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  "id": 12587358,
  "title": "France does not need ECB help at present, says Bank of France head",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/france-does-not-need-ecb-help-at-present-says-bank-of-france-head",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:53:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/07/france-does-not-need-ecb-help-at-present-says-bank-of-france-head"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paris: France's economic situation is grave, yet the nation does not require assistance from the European Central Bank (ECB) at this juncture, according to Emmanuel Moulin, head of the Bank of France. During an interview with France Inter radio, Moulin stated that the country does not need to seek solutions in Frankfurt, as the answers lie within France itself. Moulin emphasized that the resolution to France's problems can be achieved by passing a budget aimed at reducing the country's deficit. This perspective comes amidst the global bond rout, which has driven up borrowing costs for France and led to a decline in the value of the euro. Investors are apprehensive that France's precarious public finances may spread across Europe. The French government's 2027 budget bill was introduced on October 1, with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's administration aiming to decrease the budget deficit from 5.4% of economic output this year to 5% in 2027. Despite these efforts, France's trade deficit shrank by 500 million euros in August to 6.1 billion euros, according to AFP, as imports fell faster than exports. Imports dropped by 900 million euros to 60.3 billion, primarily due to reduced shipments of transport equipment and natural hydrocarbons. Exports, on the other hand, fell by 400 million euros to 54.2 billion, mainly affected by lower transport equipment sales, particularly aerospace products to the Near and Middle East.",
  "summary": "Bank of France head Emmanuel Moulin said France could tackle its problems by voting through a budget that targeted cutting the country's deficit.",
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        "title": "France does not need ECB help at present, says Bank of France head",
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