Foreign investments in France, according to media
What is the level of foreign capital investment in France today? The Internet brings the following news.

1. France tops EU for foreign money. http://www.connexionfrance.com/France-best-Europe-foreign-investment-17862-view-article.html

"Business France, a government agency that monitors foreign investment in the country" has reported the following:

- The number of investors dropped 5% in 2015
- Despite this, the number of jobs "based on" foreign investors rose 27%. (Defined as "jobs created or saved by foreign investment in 2015")

2. Foreign investment rises in all of Europe except France. http://www.thelocal.fr/20160525/why-is-france-struggling-to-attract-international-investment

"An annual survey of attractiveness for foreign investors, published ... by professional services firm EY (formerly Ernst and Young)" reports the following:

- The investments which were made in France over the past year were generally of a small size, creating only a handful of jobs
- While France saw an 8 percent rise in the number of jobs created by international projects, the average across Europe was 17 percent
- Some 598 new foreign investment projects were started in France over the past year - but that represented an overall drop of 2 percent from 2014

3. Foreign investment in France plunges by 77 per cent as Hollande's socialist policies drive businesses away. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2549140/Foreign-investment-France-plunges-77-cent-Hollandes-socialist-policies-drive-businesses-away.html

A report by the United Nations (2014) "showed just £3.5 billion of foreign money went into France in 2013 – the lowest amount for 27 years. By comparison, foreign investors spent £32 billion in Britain."

"Investment in Germany soared 392 per cent to £19.6billion in 2013, while in Spain it rose by 37 per cent to £22.4billion."

4. Foreign investment in France has dropped 94% over the last decade. http://www.wsj.com/articles/frances-foreign-investment-problem-1404245780