
After the looting and damage, initial estimates show 3,000 businesses affected and hundreds of millions of euros in losses.
After the violence and looting of October 17 and 18, the French economy is facing a heavy bill estimated at several hundred million euros, with lasting impacts on activity, insurance and investor confidence.
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Scenes of violence, looting and damage took place on October 17 and 18, affecting many businesses.
It is the scenes of gratuitous and unbridled violence that will have had the greatest impact.
Once the rubble left by the looting and damage of last weekend has been cleared, it is time to take stock.
The first estimates are trickling in - 3,000 businesses affected, several hundred million euros in losses - and suggest a particularly heavy addition, for the State as well as for the affected entrepreneurs.
But behind the direct consequences of the destruction another bill emerges, less visible, but more lasting.
Lost activity, increased insurance costs, security expenses, investor mistrust: the episode of October 17 and 18 risks having repercussions on the French economy well beyond the cost of repairs, and well beyond just the affected neighborhoods.

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The violence that occurred on October 17 and 18 during demonstrations against the high cost of living caused massive material damage. CCI France estimates losses at hundreds of millions of euros, with 3,000 businesses affected according to Alexandre Bompard.

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Three days after violence and looting, the government presented this Tuesday new aid for affected traders, including a zero-interest loan of 50,000 euros, a support fund and tax facilities.

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