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International Institutions Forecast Modest French Growth of Around Zero Point Seven Percent in Twenty-Twenty-Six

The International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are among institutions projecting limited French economic growth in twenty-twenty-six.
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