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World Business Watch: France lifts 2021 deficit, debt forecasts, lowers GDP projections to 5%

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said that France's public deficit is expected to reach 9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, it is up from a previous forecast of 8.5% as the country enters its third national Coronavirus lockdown.