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Factbox-What is in France's draft 2026 budget?
PARIS (Reuters) -French lawmakers on Monday begin reviewing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's 2026...
20th October, 2025
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France gets only brief reprieve from budget pressure
By Leigh Thomas, Jan Strupczewski and Yoruk Bahceli PARIS (Reuters) -Financial markets cheered last...
20th October, 2025
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After army coup, Madagascar's Gen Z demand a voice in shaping what comes next
By Tim Cocks ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -When an elite army colonel joined Madagascar's Gen Z protests e...
19th October, 2025
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DBRS boosts Italy's ratings on resilient economy, expectations of stability in debt ratio
(Reuters) -DBRS Morningstar upgraded Italy's credit rating to 'A low' from 'BBB high' on Friday, und...
18th October, 2025
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S&P hands crisis-prone France surprise downgrade
(Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's ratings to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' on Friday, as it belie...
17th October, 2025
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Bank of Italy cuts Italian 2026 growth outlook on US tariffs, strong euro
MILAN (Reuters) -The Italian economy will grow by 0.7% next year, in line with the government's late...
17th October, 2025
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France knows it must cut deficit and that calms markets, IMF says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this co...
17th October, 2025
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Italy overperforms on fiscal targets, entering virtuous cycle -IMF
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Italy has been outperforming on its deficit targets and is...
17th October, 2025
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Europe needs to make a 'down payment' on reforms to sharply boost growth - IMF
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union needs to adopt only a small number of r...
17th October, 2025
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Italy's 2026 budget entails tax cuts and spending hike worth 18.7 billion euros
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's 2026 budget contains tax cuts and spending hikes worth 18.7 billion euros ($...
17th October, 2025
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EU's Dombrovskis says suspension of French pension reform costly, but to be offset
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France appears to be on track with its 2025 budget gap reduction, and while th...
16th October, 2025
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IMF's Georgieva urges countries to keep trade as engine of growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday...
16th October, 2025