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IMF Slashes French Economic Growth Forecast Amid Debt and Political Uncertainty

The International Monetary Fund downgraded France's 2026 growth projection to a sluggish 0.7 percent, explicitly warning that heavy public debt, high taxation ceilings, and mounting political instability ahead of the presidential elections could severely hamper the nation's economic resilience.
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China Expands International Travel Restrictions on Domestic AI Researchers
Japan Approves Sweeping Overhaul of National Intelligence Apparatus
Global Airlines Scramble Logistics as Middle East Airspace Remains Fractured
Japan's Naphtha Imports Plunge 47 Percent Amid Strait of Hormuz Closure
Global Crude Prices Retreat Below $96 as Gulf Tensions Momentarily Ease
Generative AI Outperforms Human Baselines in Landmark Global Creativity Study
NASA Partners With Private Aerospace to Unveil Permanent Lunar Base Architecture
South Korean Equity Markets Surge on Next-Generation Memory Chip Frenzy
U.S. Treasury Yields Slip as Energy-Driven Inflation Anxiety Cools
Extreme Spring Heatwave Blankets Europe Raising Summer Climate Alarms
European Union Faces Widespread Local Backlash Over Mega Data Centers
Washington Prepares Cuba Contingency Plans Amid Escalating Havana Pressure
U.S. Maintains Strategic Trade Tariffs Despite Advancing International Pacts
Canada Defies U.S. Defense Contractors With Swedish Arctic Surveillance Fleet Purchase
Wall Street Hovers Near Record Highs as Retail Sector Defies Inflation Constraints
Caesars Entertainment Agrees to $17.6 Billion Acquisition by Fertitta
White House Accelerates Infrastructure Security Following Violent Incidents
Prediction Market Legal Battles Escalate as Kalshi Sues Minnesota
World Health Organization Issues High Alert on Mutating Avian Influenza
EU Digital ID Claims Misstate What Brussels Can Legally Force on Member States
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French Police Probe Suspected Weather-Data Tampering After Unusual Polymarket Bets on Paris Temperatures
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Microsoft lost 2.5 millions users (French government) to Linux
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