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<span>Fitch Ratings downgraded France's sovereign credit rating from AA- to A+ on Friday, marking the country's lowest rating ever and warning that France's debt mountain would continue rising until 2027 without urgent action.</span

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Le Monde.fr

Fitch Ratings downgraded France's sovereign credit rating from AA- to A+ on Friday, marking the country's lowest rating ever and warning that France's debt mountain would continue rising until 2027 without urgent action.

<span>François Bayrou resigned as prime minister on Tuesday after losing a parliamentary confidence vote over his attempt to implement a €44 billion austerity budget, leading to Lecornu's appointment on September 10.</span

François Bayrou resigned as prime minister on Tuesday after losing a parliamentary confidence vote over his attempt to implement a €44 billion austerity budget, leading to Lecornu's appointment on September 10.

<span>France's budget deficit represented 5.8% of gross domestic product last year and its debt reached 113% of GDP, significantly exceeding eurozone limits of 3% for deficit and 60% for debt respectively.</span

France's budget deficit represented 5.8% of gross domestic product last year and its debt reached 113% of GDP, significantly exceeding eurozone limits of 3% for deficit and 60% for debt respectively.

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