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Francija:
svarīgs spēlētājs
un partneris
pasaules tirgū
Jean-François Dathie
Ekonomikas un Tirdzniecības Padomnieks
Francijas Vēstniecība Latvijā
[email protected]
www.missioneco.org/lettonie
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-France has taken
the Presidency of the European Union
in the second half of 2008
-Economic relations between France and Latvia
-UBIFRANCE to assist French compagnies
on world markets (www.ubifrance.fr)
-AFII to attract foreign investors
on the French market (www.investinfrance.org)
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France/Germany/United
Kingdom:
Comparisons from the
latest institutional
studies
Jean-François Dathie
Ekonomikas un Tirdzniecības Padomnieks
Francijas Vēstniecība Latvijā
[email protected]
www.missioneco.org/lettonie
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France, Germany, United Kingdom
Three large markets at the heart of
the European market,
the No. 1 largest global
market.
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France: 5th global market with 63.75 M. people
and a GDP of $ 41,680/resident.
Germany: 3rd global market with 82.22 M. people
and a GDP of $ 41,530/resident.
United Kingdom: 6th global market with 61.18 M
people and a GDP of $ 47,940/resident.
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Three attractive countries for international
investments - France ranks 3rd globally
with $123.6 billion of foreign direct investment in
2007 (according to UNCTAD)
behind the United Kingdom ($171.1 billion) and
ahead of Germany (8th rank with
$44.8 billion)
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Among these three markets thrives strong
competition to attract
foreign investors.
France boasts continuing significant and
numerous advantages, which it continues to
build on, especially in
the areas of innovation and attracting talent.
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France is the No. 1 tourist destination,
ahead of Germany and the United Kingdom.
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There is 3 times more office space in Paris than
in London and 65% more than in Frankfurt.
Office rents in
France are 51% lower than in London.
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> Electricity costs in France are very competitive:
electricity costs are 40% lower than in Germany
and
in the UK. Gas costs are 40% lower in France than
in Germany and 25% than in the UK. Water prices
in
France are 25% lower than in Germany and 20%
lower than in the United Kingdom.
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> Lastly, the price for a mobile phone call is
almost 50% lower in France than in Germany and
20% lower
than in the United Kingdom.
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Among these three markets thrives strong
competition to attract
foreign investors.
France boasts continuing significant and
numerous advantages, which it continues to
build on, especially in
the areas of innovation and attracting talent.
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The percentage of Science and Technology
graduates in France is twice as high as in
Germany and 20%
higher than in the United Kingdom.
> Hourly productivity in France is much higher than
in Germany and in the United Kingdom.
> The usual work week for the active population in
France is 41 hours (and not 35)
and the actual number of
hours worked by managers in France is almost
10% higher than in the United Kingdom.
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> France offers the best Research Tax credit in
Europe in the OECD.
> France is ahead of the United Kingdom for the
number of issued patents.
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> Income tax in France is lower than commonly
believed. It is one of the most competitive in Europe.
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> France offers a high standard health
system: health expenses per person as a
percentage of GDP are higher in
France than in both Germany and United
Kingdom. Household out-of-pocket payments
as a percentage of private
health expenditures are 50% lower in France
than in the United Kingdom and 40% than that
in Germany.
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> Education expenditures per person are
higher in France than in both Germany and
United Kingdom.
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> The CO2 emission rate in France is more
than 50% lower than that of Germany and
30% than that of the United
Kingdom.
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