2. 4. Seizing the crisis as an opportunity to strengthen the attractiveness Pursuing the ambitious impulse for innovation of labor market AmCham France welcomes and mechanisms that favor them. This key Employment and labor law are seen as new entrepreneurial frameworks for career encourages the continued commitment to maintain research in our country and obstacles for investment in our country. and labor management. With its resources of the government to support the new to foster joint investment opportunities After a sizeable improvement in recent and talents, there is an opportunity economy, particularly in the face of the from abroad, and from the United States years, especially since the 2017 labor law, for France to emerge stronger from crisis. These ambitious policies play an in particular. When it comes to innovation, it is clear that the procedures are still these challenging times. Telework must essential role in France’s international it is crucial to remember that France and perceived as somewhat complex and that therefore be seen as an opportunity and influence and the success of French Tech, the US are true partners. the lasting instability of the social climate not as a threat. while strengthening the competitiveness AmCham France advocates for an has finally taken its toll. This appears of the French innovation ecosystem. Proof easier access to capital and financing, clearly in this year’s edition of AmCham France commits to initiate a of this is the fact that 86% of investors the barometer. reflection in this subject in order to come have a positive or very positive perception encourages companies (especially up with concrete proposals by the second of this ecosystem. SMEs) to continue their digitalization, However, the societal transformation that half of 2021 that can be acted upon by the continues to support the development of is taking shape in the light of the crisis public authorities. However, it has become clear in recent an entrepreneurial culture while working may provide an opportunity to imagine weeks that France does not nurture the to adapt a regulatory framework that is necessary risk culture for a successful increasingly favorable to innovation and innovation policy. It is essential to change venture capital. 3. this mindset and to direct savings towards innovative companies with structured Transforming ecological transition and inclusion into drivers of attractiveness 5. AmCham France applauds the impulsion expectations towards companies take a Maintaining investors’ confidence by ensuring regulatory and tax predictability of the Recovery Plan, which makes the global scale. ecological transition a driving force for economic recovery. However, in order to make the ecological AmCham France welcomes the 20 billion to reassure investors by giving them transition and inclusion a driving force for euro reduction in Production Tax and the more visibility on the policy measures Today, 69% of American investors believe attractiveness, it is essential to highlight progressive reduction of the Corporate considered to meet these challenges. that France offers a regulatory framework innovative initiatives led by companies, Income Tax rate to 25% by 2022. We are France’s operating debt should be clearly that is conducive or even very conducive while strengthening consultation convinced that these measures will allow dissociated from the investment debt to the societal and environmental and collaboration between different France to considerably strengthen its associated with the Covid crisis. commitment of companies. We are economic sectors. The promotion attractiveness and we therefore believe it is convinced that France can play a major and encouragement of co-creative more essential than ever to maintain these Moreover, even when some overriding role in promoting the ecological transition approaches will favor the emergence of commitments over the long run. international policy objectives are pursued, in Europe and around the world by innovative, even disruptive, solutions, the consistency of the discourse and making this transformation a real driver of which constitute one of the keys In the same way, for 70% of investors, the signals sent are essential to France’s attractiveness for companies. It is all the to a sustainable and successful French public debt is a source of concern. attractiveness. AmCham will join in the more important in a time when ecological ecological transition today. Facing these uncertainties and the risks pursuit of this delicate balance. transition is such a key topic for the they pose to investment dynamics, transatlantic relations and when society AmCham France invites the government st st 24 21 edition AmCham-Bain Barometer 21 edition AmCham-Bain Barometer 25