Question 20758 — businesses

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Mr. Laurent Furst draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy and Finance to the soaring debt of French companies. Indeed, in an environment of ultra-low interest rates, the gross debt of French companies exceeded 4,000 billion euros, or 175% of GDP in mid-2018 compared to 135% ten years previously according to S and P Global Ratings. While companies in the rest of the European continent tend to reduce their debt, French companies are an exception. Even if the risks currently seem under control, a sudden rise in rates would complicate the situation. Especially since the strong growth in global debt coupled with a deterioration in the credit quality of borrowers is increasingly worrying. Also, faced with this observation and the concern already displayed by the Bank of France, he would like to know the Government's analysis of this alarming situation and the measures it could take to stop this phenomenon.

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