French GDP growth estimated at 0.3pc

PARIS: The French economy should grow 0.3 percent in the second quarter, the Bank of France forecast on Monday, as the euro zone’s second-biggest economy maintains a relatively steady pace of growth despite the impact of anti-government protests, Reuters reported.

The Bank of France added in a monthly business survey that sentiment in the French manufacturing industry had dipped to 99 points in April from 100 points in March, and also fell to 100 points in April from 101 in March in the services sector.