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Benchmark 2009
• IV Forum on Research and Innovation - How to favour value creation within French clusters?
Study on Value creation must become the clusters’ priority. The Greater Paris Investment Agency calls for a reoriented management and makes fifteen proposals to increase the value added by innovative projects. It aims especially at draining more effectively private financing, at encouraging more selective public co-funding, and at strengthening project leadership. These recommendations are based on the results of a study conducted in partnership with Altran and PricewaterhouseCoopers which covers over 350 interviews with businesspeople active in the clusters. It was presented on 17 September to as many decision makers, including the Minister for Higher Education, Valérie Pécresse, during the fourth Research Forum organised by the Greater Paris Investment Agency.
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• New study on the quality of welcome of business tourists compared to the other main world metropoles.
What kind of welcome can businessmen expect when they travel in the main world metropoles ? A smile? An advice?
The survey conducted by the Greater Paris Investment Agency with the support of Montréal International and Aéroports de Paris and with the expertise of Presence highlighted that important differences exist between the 11 metropoles interviewed.
Greater Paris stands out on 2 crucial domains ranking first on the practice of English language and hotel business. Nevertheless, it has to improve on transportation and business centres.
• The attractiveness of Greater Paris and the main European metropolitan areas for international investors in 2008
In presence of Valérie Pécresse, Minister for Higher Education and Research and Jean-Paul Huchon, Chairman of the Ile-de-France Regional Council, the Greater Paris Investment Agency disclosed the results of its annual survey realised by Ernst & Young on the number of international investment projects in the 15 main European metropolitan areas in 2008.
Although the economic crisis provoked a 5% downturn in the setting up of international businesses among the 15 main European metropolises, with London (-14%), Madrid (-16%) and Barcelona (-32%) severely hit, Greater Paris distinguishes herself with a neat progression (+6%).
The total number of businesses established or expanded in 2008 goes up, from 209 in 2007 to 222, when London sees her total shrink from 305 to 262. The gap in job creations, already in favour of the French capital, goes beyond 1000. 4952 new jobs were created in Greater Paris in 2008 due to international investments.
• The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the World’s Major Cities
This survey, conducted on a representative sample of 205 leading economic actors in 22 countries, interviewed by the CSA Institute from 9 to 22 January 2009, assesses the impact of the crisis on investment decisions worldwide and the attractiveness of the major cities.
It allows measuring the evolution in investment choices since the Global Cities Attractiveness Survey, conducted before the summer 2008 by the Greater Paris Investment Agency with the CSA and Ernst&Young.
The first surprise comes from the investors who reported that they expect to establish or expand new businesses. Their numbers increased from 46% in April 2008 to 48%.
Paris remains in the top 3 cities that possess a positive image with a 43% score, behind London (57%) and New York (44%).
Benchmark 2008
• Global Cities' Attractiveness Survey 2008 - Paris and its major European Challengers in the World Competition
European version
For the 1st time a survey shows a comparison of European major cities with each other and analyses the gap between investors' perceptions and reality in terms of foreign investments.
Presentation of the results of this survey in Paris and London
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• Global Cities' Attractiveness Survey 2008 - Image and Reality Worldwide
World version
The world is an open playing field. Developed markets in Western Europe and in the US are being challenged by competing equals in Asia, Latin America and Africa . In this context, questions arise about global cities attractiveness: which are the current and future global cities? How can European and American cities meet the challenge? What makes a city become and remain global?
press conference in China / Presentation in Tokyo
Download the Survey• Competitive Alternatives 2008 Study
According to this biennial KPMG Canada study, France is the most competitive country in Europe and Paris offers the first lowest business set up costs of any European city surpassing London , Frankfurt, Manchester and Naples
• The attractiveness of Greater Paris and the main European metropolitan areas for international investors
In presence of Jean-Paul Huchon, Chairman of the Ile-de-France Regional Council, the Greater Paris Investment Agency disclosed the results of its annual survey realised by Ernst & Young on the number of international investment projects in the 15 main European metropolitan areas in 2007.
The Greater Paris area is number 1 for job creation and maintains its 2 nd rank for the number of international investment projects received.
Other Greater Paris Investment Agency surveys
• Telecommunications : attractiveness of Greater Paris compared to European metropolitan areas (2007)
Telecommunications are one of the major assets of Greater Paris to attract international investors.
The different benchmarking studies realised each year by our Agency show that the Greater Paris area is on the podium of the most attractive European metropolitan areas. Greater Paris indeed benefits from well-known structural assets such as transport infrastructures among the best in the world, an abundant and qualified workforce, a large and profitable business real estate supply, etc.
But an increasing number of international investors are now mentioning the quality of telecommunication infrastructures as an essential criteria when deciding where to locate.
Where does Greater Paris stand? Is it competitive compared to other European metropoles? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
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• European Cities Monitor (2007)
Survey, conducted by Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker in partnership with the Greater Paris Investment Agency, examining the issues companies regard as important in deciding where to locate, and compares how Europe 's leading business cities perform on each issue.
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• The International Image of Greater Paris
Realised by IPSOS for the Greater Paris Investment Agency, this survey focuses on the image that 500 chief executives of world-wide companies based in Europe have of Greater Paris compared to the other European metropolitan areas.