France’s Growth Outlook Fades as Trump’s Trade War Weighs
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France’s economic outlook has deteriorated as the anticipated impact of a global trade war compounds an already slow start to the year, the country’s central bank said.
The Bank of France cut its 2025 growth forecast to 0.7% on Wednesday from 0.9% in December, heralding the weakest annual expansion since the Covid pandemic. It also trimmed its prediction for 2026 to 1.2% from 1.3%.