It is now a well-oiled ritual. Every Monday, since the start of confinement, Bruno Le Maire consults economists by teleconference in order to hear their analyzes and recommendations. Twenty experts - including Jean-Luc Tavernier, the director general of INSEE, Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, of the Paris School of Economics, Laurence Boone, of the OECD or Philippe Aghion, of the Collège de France - participates in the exercise. The group was split in two after a few weeks. Now, every other Monday, everyone can present their current concerns to the Minister, taking turns speaking in alphabetical order. “ Bruno Le Maire plays the game, he takes the time to listen and asks a lot of questions, especially on European solutions. It's a quality moment“, Says a participant.
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