The Bank of France has predicted French GDP growth of 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2014.<br /><br />That estimate anticipates that France, Europe’s second-largest economy, will grow at around half as much as the eurozone as a whole.<br /><br />The forecast comes amid reports of weak company morale despite a business push by the government, which is battling high unemployment and seeking to cut its deficit.<br /><br />The French central bank also estimate growth of 0.2 percent for the first quarter of 2014.<br /><br />The bank’s data also indicates that industrial production rose slightly in April.
