Paris, France, June 1, 2026 (AFP) - Bank of France to cut growth forecasts after first-quarter dip: chief

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France's central bank will cut its economic growth forecasts in coming weeks, its outgoing governor said Monday, after GDP contracted in the first three months of 2026 due to the Middle East war. "There are several scenarios but the 2026 growth forecasts, given the unpleasant surprise in the first quarter, will be revised down from the figures we gave in March," Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Radio Classique. The forecasts "will remain posit......

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