29/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - Franco-German Economic and Financial Council, to be held on Friday in Rouen between the German Finance Minister Hans Eichel and his French counterpart, Laurent Fabius, is devoted to the economic slowdown in the two countries, to their budgetary policy and to the preparation of the assembly of the International Monetary Fund, to begin on 26 April in Washington. We recall that France has lowered its growth forecast from 3.3% to 2.9% for this year, while Germany...