Fitch keeps France's credit rating at A+ with stable outlook

Fitch affirmed France's sovereign credit rating at A+ with a stable outlook, unchanged since the downgrade from AA in September 2025 amid political instability. A stable outlook signals the agency does not expect a change in the near term, even as it forecasts France's budget deficit at 4.9 percent of GDP, close to the government's own 5 percent target.

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