Paris : capital of Research & Development Investment !
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The annual KPGM survey of foreign investment* in the world’s major cities puts Ile-de-France at the forefront of research and development centres with 47 projects in 2018.
Paris Investments Place Europe ahead of Asia
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Particularly encouraging for its future, Paris is the world leader in research and development investment with 47 projects. The Paris capital region recorded a 34% increase in the number of projects between 2017 and 2018.
« R&D investments are particularly strategic » said Lionel Grotto, Managing Director of Paris Région Entreprises…
« They are the first brick of knowledge production and industrial revitilasation. In addition, the jobs created by the creation and expansion of R&D centres are highly qualified and bring high added value. »
Other International capitals recording R&D investment growth by the KPMG investment survey were :
- Singapore (42 projects),
- Bangalore (33 projects),
- Barcelona (29 projects),
- Shanghai (24 projects)
*KPMG survey has been conducted for the association of large companies Paris Ile-de-France Capitale Economique, which Paris Region Entreprises joined this year. This study only takes into account the so-called “greenfield” investments recorded worldwide by the Financial Times database. Excluded are mergers and acquisitions, privatisations and alliances, purely financial investments and joint ventures.