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The number of projects rebounded by 24% in 2021. But the job creations of these 1,222 locations or extensions remain disappointing.
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By Marc Vignaud
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PFor the third consecutive year, France is the European country that attracted the most foreign investment projects in 2021. According to the EY firm’s attractiveness barometer, it attracted 1,222 project locations or extensions l ‘last year. This is a very marked rebound (+ 24%) after the fall recorded the previous year, in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. This performance is all the more remarkable given that the growth in the number of projects only reached 5% on average in Europe in 2021.
The United Kingdom suffered from Brexit: the number of projects only increased by 2%. As for Germany, it recorded a fall of 10%, due to an economy already at full employment (it is becoming difficult to recruit) and where “foreign investors have difficulty entering…
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