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news France 24 En 2026-05-30

France's 'Choose France' Summit Amidst Economic Challenges and Factory Closures

President Macron launches the 'Choose France' summit to boost foreign investment amid rising national debt, unemployment, and factory closures, despite efforts to promote industrial growth.


In France, Emmanuel Macron toured the French factory of German-owned Thermomix kitchen appliances on Fridayโ€ฆ one of over 100 industrial and business sites opening to the public this weekend in the leadup to the French President's annual "Choose France" summit on Monday. Macron will be hosting some 200 foreign business leaders at Versailles palace, hoping to set a new record for foreign investment. But this comes as France's economy is struggling, with factory closures outnumbering openings, a so...

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