France remains attractive to foreign investors: 639 new job-creating foreign investment projects recorded in 2009.

Against the backdrop of a worldwide downturn in foreign direct investment flows, the Invest in France Agency and French regional development agencies recorded 639 job-creating foreign investment projects in 2009Ms. Christine Lagarde, the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment and Mr. Michel Mercier, the Minister for Rural and Regional Development have presented the 9th of Mars 2010 in Paris the 2009 Report on job-creating foreign investment in France, accompanied by Mr. David Appia, Chairman and CEO of the Invest in France Agency (IFA). Against the backdrop of a worldwide