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Doing Business in France
Contact & Social Networks
Syllabus of the Subject - Foreign Trade and Business in France . Paris.
Introduction to the French Republic (European Union);
French EconomyFrance: one of the political and economic leaders of the European Union;
Information and communication technologies in France.
Doing Business in Paris;
French International TradePolitical, economic and cultural relations with the African Francophone countries;
Strategic Partnership between Africa and France;
Strategic importance of the Francophonie.
French Foreign direct investment (FDI);
Main French Companies;
Case Studies:Michelin;
Alstom;
Essilor;
L’Oréal;
Danone;
Carrefour.
Access to the French Market;
Business Plan for France.
Objectives
The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in” the French Republic” are the following:
To analyze the strengths of the French Economy and Foreign Trade;
To know the business opportunities in the French Market;
To analyze the trade relations of France with the country of the student;
To know the French Free Trade Agreements as a member of the European Union;
To understand the political and economic importance of France in the EU;
To analyze the Africa-France Strategic Partnership;
To develop a business plan for the French Market.
Related Education
Masters and Doctorate in International Business adapted to the French Students .
International Trade and Business in France :
Logistics
Preferential Access
Trade Facilitation
Organizations
European Trade and Economic Organizations of France
European Union European Central Bank;
European Investment Bank (EIB );
EU-CELAC Summit.
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE );
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE );
Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption (GRECO);
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD )
OECD anti-corruption measures.
Global Organizations :
United Nations (UN )
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD );
International Trade Centre (INTRACEN );
Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL );
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ).
African Union (AU);
Inter-American Development Bank (non-borrower);
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM );
World Bank (WB );
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
International Organization of the Francophonie;
World Trade Organization (WTO );
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP );
Asian Development Bank (ADB );
African Development Bank (AfDB);
International Monetary Fund (IMF );
International Chamber of Commerce (CCI);
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France is an associate / observer country :
Association of Caribbean States (AEC );
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation;
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC );
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.
France
The French Republic (Europe).
Capital of France: Paris;
Official Language: French;
Area of France: 643,801 square kilometers;
Population of France: 67 million people;
Borders of France: Monaco, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland;
France has a
Maritime border with the United Kingdom (submarine tunnel);
Abolition of Slavery in France: 1848 (Victor Schoelcher ).
Type of Government of France: Semi‑presidential Republic
The main religion in France: Catholicism (Christianity ).
France belongs to the Western Civilization (European Economic Area).
Economy
Economy of France .
The French Republic is a highly developed market being the:Fifth
largest economy in the world by nominal gross domestic product;
Eighth largest economy in purchasing power .
France is the third largest economy in the European Union (behind Germany and the United Kingdom
- BREXIT-);
GDP (nominal) of France: 1,944 Billions Euros;
GDP per capita: 27,100 Euros;
France is the most visited country in the world (82 million tourists per year);
The economy of the French Republic is heavily based on services (76% of the gross domestic product, 75% of the population);
Decentralized EU Agency in France:
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO): Angers.
Global Trade
French Foreign Trade .
France ranks second in the world regarding the service exports and agricultural products ;
The French Republic makes 70% of his foreign trade with its European Union (EU) partners ;
French foreign trade has a surplus in export products trade balance;
Germany imports 14% of the French exports, followed by Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland and China;
Of the total of the imported products of France, 16% are originated in
Germany followed by Belgium, Italy, China, Spain, the United States, the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland and Japan;
The main French Exports are machinery, mechanical appliances, vehicles, Air navigation and pharmaceutical products;
The French Republic is the second most attractive European country for
Foreign direct investment (FDI) ;
As a member of the European Union, France is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements with Algeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa, South Korea, India, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon;
The largest French Port is Le Havre ;
Headquarters of the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC).
Samples
(c) EENI
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
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