France economy may contract in fourth quarter: Minister

Paris, Oct 23 (AFP/APP):France’s economy could shrink again in the final three months of this year as a result of the widespread curfews imposed by the government to rein in a second wave of the coronavirus, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Friday. “In the fourth quarter, we risk seeing a negative growth rate,” Le Maire told Europe 1 radio. “But in the same way, I can say that the French economy will see a strong rebound in 2021” and that growth will return to 2019 levels in 2022, the minister said. The renewed contraction, coming after many leading … Continue reading France economy may contract in fourth quarter: Minister