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French debt under the threat of a snowball effect

In the first half-year, interest paid by the State to its creditors jumped 19% to €34.5 billion. France appears to have entered a long cycle combining low growth and increasingly costly debt. With a risk of spiralling out of control.

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French debt under the threat of a snowball effect

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