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'Choose France' summit puts AI at heart of Macron’s €93 billion investment drive

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint statement with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO after a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on 1 June 1 2026, ahead of the "Choose France" event. Some 200 top executives from around the world are expected at Versailles palace west of Paris for President's annual "Choose France" event.
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint statement with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO after a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on 1 June 1 2026, ahead of the "Choose France" event. Some 200 top executives from around the world are expected at Versailles palace west of Paris for President's annual "Choose France" event. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

Foreign companies have pledged a total of €93 billion in investment at France's annual Choose France summit, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, with artificial intelligence and data infrastructure projects accounting for the bulk of commitments.

Around 200 senior executives from around the world were hosted at the famous palace southwest of Paris on Monday, with tens of billions of euros in investment already pledged or expected.

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