Presser on a new economic reform package in Paris

French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde (L) shares a joke with Ministers of State Herve Novelli and Eric Besson (R) at the end of a joint press conference at the Economy Ministry in Paris on April 28, 2008, to unveil a reform package for the country's economy. Lagarde said today that a law reforming the French retail sector will add 0.3 percentage point to annual gross domestic product growth and 50,000 jobs a year starting from 2009.(UPI Photo/Eco Clement)