Germany's economic weakness is casting a flattering light on France's relative resilience that belies the otherwise middling performance of the euro zone's second-biggest economy, economists say. The European Commission said on Monday the two economies were on diverging paths this year with Germany forecast to be in a recession with a 0.4% contraction and France expected to grow 1.0%.
The world's second-largest economy has been struggling after a brief post-COVID recovery, dragged by huge debt due to decades of infrastructure investment and a property downturn, posing risks not only to itself but also to the global economy.
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