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France to turn corner on growth in final quarter of 2013

According to preliminary figures released by French central bank, the country’s recovery gained ground at the end of 2013 with 0.5% growth.

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France's economy had gained momentum towards the end of 2013 and was likely to post growth of 0.5 percent on the final quarter, the Bank of France said as it released preliminary fourth-quarter growth figures on Friday, reports Deutsche Welle.

Ahead of official figures to be released next week, the French central bank said the rise came after a contraction of 0.1 percent in the third quarter and followed improving business sentiment in Europe's second-largest economy.

In November, French manufacturing output rose 1.3 percent, which was almost three times as high as expected by analysts. In addition, business sentiment improved 0.3 points on the European Commission's Economic Sentiment Indicator published on Thursday.

Read more of this report from Deutsche Welle.