This photograph taken on January 14, 2025 shows men riding bicycles in front of new residential buildings in Bordeaux, southwestern France. The European construction sector experienced a "disastrous year" in 2024, weakened by high interest rates coupled with inflation, but an improvement seems to be in sight from 2025, according to a report by the consulting firm Bain & Company published on January 2025. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)