While food and health products are sometimes lacking on the shelves, this should not be the case with tickets. "There is no concern to have on the supply of all the territory in banknotes", in any case indicated the governor of the Bank of France François Villeroy de Galhau, Wednesday on Europe 1.

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Out of stock on certain products in stores, shortage of others in pharmacies, but no worries about banknotes in banks despite the epidemic of Covid-19. Asked about a possible lack of tickets at ATMs in the coming weeks, the Governor of the Bank of France François Villeroy de Galhau replied on Europe 1 Wednesday that "no", this risk did not exist, "thanks in particular to men and women of the Banque de France who are mobilized today in our cases where the stocks of banknotes are kept ".

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"We have 35 cash registers open on the territory. The cash transporters also work. All the ATMs are supplied without any shortage in France and they will remain so," he added.

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Decrease in withdrawals from 40 to 50%

Since the start of confinement, the Banque de France has also observed a sharp decrease in banknote withdrawals, of the order of 40 to 50% according to the governor. "There is no need to worry about the supply of banknotes to the whole country," he concluded.