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France's Fiscal Crisis Echoes Across Europe

Debt at 118% of GDP, deficit 5.1%, risk premium 140 bp

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France's Fiscal Crisis Echoes Across Europe

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France's deficit of 5.1% of GDP and debt projected at 118% of GDP in 2026 have pushed its risk premium to 140 basis points, above Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece, prompting IMF warnings and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman's warning that France may be 'too big to be saved'.

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France fiscal crisispublic deficitsovereign debtrisk premiumEuropean economy

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