Economics
Macron's First Effort to Shake Up the Economy Is Catching On
- Travelers take to buses two years after Macron opened market
- Now businesses await deeper changes pledged by new president
The Meteoric Rise of France's New President
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It’s vacation time in France, and the fleets of buses plying the nation’s highways suggest President Emmanuel Macron’s earliest effort to shake up the economy is catching on.
Cheaper and less glamorous than France’s celebrated high-speed trains, buses are hauling ever more travelers. That’s after Macron, then the economy minister, pushed through a law two years ago allowing passenger buses to operate on longer routes formerly reserved for trains.