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Press Kit THURSDAY APRIL 4TH Press kit THURSDAY APRIL 4TH Annual Report 2018 Foreign investment in France KEY FINDINGS INVESTMENT 1 323 DECISIONS IN 2018, Amid a global context of commercial compared with 1,298 decisions in 2017, equating to 25 new foreign investment decisions made in tensions and a retreat into protectionism, France every week on average. France confirmed its attractiveness and openness in the world. 30 302 JOBS CREATED OR MAINTAINED, INNOVATION versus 33,489 in 2017, where the maximum ENTREPRENEURSHIP level in 10 years was obtained. INDUSTRY UNITED STATES GROWTH EMPLOYMENT NEW RESEARCH 420 COMPANIES new companies decided to expand their RESTORING HOPE business by investing in France in 2018, making up 30% of all investment projects DRIVE ATTRACTIVENESS recorded in the Annual Report. STARTUPS TALENT LOGISTICS SERVICES HEADQUARTERS % OF INVESTMENTS CREATION 56 WERE CREATIONS (741 projects generating 11,447 jobs), NEW OPENINGS up +14% from 2017. % OF INVESTMENTS 38 WERE EXPANSIONS of existing sites (500 projects generating 15,588 France jobs), displaying the confidence of investors, up IN 2018 +22% from 2017. Drive for reform THE UNITED STATES Political desire to promote REMAINED IN the country’s key strengths #1 PLACE through ‘Choose France’ among source countries of foreign investment in France, with 18% of projects, followed by Germany (14%) and the United Renewed confidence in France Kingdom (9%). from international investors EUROPE IS THE LEADING SOURCE REGION, Solid rebound in the country’s with 61% of projects recorded in the attractiveness resulting in a record Annual Report. number of investment decisions - 2 - ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN FRANCE 2018 1. 2018 RESULTS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 2018, THE FRENCH NATION’S RENEWED reflects the French nation’s renewed attractiveness. ATTRACTIVENESS • Expansions are a sign of the renewed confidence that • 1 323 investment decisions were recorded in 2018, up from 2017 (1,298), creating or maintaining 30,302 2% foreign-owned subsidiaries already set up in France jobs. On average, 25 investment decisions were made in France every week in 2018. have in the country as an investment location: 500 • The number of jobs created and maintained fell expansion projects created 15,588 jobs in 2018 (or 50% to 30,302 in 2018, versus 33,489 in 2017, due to the fall in the number of jobs safeguarded (- 4,000 jobs), of all jobs created by foreign investors), versus 551 following a diminution in takeovers of ailing sites (-25%). projects and 12,855 jobs in 2017. • On the other hand, creations were up 14% in 2018 at 741 decisions, compared with 651 in 2017. This rise BREAKDOWN OF PROJECTS BY BUSINESS ACTIVITY (2018) PROJECTS JOBS PROJECTS JOBS INVESTMENT TYPE 2017 2018 2017 2018 SHARE CHANGE SHARE CHANGE Creation 651 741 12 639 11 447 56 % 14 % 38 % -9 % Expansion 551 500 12 840 15 588 38 % -9 % 51 % 21 % Expansion following buyout 33 32 844 474 2 % -3 % 2 % -44 % Takeover 56 42 6 846 2 520 3 % -25 % 8 % -63 % Expansion following buyout 7 8 305 273 1 % 14 % 1 % -10 % Total 1 297 1 323 33 474 30 302 100 % 2 % 100 % -9 % • Foreign multinationals have a significant presence in • Investment decisions in R&D, engineering and design French industry: 320 projects with 11,295 jobs created activities are growing constantly at 9% per year on or maintained in production/manufacturing in 2018, average since 2014. In 2018, 129 investment decisions or 24% of all foreign investments in France and 37% (versus 125 in 2017) were recorded, generating 2,793 of total employment. In 2017, investments in industrial jobs (versus 2,282 in 2017). Note that 58% of R&D activities amounted to 343 decisions and 16,123 jobs. investments corresponded to setting up new centers In 2018 there was a small decline in the number of and 38% to expanding existing activities. The leading manufacturing projects in the automotive and metals/ countries investing in research and development metalworking sectors, due to a fall in the number of activities in France are the United States (26%), Italy takeovers of ailing industrial sites. (8%), Germany (8%) and Canada (7%). - 3 - 2018 RE PORT - BUSINESS FRANCE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN FRANCE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AGRI-FOOD TAIWANESE STARTUP DIABNEXT JAPANESE AGRI-FOOD COMPANY TAKARA SETS UP IN THE PARIS REGION FOODS OPENS ITS FIRST EUROPEAN SITE TO EXPLORE THE EUROPEAN MARKET IN AMBLAINVILLE (HAUTS DE FRANCE) Taiwanese startup Diabnext offers connected tools (insulin With an investment of €1.6 million, the Japanese firm pens and glucometers) as well as an artificial intelligence has announced it will open a 3,000-sq. m. factory for the platform that facilitates the daily management of diabetic production of ramen which will also include a 500-sq. m. patients’ data. workshop. After winning the innovation challenge as part of the Based in Kyoto, Takara Foods specializes in the production “Living Well with Diabetes” competition organized by the of broths, noodles, and other ingredients used in the French social security system and the French Diabetes Japanese noodle soup ramen, and their new plant will Association (FDD) in May 2016, Diabnext decided to set produce ready-to-use ramen kits for restaurant owners. up just outside of the city of Paris with a view to exploring This investment in the Hauts de France region will lead to the European market, and in particular the French market. 