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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Инновационная экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic">2413-5607</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">48960</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the French economy</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Роль малого и среднего предпринимательства в экономике Франции</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zhukova</surname><given-names>Polina Olegovna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Жукова</surname><given-names>Полина Олеговна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Student of the Department of Regional Economics and Environmental Management, Faculty of Humanities</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Студентка кафедры Региональной экономики и природопользования, Гуманитарный факультет</p></bio><email>poly08102003@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Dolenina</surname><given-names>Olga Evgenyevna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Доленина</surname><given-names>Ольга Евгеньевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Regional Economics and Environmental Management, Faculty of Humanities</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>К.г.н., доцент, доцент кафедры Региональной экономики и природопользования, Гуманитарный факультет</p></bio><email>dolenina@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">St. Petersburg State University of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-Петербургский государственный экономический университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-17" publication-format="electronic"><day>17</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>10</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-03-17"><day>17</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-03-17"><day>17</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Инновационная экономика</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">INNOVATIVE ECONOMY</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Инновационная экономика</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/in-econ/article/view/48960">https://journals.rudn.ru/in-econ/article/view/48960</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><italic>The article is devoted to the research of the role of private entrepreneurship in the French economy. In the work, the authors presented the main directions of the French economy, in which small and medium-sized businesses occupy the leading positions. The impact of coronavirus infection on the development of private entrepreneurship was analyzed, measures of state support for SMEs to overcome the consequences of the pandemic and the role of COVID-19 in the implementation of innovative technologies were considered.  The article also assesses the impact of the French system of small and medium-sized enterprises on the countries that are former French colonies. </italic></p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><italic>Статья посвящена исследованию роли частного предпринимательства во французской экономике. В работе авторы представили основные направления экономики Франции, в которых лидирующие позиции занимает малый и средний бизнес. Был проведен анализ влияния коронавирусной инфекции на развитие частного предпринимательства, рассмотрены меры государственной поддержки МСП для преодоления последствий пандемии и роль COVID-19 во внедрении инновационных технологий.  Также в статье оценивается влияние французской системы малого и среднего предпринимательства на страны, являющиеся бывшими французскими колониями. </italic></p></trans-abstract><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Frantsia – VVP [France – GDP]. Trading economics. Available at: https://ru.tradingeconomics.com/france/gdp (accessed: 09.03.2023)</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Франция – BBП // Trading economics [Электронный ресурс]. 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