On the firecracker: “Economic renewal”

“Economic growth has returned”, assured French president François Hollande during a traditional televised interview on July 14, France’s national holiday.

But with unemployment at record levels and France having lost its last triple-A credit rating, the country continues to weather economic difficulties that worry its European partners.

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