French Finance Minister Bruno Le Mer said that the Corona virus epidemic will have a negative impact of 0.1 points on the country's economic growth and that it highlights the need for France to reduce its dependence on China, especially in the auto and pharmaceutical sectors.
Le Meir confirmed at a press conference today, Friday, that the Corona virus will deduct 0.1 percentage points from French economic growth, describing the estimate as "realistic" at this stage.