More than half of French industry restarts after Covid-19 shutdown – Finance Ministry

A large part of France’s economy

A large part of France’s economy “is functioning,” according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who said that close to 60 percent of the country’s industry has restarted after being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking on RTL radio on Wednesday, Le Maire said that the cost of the government’s economic relief package had risen by €10 billion ($10.9 billion) from the previously announced €100 billion ($109.3 billion).

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