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Axa chief urges French president to learn from British mistakes

Henri de Castries

Axa chairman and chief executive Henri de Castries has called for French president François Hollande to "learn the lessons of Britain's experience" in the 1970s and tackle the levels of debt in France's economy.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, de Castries said: "The UK was not in great shape in the early 1970s. Mr Hollande has to decide if he wants to be Harold Wilson or Tony Blair.

"So far he has

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