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France Leading Europe’s green and digital revolutions

Billions of investment is being channeled into an unprecedented economic transformation, and investors are flocking. Under the leadership of President Emmanuel Macron, France is at the forefront of the most profound transitions Europe has undergone since the end of the Cold War. The future will be digital, and it will be green.

Macron swept to power in 2017 on a pro-business reform agenda, and he remains committed to transforming the French economy. Spotting the enormous opportunity the Covid-19 pandemic presents, Macron launched his ambitious France 2030 development agenda last month. This €35 billion plan aims

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