*** France’s central bank cuts growth forecast Second Quarter GDP to + 0.2% from + 0.3% – BBC

08:57 (Il Sole 24 Ore Thomson Plus) – Rome, June 8 – the Bank of France has revised downwards its economic growth estimates for the second quarter of the country. The Central Institute estimates a GDP growth limited to 0.2% from 0.3% the previous estimate. The institute is based on its monthly survey among business leaders that anticipate a slight decline, in June, of the attivita ‘in the industrial sector and costruzioni.Per the entire year, the Bank of France estimates a GDP growth 1.4% compared with a forecast of 1.5% of the Paris government. red-wings (RADIOCOR) 16/06/08 08:57:17 (0126) 3