Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday said he was considering 'significant investments in France'.
Macron is hosting a conference aimed at persuading business leaders to put their money in FranceNEW YORK - Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday said he was considering"significant investments in France" as he visited the country for a summit aimed at attracting foreign business leaders.
Macron and Musk earlier met at the Elysee Palace before heading to Versailles for the latest edition of the president's Choose France conference where Macron seeks to drum up investment in the country. Le Maire gave no details of Monday's talks with Musk, saying simply that"all of today's investments are the fruit of months or even years of negotiations".Macron said in another tweet that some 13 billion euros of investment would be announced at the summit, equating to the creation of some 8,000 jobs.
Already confirmed last week was the investment of over five billion euros by Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium in building a new factory in northern France for its first European plant.
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