| Rich and demanding |
| 2nd region in France with
a GDP 11 % higher than the European average, 12 million consumers
within a 200 km radius, a geostrategic position between highly
technological Northern Europe and fast-developing Southern Europe. |
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| Dynamic |
N°1 or N°2 in more
than 40 % of the 245 industrial sectors identified by the Ministry
of Industry report: life science, pharmaceuticals, ICT, technical
textiles (smart textiles), plastics processing, mechanical engineering,
transport...
Ranked N° 1 for industrial investment in France in 2002
(140 major projects, 10,000 jobs created). |
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| International |
| The Rhone-Alpes region has
developed networks of commercial partnerships worlwide to become
the 2nd exporting region in France with 11.1% of national exports
enabling more than 2,060 Rhone-Alpes companies* to set up abroad,
mainly in the U.S. and Europe. |
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| Its international scope is
also seen in Rhône-Alpes attractiveness to foreign investors: |
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Ranked N°1 for foreign
direct investment in France in 2002 :
- 41 projects
- 4,068 jobs created
- +126 % growth |
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| 868 companies with foreign
capital are present in Rhone-Alpes**. |
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64% in the industrial
sector, |
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21%
in the service industries, |
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15% in the commercial
sector, |
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| coming mainly from the U.S.,
Germany and the United Kingdom, i.e. a penetration ratio of
more than 25 %. |
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*source Rhone-Alpes RCCI.
**employing more than 50 people and having more than 30 % foreign
capital. |
