French economy probably bouncing back faster than expected: central bank
Reuters
Published Jul 05, 2020 12:06PM ET
Updated Jul 05, 2020 12:20PM ET
PARIS (Reuters) - The French economy is pulling out of the slump induced by the coronavirus outbreak at least as fast as expected a month ago, and maybe even a little faster, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Sunday.
The central bank estimated last month that the euro zone's second-biggest economy would be operating 12% below normal levels by the end of June, up from a 32% reduction at the start of France's coronavirus lockdown in late March.
The Bank of France is due to update its estimate on Tuesday, drawing on responses from a monthly business climate survey of thousands of companies.
"The recovery is going at least as well as we expected and perhaps a little better," Villeroy said on LCI television.
In June, the central bank forecast the economy had probably contracted 15% in the second quarter. Villeroy said on Sunday that it might be "a bit better".
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