{
  "id": 10663571,
  "title": "French public debt soars to 119% of GDP, highest level since 1946",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/french-public-debt-soars-to-119-of-gdp-highest-level-since-1946",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:26:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/09/29/french-public-debt-soars-to-119-of-gdp-highest-level-since-1946_6758066_5.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France's debt stood at €3.596 trillion at the end of June, the country's national statistics institute said Tuesday. It is poised to climb even higher.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "French debt hits 119% of GDP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/french-debt-hits-119-of-gdp",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:41:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}