According to the presidential office, Emmanuel Macron may seal investment agreements worth EUR 20 billion (approx. PLN 85 billion), gathering general directors from around the world In the palace in Versailles at the annual peak “Choose France”. His office also confirmed investments worth EUR 20.8 billion (approx. PLN 84 billion) in the artificial intelligence sector, which is part of an investment package worth EUR 109 billion (approx. PLN 463 billion) promised by Macron at the Paris AI summit at the beginning of this year.
This year's record number of investments is a particularly desirable news for France, which struggles with slow economic growthis working on reducing a huge budget deficit and is preparing for the economic consequences of the trade war from the USA.
Despite transatlantic tensions, it is expected that Several American groups will announce large investment projectsincluding the Prologis logistics group, which will invest around EUR 6.4 billion (approx. 2.7 billion) in new logistics facilities and data centers, as well as Amazon (EUR 300 million, i.e. approx. PLN 1.3 billion). The British-Lithuanian Digital Bank Revolut will invest EUR 1 billion (approx. PLN 4.25 billion) and ask the French authorities for a bank license.
– When we make decisions that may not be the most popular, but which are consistent to make France more attractive […] We are successful – Macron said on Monday morning, visiting Daimler's bus factory from going to Versailles.
Emmanuel Macron speaks at the top of Choose France. Versailles, May 19, 2025
For the rest of the day in Versailles, Macron met one in one with the presidents, took part in round tables on artificial intelligence and critical minerals, and was the host of a lavish dinner with the management and ministers in the famous mirror room in Versailles.
He also took part in the session dedicated attracting foreign film producers To make films in France, because the cinema can become a new battlefield in the trade war in the USA.
Macron organizes the event “Choose France” since the office is taken to present the economic attractiveness of France and emphasize that the economic reforms he conducted during his term, transformed France into a business more business -friendly.
In the annual study published last week, EY France was recognized as The country's most attractive for foreign investors in Europe. According to the study, she recorded a 14 % decrease in foreign investment last year, but maintained the position of the leader, because his main rivals in this race-Germany and Great Britain-experienced a similar inheritance.
