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        <title><![CDATA[Philippe Waechter - Chief Economist]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The French Economy Is Bad in a Crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[President Macron's biggest challenge is to make the nation dynamic again.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 05:26:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 14:  Newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron is seen at the &apos;Arc de Triomphe&apos; on Champs-Elysees avenue after the handover ceremony with France&apos;s outgoing President Francois Hollande on May 14, 2017 in Paris, France. Macron was elected President of the French Republic on May 07, 2017 with 66,1% of the votes cast.  (Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)</media:description>
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