PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy will slow sharply next year in the face of Europe’s energy crisis, with a risk of a “limited and temporary” recession in the worst-case scenario, the central bank said on Thursday. The euro zone’s second-biggest economy is on course for an expansion this year of 2.6% but growth will slow to 0.5% in 2023, the Bank of France said, under its reference scenario based on recent oil and gas futures prices. But the high uncertainty around energy supplies and prices and an expected slowdown this winter meant the central bank preferred to flag a range for economic g…