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23 September 2010 : Fifth Forum on Research and Innovation
“Innovation as a key factor of attractiveness: a challenge for Paris?”
The Greater Paris Investment Agency will release the result of the benchmark study conducted in partnership with Deloitte, on both the reality and the perceptions of innovation in the main European cities.
The recommendations of the Agency’s Working Group on Innovation, aimed at improving the valorisation of innovation in the Greater Paris innovation clusters, will also be presented.
Lastly, the Greater Paris Investment Agency will make available a toolkit produced at its request by a set of international experts. The toolkit is designed to help innovative entrepreneurs to better convey the value of their projects to business angels and venture capital funds. |
 June 22 2010 : The board of Directors meeting elected Pierre Simon Chairman of the Greater Paris Investment Agency.
« I will carry on developing the attractiveness policy led by the Greater Paris Investment Agency which is for me a political, economic and strategic issue in order to make Greater Paris the world-class business capital of the 21 century » he declared in front of the board
The ‘Grand Paris’ Project
The Greater Paris Investment Agency welcomes the creation of the “Société du Grand Paris”, and will give all its support to make it successful. The “Société du Grand Paris” has the key mission to realize the automatic sub line connecting 7 economic and technology centres, including the valorisation of the estate close to the stations.
These 7 economic and technology centres will be:
- La Défense (World number 2 for assets under management)
- Saclay (European number 1 for research and innovation)
- Le Bourget (World number 2 – business airport)
- Roissy (European number 1 – airport hub)
They will be linked together and to downtown Paris by an automated rail circuit
- 35 billion € investment (2012-2022)
- 130km of new rail
- 20 minutes maximum from Roissy airport to the business area of Paris.
But this is a very ambitious calendar which requires to accelerate the actual process. |
18 February 2010
 The Greater Paris Investment Agency launched the Global Cities Investment Monitor, in partnership with KPMG, a yearly benchmark comparing perceptions and reality regarding the attractiveness of global cities. A survey based on a sample of more than 500 global business leaders was conducted by OpinionWay, while investment fluxes were analysed over the last five years.
Investing criteria have changed during the crisis: political stability (92%) and economic growth (89%) now dominate.
The image of Paris is quite good: the city ranks third (35%) with only New York (41%) and London (42%) ahead. Regarding attractiveness, Asia rises, with 5 cities in the Top 10. Mumbai is posed to become the favourite destination of international investors over the next three years.
Paris is also well ranked regarding real investments: fourth in the world in 2008-9, third over the last five years. In the Top 5 cities, only Hong-Kong is more dynamic. London leads with 270 projects (191 in Paris).
Paris is the fastest growing top metropolis for research centres; it is now globally in third position – in pole position at European level. Headquarters (+175% in 2008-9) are also a strong asset: Paris is ranked fourth worldwide regarding these strategic investments.
In the light of the Global Cities Investment Monitor 2010, the Greater Paris advantages and challenges in the face of growing competition were discussed by a panel of international investors and decision-makers in presence of Anne-Marie Idrac, Minister of State for External Trade on 22 June.
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