) 2022-10-10 10:51:29 55273_269196 Press release - French foreign trade results for the first half of 2022 (05 Aug. 2022) https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/news/article/press-release-french-foreign-trade-results-for-the-first-half-of-2022-05-aug?xtor=RSS-1 Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, presented the foreign trade results for the first half of 2022, published today, Friday 5 August, by the General Directorate of Customs [and Excise] and the Banque de France. While boasting excellent results in the services sector and continued economic attractiveness, France nevertheless shares the general deterioration in the (…) 2022-08-05 17:14:20 55273_268184