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Newshour: 30/04/2020 13:06 GMT: France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two

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France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two

30/04/2020 13:06 GMT

30/04/2020 13:06 GMT: France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two

BBC World Service - Newshour, France hit by worst downturn since end of World War Two

French GDP falls sharply by 5.8 per cent.

France has experienced its biggest economic contraction since the Second World War in the first three months of this year because of the coronavirus lockdown. Consumer spending and investment are down dramatically.  Also in the programme, South Korea reports no new Covid-19 transmissions for the first time in more than two months.  And what will the coronavirus mean for energy production around the world?

(Photo: A care worker and member of a union holds a placard during a demonstration outside a hospital in Paris  Credit: AFP)

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