https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Looking to set up a business somewhere this year? Before you consider France, you might be better off in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany or Rwanda. That's according to the new World Bank rankings that will make uneasy reading for France's finance chiefs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131029/global-business-france-trails-us-uk-and-rwanda-competitiveness-world-bank Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:54:00 +0100 global-business-france-trails-us-uk-and-rwanda-competitiveness-world-bank French electronic composer Jean Michel Jarre has held talks with Downing Street officials in recent months, the British premier's office confirmed Tuesday, about setting up business operations in London. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130102/jarre-in-talks-over-london-move Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:36:24 +0100 jarre-in-talks-over-london-move France's attractiveness as a place to do business has plummeted in the eyes of US businesses active in the country after the change to a Socialist government, according to a survey released Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121220/american-firms-turned-off-france-by-hollande Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:19:41 +0100 american-firms-turned-off-france-by-hollande France on Tuesday unveiled a €20-billion tax break for companies in a bid to address flagging competitiveness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121106/france-approves-20-billion-tax-breaks-for-companies Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:43:00 +0100 france-approves-20-billion-tax-breaks-for-companies French officials said Tuesday they will present an action plan next month to improve the country's export competitiveness and reach the government's goal of eliminating the non-energy trade deficit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120828/france-aims-to-boost-competitiveness Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:32:07 +0200 france-aims-to-boost-competitiveness