France: Investment Climate Statement 2015

France is committed to encouraging foreign investment within its borders. In the current economic climate, the French government sees foreign investment as a way to create jobs and stimulate growth. Investment regulations are simple, and a range of financial incentives are available to foreign investors. A public agency named "Business France" resulted from the 2015 merger of UbiFrance (the trade promotion agency) and Agence Francaise pour les Investissements Internationaux (French Agency for International Investment or AFII). AFII (the agency for promoting inward foreign investment) comprised the overseas offices of the Invest in France Agency (IFA) and the Invest in France Network (IFN) association. AFII and the French Intellectual Property Agency, INPI (Institut National de la Propri t Industrielle), have a communication campaign (initially launched in October 2012) called "Say OUI to France, Say OUI to Innovation," with the objective of attracting more foreign investors.