France is the 6th largest economy in the world with a GDP of $2.56 trillion.
The French economy shrank by 0.3 percent in the second quarter of the year. However, the gross domestic product grew by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2008.
The International Monetary Fund has forecast a 0.5 percent fall of the French economy in 2009.
President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a 26-billion-euro stimulus plan in December to fight the crisis.
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