As the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, Emmanuel Macron describes it “Business France promotesFrench and foreign enterprise through a unique prism of France’s competitiveness and attractiveness to investment. By creatingBusiness France, we have brought together the very best in public service to help businesses do things more simply and effortlessly.”
Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France. It promotes France’s companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and also runs the VIE international internship program.
Founded on January 1, 2015 through a merger between UBIFRANCE and the Invest in France Agency, Business France has 1,500 personnel, both in France and in 70 countries throughout the world, who work with a network of public- and private-sector partners. For further information, please visit: www.businessfrance.fr
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