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MAINTENANCE. Growth, inflation, debt… The economist Denis Ferrand draws up the inventory of a French economy with gloomy prospects.
Interview by Kévin Badeau
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HASfter a phenomenal rebound in 2021, the horizon is darkening for French growth. Insee released worrying figures last week. Gross domestic product (GDP) stalled in the first quarter of 2022, recording 0% growth! At the same time, prices continued their mad ascent, boosted by the post-Covid recovery and the war in Ukraine. In April, inflation reached 4.8% over one year, according to the statistical office. Risk of technical recession, risk of stagflation, risks on the French debt… Point questioned Denis Ferrand, the director general of the institute of economic studies Rexecode.
Point : The slowdown in the economy is more brutal than anticipated. How do you explain it?
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