Choose France 2024: the summit of all records!
Since its launch in 2018, the “Choose France” summit has been the key event for promoting France as an attractive economic destination
Over the years, the “Choose France” summit has grown into an essential annual economic meeting for international manufacturers and investors. This key event bringing together foreign investors, the French government and France’s leading businesses has two main aims:
- To explain France’s business-friendly reforms to large international firms.
- To highlight the importance of foreign investment in supporting growth, innovation and employment across our country.
Our teams work hard every year to organize the bilateral meetings between the French President and French and foreign ministers and business leaders that are the highlights of the summit. They also select the investment projects announced at the event.
Key figures
- 10,451 foreign investment projects in France from 2017 to 2023.
- 307,940 jobs maintained or created for French people from 2017 to 2023 across France.
- 400+ bilateral meetings.
Discover the French President's speech at the Choose France 2024 Summit
With a focus on “France, land of champions” to reflect the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2024 summit was an opportunity to announce 56 investment projects, worth more than €15 billion, and expected to generate some 10,000 jobs. By way of comparison, 28 investment decisions were announced in 2023, worth €13 billion.
Among the most important announcements made during this latest edition was from Microsoft, which wants to develop its French infrastructure in AI and cloud services. To achieve this, the American IT giant will invest €4 billion to expand its centers in Paris (Île de France region) and Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region) and open a new site in the Mulhouse area (Grand Est region).
Another major announcement came from the Spanish firm FertigHy, which will install its first low-carbon fertilizer production plant in France. This investment is worth an estimated €1.3 billion, and it is set to create 250 jobs in the Hauts de France region.
Lastly, the global food industry giant McCain, which produces frozen French fries, will invest more than €350 million over the next four years in its three French sites to boost production.
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