Abstract
We have chosen to made research about the international trade of France. This country is perfectly integrated in the international trade and part of the biggest European exporting and importing countries since the Second World War II. The creations of the European Union and many international associations have contributed to their trade expansion. Nowadays France is the fifth-largest economy in the world.
Moreover the French case is currently interesting because France is facing a loss of competitiveness compared to other countries like for example Germany which manages better to keep on going is trade balance. This loss of competitiveness has lot of negative impacts on French economy with in particular a decline of exporting companies.
Nevertheless to face these many problems France set up new policies in order to enhance its trade balance in strong deficit. French government is trying to help SME to develop their activities abroad by helping them with different tools adapted to their needs. They also took the decision to develop their exportation's through developing countries whose the demand is growing and because their business is too much focus on the European Union. They also tend to help areas in which they get a comparative advantage following Ricardo and the factor-endowment theory. France applies government regulatory policies by offering for example subsidies to enhance competitiveness of Airbus.
