UK rejects French central bank chief's economy criticism

EU Business Thursday 15th December, 2011

) - Britain on Thursday rejected criticism of its economy by the head of France's central bank, insisting that its deficit-cutting plan had won the trust of the markets. Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman also downplayed speculation London was seeking alliances with other non-eurozone EU states in a bid to undermine a fiscal pact to...

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