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France's national debt has soared to 119% of GDP: this is the highest level since 1946
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FIRST SEEN2026-09-29 17:04 UTC
LAST UPDATE2026-09-29 17:04 UTC
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Record French debt-to-GDP raises fiscal-sustainability concerns that can widen peripheral spreads and weigh on the euro.
French fiscal deterioration is a slow euro headwind
CATALYST TO WATCH
Rating actions or 2027 bond issuance plans
MAIN RISK
Political gridlock blocks any fiscal consolidation
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
UPDATED 2 TIMES · FIRST 2026-09-29 17:04 UTC · LAST 2026-09-29 17:04 UTC2026-09-29 17:04 UTCNewsFrance's national debt has soared to 119% of GDP: this is the highest level since 1946 - LIGA.netCURRENT RECORD
2026-09-29 17:04 UTCNewsFrance's national debt has soared to 119% of GDP: this is the highest level since 1946 - finance.liga.net
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDEurope
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
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