Invest in France Agency international Office

It is not enough to attract foreign investors to our country. We must also be able to keep them here. The importance of this can be seen in the current debate on de-localization and in the fact that, over the past three years, expansions of existing sites have created almost the same number of jobs as the creation of new sites.

IFA provides long-term support for your project and concentrates on an after-care service that is based on individual action:

• Maintaining contact between IFA and the investing company to determine whether the company is satisfied with its location, detect possible problems or ascertain possible new development projects. This is the purpose of the IFA “grands comptes” program, which was set up three years ago, and whose objective was recently broadened. These businesses receive two visits per year: one visit to their development site in France and the second in their home country. 

• Maintaining collective links with foreign business networks set up in France: collaboration with international chambers of commerce and foreign business clubs set up in France, such as the IFA “Japan Club”. 

• Intervening rapidly at the request of businesses to assist them in the event of a specific challenge, particularly concerning contact with French administration. 

• Facilitating the integration of foreign businesses into the fabric of the local economy, particularly through the mobilization of potential partners, sub-contractors and suppliers.