French protests will cut fourth-quarter GDP growth by 0.1 points - Le Maire

FILE PHOTO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a session of the National Assembly in Paris, November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo - Copyright Gonzalo Fuentes(Reuters)

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Published on 10/12/2018 - 09:04•Updated 26/04/2024 - 14:08

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PARIS (Reuters) - Violent protests in France over the last month will cost the country's economy 0.1 percentage points in the final quarter, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told RTL radio on Monday.

President Emmanuel Macron will address the country later in the day as he seeks to placate "yellow vest" anti-government protesters who wreaked havoc in Paris this weekend.