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		<title>France to Keep Cash Alive Despite Digital Boom</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/bank-france-cash-disappear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As digital payments reshape daily life in France, the country’s central bank is standing firm:]]></description>
		
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		<title>France’s €130M Plan to Uproot Surplus Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The French wine industry — long a symbol of national pride — is facing a]]></description>
		
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		<title>France’s Unemployment Rises to 7.9%: Full Employment in Jeopardy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.9% — Full Employment Goal Slipping Away France’s labour market]]></description>
		
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		<title>France in the Danger Zone: Central Bank Chief Warns Over Soaring Deficit</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/france-deficit-warning-bank-france-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France’s ongoing budget battles are raising alarm bells at the highest levels of financial oversight.]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Cuts €1.1 Billion from France 2030 Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Cuts €1.1 Billion from France 2030 to Keep Deficit at 5% For many English-speaking]]></description>
		
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		<title>Crédit Agricole Faces Major Strike Over Pay and Jobs</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/credit-agricole-national-strike-salaries-jobs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands of employees across France&#8217;s largest mutual bank, Crédit Agricole, took part in a rare national]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Workers Refuse to Give Up Their Social Perks – A Battle Over Benefits and Daily Survival</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/french-workers-refuse-give-benefits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Workers Refuse to Give Up Their Benefits In a country where the cost of]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Economy Shows Resilience as Banque de France Raises Growth Forecasts for 2025 and 2026</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/french-economy-resilience-banque-de-france-growth-forecast-2025-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Economy Defies Uncertainty as Banque de France Adjusts Forecasts Upward The Banque de France]]></description>
		
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		<title>Terra Nova Calls for Major Tax Hike to Tackle France’s Soaring Debt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Terra Nova Calls for a “Massive and Collective” Effort to Rein in France’s Debt The]]></description>
		
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		<title>France’s Credit Rating in 2025: What It Means and Why It Matters</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/france-credit-rating-guide-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Understand France’s credit rating in 2025, who sets it, why it matters, and what it]]></description>
		
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