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| 5 REASONS TO DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS IN FRANCE |
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 It is very open to international business |
 France is the world second investor after the United States of America and realize 62% of its commercial exchanges with its European partners. |
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| It has a work force which is competitive, qualified and productive |
 It has the second highest productivity per industrial worker in the world. The French work force is adaptable and creative thanks to a high level of training and education. |
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| France is a high tech country supporting research and development. |
 With close to 320,000 researchers in 2001, half of R & D centres in Europe are located in France thanks to favourable tax laws. Research activities are by far the most important in Europe. Furthermore, its tax system is particularly attractive for the establishing of Research and development centers.
France is particularly well known in electronics (smart cards), transportation (the TGV), precision managing of the electronic spectrum (optoelectronics, under sea electronics) & |
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| A very competitive initial set-up cost |
 Compared to other European countries, France has cheap and abundant energy and very competitive and developed telecommunications. |
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| International transportation platform |
 It benefits from a complete and efficient infrastructure thanks to its fast and wide spread rail system, its excellent roads and highway networks, as well as its constantly developing airports. |
