France’s Le Maire Says Europe Lacks Investment to Spur Growth
- European growth is too weak, French finance minster says
- Speaks after trilateral talks with Germany, Italy counterparts
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire urged Europe to take action to boost growth after fresh data showed the bloc’s biggest economy, Germany, shrank in the third quarter.
“European growth is too weak, investments are insufficient,” he told reporters in Rome following a trilateral meeting with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Italian Industry Minister Adolfo Urso. “We need a European economic awakening.”