(BFW) France AA/A-1+ Ratings Affirmed, Outlook Negative by S&P



BN 04/10 17:12 *S&P SEES FRANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT AT ABOUT 1% GDP '15-'18
BN 04/10 17:12 *S&P SEES FRANCE SHR OF GEN GOV EXPENDITURE 54.9% OF GDP IN 2018
BFW 04/10 17:11 *S&P SEES FRANCE NOMINAL GDP GROWTH AVG. 2.4% IN 2015-2018
BN 04/10 17:11 *S&P SEES FRANCE NOMINAL GDP GROWTH AVG. 2.4% IN 2015-2018
BFW 04/10 17:09 *S&P AFFIRMS FRANCE AT ’AA/A-1+’; OUTLOOK STILL NEGATIVE
BN 04/10 17:09 *S&P AFFIRMS FRANCE AT 'AA/A-1+'; OUTLOOK STILL NEGATIVE

France AA/A-1+ Ratings Affirmed, Outlook Negative by S&P
2015-04-10 17:14:51.537 GMT


By Ben Livesey
(Bloomberg) -- France’s institutions and economy remain
strong, government likely to stay the course on incremental
economic reforms and its fiscal agenda, although implementation
risks seen, S&P says.
* Long-term rating could be cut this year or next if France
negatively deviates from fiscal path that S&P forecasts
* AA/A-1+ ratings affirmed, outlook still negative
* Fiscal stance will reduce general government deficits to
about 3% of GDP by the end of 2017.

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