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France Financial System Stability Assessment Summary (July 2025)

Core Content

The Financial System Stability Assessment (FSA) report on France was prepared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of its periodic consultation with the country. It evaluates the resilience of the financial system, highlights key risks, and offers policy recommendations to enhance stability and preparedness.

Main Findings

Resilience: The French financial system has shown resilience to shocks over the last five years, despite domestic and external policy uncertainties.
Sector Structure: The system is dominated by six major bancassurance conglomerates, including four Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs), which have significant cross-border exposures.
Credit and Debt: Household and non-financial corporate (NFC) debt levels remain elevated, although credit growth has moderated and the housing market is adjusting orderly.
Macroprudential Measures: Several strong macroprudential actions have been taken to manage systemic risks, particularly in the housing and corporate sectors.
Supervision: Regulatory and supervisory practices are robust, but more coordination and transparency are needed, especially in cybersecurity and interconnectedness.
Crisis Preparedness: France has made progress in crisis preparedness, but improvements are needed in Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) and resolution frameworks.

Key Issues and Policy Advice

Financial Stability Risks

Risks from non-financial corporates and interbank connections require continued monitoring.
Banks have high capital and liquidity buffers, but low profitability compared to Euro Area (EA) peers.
Investment funds show adequate liquidity under stress scenarios.
Sovereign debt markets remain stable and well-functioning, with a diversified investor base.

Recommendations

Recommendation	Agency	Timing
Improve data quality and interconnectedness monitoring	ACPR, AMF, BdF	Short Term (ST)
Enhance liquidity monitoring and consider higher buffers	ACPR, BdF	Short Term (ST)
Improve investment fund redemption risk monitoring	ACPR, AMF, BdF	Short Term (ST)
Ensure supervisory authorities are adequately funded and autonomous	ACPR, AMF, MoEF	Medium Term (MT)
Recuse government from supervisory decision-making committees	MoEF, Ministry of Labor	Medium Term (MT)
Formalize inter-agency coordination for cyber and crisis response	ACPR, AMF, BdF	Short Term (ST)
Strengthen HCSF institutional framework and public communication	HCSF, MoEF	Immediate (I) and Short Term (ST)
Improve guidance on the credit protection reserve (CCyB)	HCSF, MoEF	Short Term (ST)
Broaden borrower-based measures (BBM) coverage	HCSF	Medium Term (MT)
Develop a methodology for identifying FICOD-relevant competent authorities	ACPR, AMF	Short Term (ST)
Strengthen conglomerate-level risk framework	ACPR	Medium Term (MT)
Implement the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive	ACPR, MoEF	Medium Term (MT)
Ensure compliance with enterprise-wide risk management requirements	ACPR	Medium Term (MT)
Enhance operational readiness for resolution tools and cross-border bail-in procedures	ACPR	Short Term (ST)
Strengthen deposit insurance fund with a higher target and public backstop	FGDR, MoEF	Medium Term (MT)

Financial Sector Overview

Banking Sector

Capital and Liquidity: Banks maintain high capital and liquidity buffers, but profitability is low relative to peers.
Lending Practices: Conservative lending standards have resulted in low credit risk but also low returns.
Interest Rates: Rising interest rates have compressed net interest margins, while fixed-rate loans provide stability.
Resilience: Banks and investment funds show resilience under severe stress tests, including market shocks and recession scenarios.

Insurance Sector

Size and Structure: The insurance sector is the largest in the EU and among the top five globally.
Market Share: The largest 15 insurers account for over 80% of life premiums and 50% of non-life premiums.
Products: Dominated by unit-linked and Euro contracts, which offer capital guarantees but not investment returns.
Tax Advantages: Popular due to favorable tax treatment.

Investment Funds

Liquidity: Investment funds have sufficient liquidity to withstand substantial redemption shocks.
Market Impact: They support a large corporate bond market and one of the largest money market fund (MMF) markets in Europe.

Supervisory and Regulatory Framework

Macroprudential Policies: The framework includes borrower-based measures (BBMs), systemic risk buffers, and stress testing.
Supervisory Practices: Strong across the sector, with a focus on financial stability.
Cybersecurity: The framework is robust, but structured cooperation and information sharing are needed.
Interagency Coordination: Should be formalized through standing committees for cyber and crisis management.

Crisis Preparedness and Management

ELA Arrangements: Should be improved with prepositioning of collateral and simulation exercises.
Resolution Frameworks: Need to be enhanced, especially for insurers and cross-border procedures.
Deposit Insurance Fund: Should be strengthened with a higher target level and public backstop.

Conclusion

France's financial system is resilient but faces challenges due to high debt levels, policy uncertainty, and increasing complexity. The IMF recommends enhancing data quality, liquidity buffers, interconnectedness monitoring, and resolution frameworks, as well as improving supervisory coordination and cybersecurity practices to ensure long-term stability and preparedness.

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