Macron Lures Foreign Firms Despite Yellow Vest Protests

(Bloomberg) --

The Yellow Vest protests have done little to stymie the growing appetite for investment among foreign companies in France, encouraged by Emmanuel Macron election pledges to cut tax and overhaul labor laws. Despite 39% saying the protests had an impact on their development plans, a majority said Macron’s crisis management was positive and the share expecting their companies to increase investment in coming years rose to 81% from 72% a year ago. Overall, 84% think France is now an attractive place to do business.

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