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French industry in the Arab world in crisis The
February 14, 2011
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events that shook Egypt and Tunisia leave casts threats of reply in the Arab world. Enough to worry the global economic players, including French manufacturers. Inventory of their involvement in the region, supporting card.

The popular uprisings could continue to shake the Arab world. In many countries of the region, the terrain resembles that of Tunisia: corruption, unemployment, inequality and locking policy. The leaders of major groups are monitoring the situation carefully: in all these countries, French companies have set up subsidiaries, and factories.

Several data to assess the links economic differences between countries. Direct Investment (FDI) represent amounts invested by Actors (French here) in a given country. A factory built (or purchased), upgraded facilities or the creation of a joint venture are driving up the amount of FDI. Other significant size: the physical presence of French nationals or of affiliates.

French presence in North Africa and Middle East

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Regarding investment French, both countries are clear: Egypt and Morocco. The Egyptian situation is very peculiar: the acquisition of Orascom by Lafarge in 2007 strongly impacts the numbers. This operation of EUR 8.8 billion represents a significant portion of the 9.9 billion French FDI in the country. Other companies operating in Egypt are hexagonal mainly from the energy sectors (GDF Suez), electrical equipment (Schneider Electric, Nexans) and the food industry (Danone, Lactalis and Bel).

In Morocco, invested 8.293 billion euros from a larger number of companies. The government Morocco has set up a special economic policy to attract foreign investment (in perspective in this story Pierre-Olivier Rouaud ). The results are conclusive: Renault based in Tangier and intends to develop a local Industrial / OEM. French companies who settle in Morocco represent areas of technical excellence with high added value. In aeronautics, the outsourcing is structured around the establishment of EADS Morocco Aviation and Safran. Veolia are also present, GDF, Bouygues, Geodis or Alcatel Lucent.

Strong links with former colonies

quantities of French nationals highlight another aspect of the French presence, more historical. The countries formerly colonized by France (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) welcomed three of them close to 90 000 French. Economic ties built in the last century remain, and are also observable by the number of French establishments in these countries.

Far from the French sphere of influence, the UAE were 2.616 billion euros of investment. In this country, like Libya or Yemen, leaders are concerned about the rising challenges. On 9 February, the Forum of Civil Society in the Gulf has called the conservative monarchies of the region to promote democracy and freedom of speech, release political prisoners and to provide their country of incorporation.

Data Collection and Editing: Morgan Remy and Remy Maucourt

Making map: Matthieu Canu