France Pension Strikes Could Spook Investors, Former President Hollande Says
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Francois Hollande during a Bloomberg Television interview in Paris, France.
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Former French President Francois Hollande said that years of efforts to attract foreign investors to France could be put in jeopardy if strikes and protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan were to continue.
“There are investors from all over the world, including from the UK, who are coming to France,” Hollande said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. “The risk is if there was a continuation of the conflict beyond the vote, even if the risk is low, it could effectively dissuade investors from coming and give an image of France that is consistent with some stereotypes.”