Banque de France governor wants public reforms

Villeroy de Galhau calls for reforms to labour market

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France must reduce its public sector debt and encourage greater investment in risky asset classes, said Banque de France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau in a speech on January 18.

A "modest, but real" recovery was under way in the eurozone, Villeroy de Galhau told an audience of French banking industry executives.

Growth in France was projected to be 1% in the coming year, below the predicted eurozone level of 1.5%. He said the country was being "penalised" by a public debt-to-GDP level

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