30 permanent jobs. BUSINESSThe company FRANCE has so far opened PRESS KITa sales office and an R&D center, creating five jobs. BREAKDOWN OF PROJECTS BY BUSINESS ACTIVITY (2018) PROJECTS JOBS PROJECTS JOBS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 2017 2018 2017 2018 SHARE CHANGE SHARE CHANGE Decision-making centers 360 373 4,165 4,183 28% 4% 14% 0% First-time investments in Europe 92 88 735 802 7% -4% 3% 9% First-time investments in France 202 228 2,374 2,519 17% 13% 8% 6% Global / European headquarters 29 23 345 271 2% -21% 1% -21% French headquarters 37 34 711 591 3% -8% 2% -17% Logistics 61 41 3,067 2,596 3% -33% 9% -15% Retail outlets 126 118 1,839 1,645 9% -6% 5% -11% Production / Manufacturing 343 320 16,213 11,295 24% -7% 37% -30% R&D, engineering, design 125 129 2,282 2,793 10% 3% 9% 22% R&D 83 100 1,461 2,231 8% 20% 7% 53% Engineering 42 29 821 562 2% -31% 2% -32% Business services 251 220 4,893 5,001 17% -12% 17% 2% Consumer services 31 122 1,015 2,789 9% 294% 9% 175% Total 1,297 1,323 33,474 30,302 100% 2% 100% -9% Source: Business France, Annual Report % of foreign 38 78 businesses set up in France draw a positive conclusion of their investment in the country. EUROPEAN INVESTMENTS UP IN 2018 The United Kingdom increased its investments by 33%, with a strong contribution from the consulting/ engineering, software/IT services and financial services • European investments continued to hold the upper sectors. hand: 61% of job-creating foreign investments in France originated in other European countries, versus 58% in • American firms stood out for their commitment to 2017. research and development, accounting for more than one-quarter of all inward R&D investments and 21% • The leading source countries of businesses investing of jobs generated in this area. American investments in France in 2018 were the United States (18%, the were also responsible for one-quarter of all foreign same level as in 2017), Germany (14%), and the United investment in logistics, and more than half (58%) of the Kingdom (9%). jobs generated. • The United Kingdom and Switzerland showed the • German firms were among the main contributors largest growth in 2018, with Swiss investment growing to logistics operations, providing 29% of all foreign 22% in 2018, a trend which saw investment decisions investment decisions in this area. They were also in production/manufacturing activities grow by 57%. responsible for 15% of projects in industrial activities. - 4 - ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN FRANCE 2018 2 . FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN FRANCE IN 2018 LEADING SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN FRANCE (2018) PROJECTS JOBS PROJECTS JOBS COUNTRY 2017 2018 2017 2018 SHARE CHANGE SHARE CHANGE United States 230 232 7,047 6,274 18% 1% 21% -11% Germany 208 180 5,789 3,618 14% -13% 12% -38% United Kingdom 89 118 2,527 2,448 9% 33% 8% -3% Netherlands 53 104 1,497 1,431 8% 96% 5% -4% Italy 96 94 1,504 1,502 7% -2% 5% 0% Switzerland 59 72 1,503 3,359 5% 22% 11% 123% Belgium 62 65 1,827 1,090 5% 5% 4% -40% China 65 57 2,234 1,078 4% -12% 4% -52% including Hong Kong 11 4 299 40 0% -64% 0% -87% Japan 65 53 1,926 1,195 4% -18% 4% -38% Canada 56 48 1,616 1,544 4% -14% 5% -4% Spain 45 45 811 1,052 3% 0% 3% 30% Sweden 44 31 825 678 2% -30% 2% -18% India 19 17 284 141 1% -11% 0% -50% Austria 20 16 508 295 1% -20% 1% -42% Denmark 15 16 224 214 1% 7% 1% -4% Luxembourg 17 15 510 354 1% -12% 1% -31% Ireland 17 13 279 188 1% -24% 1% -33% South Korea 4 13 63 163 1% 225% 1% 159% Israel 4 11 26 174 1% 175% 1% 569% Brazil 14 8 79 63 1% -43% 0% -20% Portugal 8 8 118 266 1% 0% 1% 125% Morocco 6 8 44 145 1% 33% 0% 230% Tunisia 5 8 98 113 1% 60% 0% 15% Australia 7 7 62 85 1% 0% 0% 37% Taiwan 3 7 11 64 1% 133% 0% 482% Finland 10 6 284 560 0% -40% 2% 97% Turkey 7 6 78 47 0% -14% 0% -40% Norway 5 6 93 180 0% 20% 1% 94% Ivory Coast 4 5 50 45 0% 25% 0% -10% Singapore 8 4 122 55 0% -50% 0% -55% Other 41 46 1,151 1,841 3% 12% 6% 60% Total 1,297 1,323 33,489 30,302 100% 2% 100% -10% Source: Business France, Annual Report 33 - 5 - BUSINESS FRANCE PRESS KIT THE DIVERSITY OF FRANCE’S REGIONS IS A FACTOR IN THEIR ATTRACTIVENESS TO INVESTORS • The geographical breakdown of projects reflects the attractions of major cities.
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