Paris – More than 1,400 Italian companies are in France, where they employ more than 100,000 people. In 2014, Italian investors strengthened their interest in France, first country for Italian direct investment with 30% of total investments abroad. In the same year, 89 Italian investment projects were kicked off in France out of a total of 1,014 projects (8.8%). Italy thus realized the best result of the decade. In 2014, even more than in the past, Italian investment projects were aimed at the French territory (19 regions out of 22). However, three regions accommodate half of the Italian projects: the Ile-de-France, with 22%; Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur (15%); and Midi-Pyrenees (12%). Next come Rhônes-Alpes (10%), Champagne-Ardenne (7%), Pays de la Loire (7%) and Nord-Pas-de-Calais (4%). (9Colonne)
