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Paul Myers

Macron hails France's power to woo foreign investors for big industrial projects

President Macron is campaigning hard to get foreign investors to bank on industrial projects in France. AFP - DANIEL COLE

French president Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to tour an aluminium factory in the northern city of Dunkirk on Friday to hail the region as a symbol of industrial recovery and highlight his country’s growing economic relevance as a venue for foreign investments.

The visit comes two days after the Taiwanese industrial group Prologium announced it had chosen Dunkirk as the venue for a hi-tech factory to construct batteries for electric cars from 2026.

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