Moscovici Says 2013 Will Be ‘Very Difficult,’ JDD Reports

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said 2013 will be a “very difficult year” of weak economic growth, according to an interview published in Le Journal du Dimanche.

The end of this year will be “especially” difficult, the minister was quoted as saying by the weekly newspaper. France will still keep its growth and deficit targets and focus on lowering debt, he said.