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Despite war, inflation, France sees positive economic growth in 2022 -minister

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Published: Jun 5, 2022, 08:38 UTC

PARIS (Reuters) - France's finance minister said on Sunday he expected positive growth for 2022, but would revise economic forecasts at the start of July.

The weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s finance minister said on Sunday he expected positive growth for 2022, but would revise economic forecasts at the start of July.

“It’s clear that with the war in Ukraine, inflation, all that will put into question the forecasts, but we will have positive growth in 2022,” Bruno Le Maire told Europe 1 radio.

The current forecast sees the economy growing by 4% in 2022.

(Reporting by John Irish; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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