2023-05-22 12:19:27
Italian investors have made France their preferred destination country in Europe. Always attracted by the opportunities that France offers them, they began to invest there gradually in recent years, in different economic sectors. In 2022, with 139 investment projects in 2022, Italy exceeded its record of 118 projects in 2019, placing itself among the top five foreign investors in France.
France has risen to first place in Europe among the most attractive countries for foreign investment. 2022 was a record year with the launch of 1,725 new projects, registering an increase of 7% compared to 2021. Italy participated in this record with 139 new projects launched in 2022, which made it possible to create or maintain 2 656 jobs, up 45% over the previous year.
France represents 61% of total Italian investment abroad, in first place, followed by Spain (13%) and Romania (6%). The three main French regions of destination for Italian investments are Ile-de-France (the Paris region hosting 32 projects), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (16 projects) and Hauts-de-France (14 projects).
Among the Italian investments launched in France in 2022, new establishments represent 26.6%, as well as projects to extend existing activities (46.6%), acquisitions of French companies represent 26.6% of projects . Interestingly, Italy is the foreign country which has carried out the most projects to acquire companies in difficulty in France, with a share of 65%.
The privileged health sector
It is interesting to analyze the flow of investments to understand the needs and objectives of entrepreneurs who change from year to year according to the opportunities. If in 2021 investors favored the R&D sector more, in 2022 it is the medical and pharmaceutical sector that was favored by Italian entrepreneurs, making Italy the leading foreign investor in France in the sector.
Why France
The reasons why Italian investors prefer France to other countries in Europe are due to fundamental criteria such as the dynamism and reliability of the market, the quality of the infrastructures, the high level of innovation, the support of the public authorities for facilitate set-up and investment.
Moreover, the significant presence of French and foreign multinationals operating in France is a decisive factor for Italian companies which can consider new areas of development. France is an important platform towards all the countries where its cultural and economic presence extends. These reasons explain very well the reasons why France maintains its record of attractiveness in Europe despite a complex and uncertain international context.
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