This file picture taken on August 3, 2016 shows French Economy and Industry minister Emmanuel Macron arriving at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris. France's 38-year-old economy minister, Emmanuel Macron, will step down on August 30, aides said, fuelling speculation that he will announce a bid for the presidency in next year's elections. "He told his cabinet... that he would leave the government after he tenders his resignation to the president this afternoon," one of his aides said. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIKPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images