French election won’t tackle key issues

With Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande set to emerge as frontrunners after the first round of the French presidential elections this Sunday, attention will turn more closely to what their policies mean for the economy. Differences in their plans are actually minor, with both relying on over-optimistic growth forecasts to cut borrowing and neither tackling the key issues holding back French growth.

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