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		<title>Brazilian investors in search of investment opportunities in France</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/12/brazilian-investors-in-search-of-investment-opportunities-in-france/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third “Brazilian Investors’ Club” summit, organized by the IFA, was held at the prestigious Palais Brongniart on December 13, 2011.

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		<title>Innovation in France: a central topic of the Japanese Investors Club</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/10/innovation-in-france-a-central-topic-of-the-japanese-investors-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Held at the IFA’s Paris headquarters on September 20, this year’s Japanese Investors Club conference drew 140 participants, including 80 investors and His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan. The aim of the event was to bring current and future Japanese investors and the IFA’s partners up to date on new investment opportunities in France.]]></description>
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		<title>Good news: “Europe is back on track”</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/06/good-news-%e2%80%9ceurope-is-back-on-track%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Ernst &#38; Young European Attractiveness Survey concludes that “Europe is back on track” in light of the intentions of companies worldwide to invest and expand in Europe. The report was compiled using feedback from no fewer than 812 international business decision-makers. The results of the survey, unveiled at the World Investment Conference (WIC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations for European competitiveness – How is France doing?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/06/recommendations-for-european-competitiveness-%e2%80%93-how-is-france-doing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent World Investment Conference (WIC) in La Baule, France hosted a series of workshops with panels composed of global business chiefs, academics, investors and political leaders, resulting in a series of recommendations for European governments. This collaborative approach sought solutions to ensure that European countries remain competitive and continue to be highly attractive to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at the World Economic Forum in Davos</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/01/a-look-back-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/01/a-look-back-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Europe and the euro were at the heart of discussions last week in the Swiss alpine town of Davos. The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, reasserted the commitment of EU Member States to reduce government deficits and strengthen economic governance, leaving no doubt as to France and Germany’s determination to defend the euro.  In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The “Chinese Investors Club” discusses global mobility and investment aid</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/12/the-chinese-investors-club-discusses-global-mobility-and-investment-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/12/the-chinese-investors-club-discusses-global-mobility-and-investment-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“After obtaining a visa and registering with the French Company Register, I finally got my hands on my ‘Skills and Expertise’ residence permit… but it was a bit of an obstacle course for me to become legal in France,” admits Li Ruizhi, CEO of CITS (China International Travel Service), which has been in Paris since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hu Jintao’s France visit yields further investments and economic cooperation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/11/hu-jintao-s-france-visit-yields-further-investments-and-economic-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/11/hu-jintao-s-france-visit-yields-further-investments-and-economic-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese president’s trip to France ended successfully on Saturday, November 6 with the conclusion, in just 48 hours, of contracts totaling around €15 billion. Hu Jintao’s visit, coming a few days before France assumed the presidency of the G20, was an important opportunity to strengthen economic relations between the two countries, particularly as France, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shiseido in France – celebrating 30 years of success</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/10/shiseido-in-france-%e2%80%93-celebrating-30-years-of-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/10/shiseido-in-france-%e2%80%93-celebrating-30-years-of-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[France is a source of inspiration for the cosmetics industry, with leading firms like L’Oréal and more recently Natura from Brazil. And it is this gift which frequently drives major trends in fashion and luxury products onto the radar of key industry players worldwide. Japanese firm Shiseido is no exception: “Paris has fueled the Shiseido culture,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google’s CEO in hot pursuit of French brain power</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/09/google-ceo-french-brain-power/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/09/google-ceo-french-brain-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[3:01pm: Students at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) clamor for the last seats in a large lecture theater. 3:05pm: Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, enters the stage to thundering applause and the audience can already sense the importance of this exceptional lecture…  After a warm welcome from Sciences Po president Richard Descoings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The IFA Conferences in Brazil: Update from the first stop in Rio de Janeiro</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/09/the-ifa-conferences-in-brazil-update-from-the-first-stop-in-rio-de-janeiro/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/09/the-ifa-conferences-in-brazil-update-from-the-first-stop-in-rio-de-janeiro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first stopover for the series of conferences organized by the IFA and the Getulio Vargas Foundation (GVF) was on August 31 in Rio de Janeiro before a full house of stakeholders in Franco-Brazilian business relations. Some of those gathered included representatives from French and Brazilian companies (Crédit Agricole, Grupo Gol) as well as law [...]]]></description>
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