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World Service,08 Oct 2026,26 mins

French FM tries to allay fiscal fears

World Business Report

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France is under growing pressure over its finances. The government is spending much more than it brings in through taxes, while borrowing becomes more expensive. We speak to a French businessman to get his thoughts. We hear from the World Trade Organisation's chief economist, Robert Staiger about the significance of Artificial Intelligence in global trade. The 麻豆社's Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy explains the ASOS data breach. And official replica football shirts are made by workers paid only a dollar an hour 鈥� a 麻豆社 investigation finds . (Photo credit: Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes)

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