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France stares at recession
(08-08 15:14)

The Bank of France said it expected the French economy to enter recession in the third quarter of this year with a 0.1 percent economic contraction. After a 0.1 percent contraction in the second quarter, that would mean two consecutive quarters of economic decline, the technical definition of a recession, AFP reports.
   
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