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2008-12-01

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Maritime transport: Opening up French ports to foreign transport

France, known for its maritime vocation due to its coastlines facing the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean, is now reforming its ports to improve its economic attractiveness and competitiveness.

According to Philippe Favre, CEO of Invest in France Agency: “The government wants to reinforce the competitiveness and productivity of French ports. This means active significant investments (€445 million budgeted up to 2013) and private operators to increase average annual traffic from 3.5 to 10 million containers by 2015.”

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France, known for its maritime vocation due to its coastlines facing the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Mediterranean, is now reforming its ports to improve its economic attractiveness and competitiveness.

2008-11-20

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Work more, earn more

Overtime hours are now tax and charge free in France.
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Wipro Technologies sets up in Rennes

Indian group Wipro technologies has decided to make France one of its European priorities.

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IFA launches its 2nd European Attractiveness Scoreboard in the United States in October

The 2nd edition of the European Attractiveness Scoreboard (EAS) will be presented by the president of IFA, Philippe Favre and his German counterpart of Invest in Germany during a roadshow in the United States at the beginning of October.


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