1、 BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY FRANCE 2024 A REPORT FROM TEAM SWEDEN IN FRANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD.3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.4 ABOUT THE SURVEY.6 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.8 THE MARKET.13 HOW SWEDISH COMPANIES SUCCEED IN FRANCE.22 ACTING SUSTAINABLY.25 CONTACT US.29 KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT Business Sweden

2、 in France Annika Stl Sofia Kristensson Sara Forsberg Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France Gta Paterson Katarina Lf Emma Sderqvist Joel Thell copyright 2024.Team Sweden France 2024 all rights reserved.This study may not be reproduced either in part or in full without prior written consent of Team S

3、weden and its constituents in France.FOREWORD FOREWORD With more than 68 million inhabitants,France is the second largest economy in the European Union in terms of GDP,and the seventh largest economy in the world.France has historically been an important trade partner for Sweden and this relationshi

4、p keeps growing.From a market perspective,France remains one of Swedens biggest trading partners(8th in terms of exports and 10th in terms of imports)with the weaker SEK currency exchange of 2023 bolstering Swedish export growth.For the fifth year in a row,the EY Barometer 2024 declared France as th

5、e most attractive country in Europe for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)projects.Despite a downward trend in FDI projects in Europe in 2023,France managed to maintain its attractiveness among investors and attracted a total of 1,194 international investments projects,creating 39,773 jobs.Sweden is an

6、historic leader of Nordic investments in France and today France is the largest recipient of Swedish investments in Europe.The country received 28 investment projects from Sweden in 2023.Approximately 460 Swedish companies have local establishments on the French market with more than 95,000 employee