# Nobel winner Krugman says France may be ‘too big to save’

https://mins.news/en/item/93060

- CNBC, 2026-10-09 11:33 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/nobel-krugman-france-debt.html

> Economist Paul Krugman warned of an approaching “ugly crisis,” while former European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said French politicians need to compromise.

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