The Local France 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 How a show of hands saved 40 from Bataclan gunmen As the investigation into the November 13th attacks on Paris continues, more incredible stories from survivors are coming to light, including one of how a simple show of hands saved many lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160318/how-a-show-of-hands-saved-40-from-bataclan-killers Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:33:13 +0100 how-a-show-of-hands-saved-40-from-bataclan-killers US tops table of foreign job creators in France While Chinese investment in France is growing and the influx of Qatari money continues to turn heads it’s the Americans who remain top of foreign investors rankings in France and who create the most jobs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150205/us-top-foreign-job-creators-in-france Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:04:00 +0100 us-top-foreign-job-creators-in-france 12 reasons to invest in Paris and 7 to think twice Chiara Corazza, whose job it is to attract foreign investors to Paris, lists the reasons why international companies should back ventures in the French capital despite the country's economic woes. She also tells us about the things they complain about. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140814/why-investors-choose-paris-and-what-makes-them-wary Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:16:00 +0200 why-investors-choose-paris-and-what-makes-them-wary Foreign investors desert France in 2013: report As if high unemployment, heavy public debt and an unhappy populace weren't enough, France also saw a double digit drop in foreign investment in 2013, according to a new United Nations report on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140129/investors-flee-france-in-2013-report-says Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:13:00 +0100 investors-flee-france-in-2013-report-says