# France plans record €340 billion borrowing as Covid-era debt comes due

https://mins.news/en/item/79288

- France 24, 2026-09-29 20:34 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/business/20260929-france-intends-to-borrow-record-340-billion-euros-covid-era-debt-comes-due

> France’s government plans to sell a record volume of bonds to investors next year as a surge of Covid-era debt reaches maturity and must be refinanced, the public debt management office said Tuesday. The announcement comes amid growing concern over the country’s widening deficit and borrowing costs.

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