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International Monetary Fund Warns France Over Ballooning Sovereign Debt and Weak Economic Growth

The International Monetary Fund downgraded its economic growth forecast for France to zero point four percent for the year, warning that heavy government debt and mounting debt-servicing costs are leaving policymakers with very little room to respond to domestic economic shocks.
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