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Huawei Technologies Co.
The Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei set up its first site in France in 2003 and currently has 150 employees.
A state-of-the-art training centre was opened in Suresnes (Ile-de-France region) to provide employees with technical training courses and includes a training lab and training areas.
Huawei has opened two new R&D centres with 350 new positions to be created over the next three to five years, tripling its initial number of employees.
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France’s rank in the IMD competitiveness index: “France is on the move”
The 2008 World Competitiveness Scoreboard, published by the Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, ranks France in 25th place, which is three places higher than in the 2007 report.(...)
The IMD recognizes many of France’s strong points, notably the level of foreign direct investment which puts France in second position worldwide behind the United States and above Great Britain, with an estimated $123.6 billion in 2007 – which is an increase of 52% compared to 2006 – and the country’s infrastructure and labour productivity levels, for which France is ranked third in Europe. (...)
Philippe Favre, President of the IFA, notes: "Over the past year, the emphasis on the value of work, the priority given to research and development, the simplification of chosen economic immigration and a business environment that has become increasingly favorable, have all been placed at the heart of the French government’s economic development strategy and have had a considerable impact on the opinion that foreign companies have of our country."
EasyJet in Lyon and in Roissy CDG
EasyJet sees great potential for development in France. The British airline thus decided to strengthen its presence in the country with its announcement at the end of 2007 with the opening of two new bases at Paris Charles de Gaulle (130 jobs) and Lyon Saint-Exupéry (80 jobs).
The establishment of two new bases creates 210 direct jobs and represents an investment of 600 million euros over four years. The Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport base is the company’s 18th European base.
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Danisco in Dangé-Saint-Romain
The Danish food ingredient manufacturer Danisco recently announced the creation of a research centre near the town of Tours employing a total of 152 people.
In November 2007, Danisco began the construction of this R&D center for its fermentation media division situated beside its current production site for the agro-food industry.
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Cinquième Saison in Châlons-en-Champagne
British company Cinquième Saison, a subsidiary of the Icelandic agrofoods group Bakkavör, specializes in the prepackaged salad and prepared fresh product industry.
5e Saison constructed its fourth production site for prepackaged salad production and prepared fruit products next to Châlons-en-Champagne, specifically in the business park Recy-Saint-Martin. The prepackaged salad specialist will invest close to 7 million euros, resulting in the creation of 300 jobs.
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