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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>
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		<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>Investment and partnerships</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/10/investment-and-partnerships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I visited Brazil, China and GCC countries and from these visits I have been able to draw three conclusions: In these countries, economic growth is offering investors considerable opportunities. However, companies looking for openings and springboards for growth are being led to invest overseas. Whether they are Chinese or Brazilian, these investors cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“France Attractiveness Scoreboard 2010” published</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/07/france-attractiveness-scoreboard-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/07/france-attractiveness-scoreboard-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[France's image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.afii.fr/en/?p=367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why have we decided to publish a scoreboard on France’s attractiveness as an investment location? A great number of benchmarks examining the competitiveness of different economies, tax regimes, tertiary education systems and different business environments already exist, and each of them provides useful information. Yet many of them suffer from methodological limitations and, as such, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at the 8th World Investment Conference in La Baule</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/06/a-look-back-at-the-8th-world-investment-conference-in-la-baule/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/06/a-look-back-at-the-8th-world-investment-conference-in-la-baule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 8th World Investment Conference in La Baule saw Ernst &#38; Young present its annual European Attractiveness Survey. France’s ranking this year is notable for three reasons: Second after the United Kingdom for the number of job-creating foreign investment projects, as well as for the total number of jobs; First in Europe for the three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian investors meeting in France</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/04/indian-investors-meeting-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/04/indian-investors-meeting-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Indian Investors Club”, created to support the development of Indian companies in France, met last week at the IFA’s headquarters in Paris. Around 60 companies and business people from France and India took part in this seminar, including 18 companies who travelled from India especially for the occasion. On the agenda were topics such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reforms and the 2009 Report on job-creating foreign investment in France</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/03/reforms-and-the-2009-report-on-job-creating-foreign-investment-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/03/reforms-and-the-2009-report-on-job-creating-foreign-investment-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[France’s inward investment results for 2009 were announced on March 9, 2010 by French Finance Minister Ms. Christine Lagarde and the Regional Development Minister, Mr. Michel Mercier: 639 job-creating foreign investment projects in France were decided upon last year, generating 29,889 jobs. With project numbers higher than in 2007, and nearly as high as in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are we launching a new promotional campaign?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/why-are-we-launching-a-new-promotional-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/why-are-we-launching-a-new-promotional-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like to take a look back at the press conference this morning where the Invest in France Agency’s new campaign to promote France’s attractiveness as an investment location was formally launched. The campaign will be rolled out this year in many countries around the world, specifically targeting the United States, China, India, Brazil, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at the World Economic Forum in Davos</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/a-look-back-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/a-look-back-at-the-world-economic-forum-in-davos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Economic Forum in Davos ended with a general consensus that although the worst of the global economic crisis is behind us, signs of recovery are fragile and collective action is still essential. The primary concern in 2010 is employment. According to Larry Summers, the United States is experiencing a “statistical recovery and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the IFA website and blog</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/welcome-to-the-ifa-website-and-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/02/welcome-to-the-ifa-website-and-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first occasion I have had to acknowledge the new IFA website going live a few weeks ago, which we hope you will find to be: - clearer: the new site has been expressly redesigned with this in mind and has been supplemented by a new “Daily Motion – IFA” space, where videos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment is central to France’s response to the global economic crisis</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/01/editorial/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/01/editorial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment is central to France’s response to the global economic crisis and the challenges of sustainable growth. France’s stimulus plan launched in late 2008 focused on a thousand projects to boost growth and competitiveness.]]></description>
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