A strong regional attractivity
A hospitable region for foreign investments:
For the last five years, Midi-Pyrenees has been among the top five French regions for the reception of international investments :
|
Year |
Number of jobs |
Rank among French regions |
|
2000 |
2,993 |
5th |
|
2001 |
1,955 |
4th |
|
2002 |
1,311 |
5th |
|
2003 |
2,271 |
4th |
|
2004 |
2,663 |
4th |
|
2005 |
2,517 |
4th |
Sources: MPE and AFII "Annual assessment of intenational investments in France"
Origin of main invesments :
| Companies with several nationalities 1 |
46.5% |
| USA |
20% |
| Germany |
15.4% |
| United Kingdom |
4.8% |
| Belgium |
4.4% |
| TOTAL |
91.1% |
1 Companies of which the capital comes from several European countries (ex : EADS)
Sources : MPE and AFII - 2006