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		<title>Work and residence permits made easy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2011/02/work-and-residence-permits-made-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Karl Waheed law firm specializes in international mobility law and is a partner of the Invest in France Agency. It advises and assists multinational organizations on compliance with French immigration and labor regulations. In 2006, the French government asked the firm to assess the impact of these regulations on the mobility of multinational assignees. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazilian investors all ears for France’s latest reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ “We are the only country in the European Union that shares a border with you: French Guiana!” These were the words chosen by the IFA’s Managing Director, Serge Boscher, to open his speech to Brazilian investors gathered at the Hôtel Bristol in central Paris on December 14, 2010. Jointly organized with the Brazil Chamber of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R&amp;D tax treatment and government support for R&amp;D tip the balance in France’s favor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/06/rd-tax-treatment-and-government-support-for-rd-tip-the-balance-in-france-favor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Innovation and R&D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a sizeable domestic market and a large pool of engineers and scientists educated at top colleges and universities, France is already a prime potential location for foreign technology groups and R&#38;D operations. But it also holds another ‘trump card’ to swing decisions in its favor. A number of groups, including Huawei, Microsoft, and Intel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We must press on with reforms&#8221; &#8211; An interview with Anne-Marie Idrac, France&#8217;s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/06/we-must-press-on-with-reforms-an-interview-with-anne-marie-idrac-frances-secretary-of-state-for-foreign-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the sectors in which France and French companies are world leaders? Anne-Marie Idrac:  France is very well known for having centers of excellence, and there are many sectors in which French companies have established a competitive advantage through their advanced technology, business systems and marketing skills. These would include, in my opinion, aerospace, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Turnkey Termination&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/04/turnkey-termination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Invest in France Agency</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Termination by agreement’ has the advantages of flexibility, security and simplicity. The employee can receive unemployment benefits and the employer does not need to provide a reason for the termination. Both parties agree on an end date for the contract and no specific advance notice is required. A termination payment is made equal to what would be provided as a redundancy payment.]]></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>
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		<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>Companies to gain from the abolition of the local business tax</title>
		<link>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/03/companies-to-gain-from-the-abolition-of-the-local-business-tax/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.afii.fr/en/2010/03/companies-to-gain-from-the-abolition-of-the-local-business-tax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax relief of more than 20% on average The abolition of the local business tax in the French government’s 2010 budget represents one of the most important tax reforms of recent years in France. Overall, businesses stand to gain significantly from this reform, as the current tax burden on companies established in France will be [...]]]></description>
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