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Business France

Business France is the French national agency serving the international development and attractiveness of the French economy. It is a fine organization for general information until you require experienced executives and advisors to design your strategy, expand or set up operations with specialists at Ipanovia

Missions

At the service of the globalization of the French economy, Business France is the partner of companies willing to invest in France or expand on the markets worldwide.

Business France support international business projects and creates new business streams. Business France is present in 56 countries and through its offices throughout France.

Nearly 1,500 employees, including 650 in France.

Services

International Trade Services : 

Business France Provides international support to companies wishing to start or strengthen their international footprint. It helps to develop international technological partnerships.

Investment : 

Foster foreign investment projects in France, including for the takeover of companies in difficulty. Business France works  with local and regional territories, Chambers of Commerce , regions authorities, and business clusters. 

Promotion:

Business France develops a global strategy of influence in the service of the economic attractiveness of France. It also manages the promotion of the image of France and its territories internationally (eg: international section of French Tech and the campaign on the economic image of France “Creative France”).

The France EXPORT Team

The Team France Export is a one-stop shop for public and private operators of international trade.

Along with the Chambers of Commerce and Bpifrance, Business France is one of the founders and operators of Team France Export.

The Business France Network

France has a network of public and private partners who support the mobilization and the projection of international companies. They also support foreign investment projects in France.

166 federations, professional associations and competitiveness clusters are associated with the mission of Business France 

 Business France Market Information

Business France release a whole range of information to help companies in their international expansion.

  • Market guides

Release of economic and sectorial information by countries or regions. Business guides, Administrative, Tax, Legal Regulations, Success stories and testimonials are published.

  • Fundamentals of Export

Thematic sheets on the techniques of exportation and internationalization. Information on subsidies.

  • Business Matching

When participating in events and trade shows. Through advice on communication and practices in different countries.

  • Public Tenders and Opportunities

Provision of tools such as the extranet for international public tenders

For accompaniment, international development advice  and setting up your international strategy, Ipanovia brings together the expertise of experienced professionals in more than 20 countries

VIE Business France

VIE on the planet
Where are the VIE located on the planet

International development often requires a local presence. The VIE or International Internship Program is an international postgraduate business opportunity.

It allows a company with headquarters or a subsidiary in France to send a young  national of the European Economic Area to start an international business project in a foreign country.

VIE typical missions

  • Gather information on  international target markets
  • Serve existing international customers locally
  • Identify future prospects
  • Develop a distribution network or business partners abroad
  • Contribute to the operational activities of a local establishment in a new country
  • Run Research & Development projects or specific contracts abroad

Allowance of International Interns

VIE allowance for the Intern is composed of 

  • A common grant for all destinations is 723,99 euros /month, from October 2021.
  • A country geographical allowance (IFE GEO) which is determined according to the host country and which is linked to the local cost of living. The allowance is reviewed every 3 months.

PaysIndemnité totale
AFGHANISTAN4 876,13 €
AFRIQUE DU SUD (AUTRES VILLES)2 000,23 €
AFRIQUE DU SUD (JOHANNESBURG, PRETORIA)2 143,49 €
ALBANIE2 506,86 €
ALGERIE (ANNABA, CONSTANTINE)2 217,11 €
ALGERIE (AUTRES VILLES)2 159,48 €
ALLEMAGNE (AUTRES VILLES)2 155,03 €
ALLEMAGNE (BERLIN)2 113,40 €
ALLEMAGNE (HAMBOURG)2 155,03 €
ANDORRE1 651,83 €
ANGOLA3 680,06 €
ANTIGUA-ET-BARBUDA2 512,30 €
ARABIE SAOUDITE2 766,66 €
ARGENTINE2 138,63 €
ARMENIE2 358,60 €
AUSTRALIE (AUTRES VILLES)2 552,15 €
AUSTRALIE (SYDNEY)2 552,15 €
AUTRICHE2 201,65 €
AZERBAIDJAN2 300,60 €
BAHREIN2 757,82 €
BANGLADESH3 291,83 €
BARBADE2 324,15 €
BELGIQUE2 004,16 €
BELIZE1 927,43 €
BENIN2 071,61 €
BHOUTAN2 787,47 €
BIELORUSSIE2 395,78 €
BIRMANIE3 337,67 €
BOLIVIE2 364,86 €
BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE1 934,86 €
BOTSWANA2 042,58 €
BRESIL (AUTRES VILLES)1 814,34 €
BRESIL (BRASILIA)1 857,33 €
BRESIL (RIO DE JANEIRO)1 957,71 €
BRESIL (SAO PAULO)1 995,59 €
BRUNEI2 142,04 €
BULGARIE1 722,21 €
BURKINA FASO3 304,13 €
BURUNDI3 498,14 €
CAIMANS1 939,64 €
CAMBODGE2 452,33 €
CAMEROUN (AUTRES VILLES)2 331,93 €
CAMEROUN (DOUALA, GAROUA)2 353,44 €
CANADA (AUTRES VILLES FRANCOPHONES)2 262,29 €
CANADA (OTTAWA)2 262,29 €
CANADA (TORONTO ET AUTRES VILLES ANGLOPHONES)2 465,95 €
CANADA (VANCOUVER)2 501,63 €
CAP-VERT2 036,41 €
CHILI1 761,47 €
CHINE (CANTON, WUHAN)2 634,02 €
CHINE (CHENGDU, SHENYANG, AUTRES VILLES)2 615,14 €
CHINE (HONG-KONG)2 734,87 €
CHINE (PEKIN)2 693,95 €
CHINE (SHANGHAI)2 654,96 €
CHYPRE1 955,96 €
COLOMBIE1 797,18 €
COMORES3 068,12 €
CONGO2 987,94 €
CONGO RDC (AUTRES VILLES)4 766,03 €
CONGO RDC (KINSHASA)4 601,50 €
COREE DU SUD2 364,22 €
COSTA RICA1 898,51 €
COTE D'IVOIRE2 454,44 €
CROATIE1 601,10 €
CUBA3 301,30 €
DANEMARK2 460,59 €
DJIBOUTI2 560,93 €
DOMINIQUE2 134,40 €
EGYPTE3 508,20 €
EMIRATS ARABES UNIS (ABU-DAHBI)2 470,55 €
EMIRATS ARABES UNIS (AUTRES VILLES)2 514,80 €
EQUATEUR2 484,37 €
ERYTHREE3 109,93 €
ESPAGNE1 766,03 €
ESTONIE1 844,12 €
ESWATINI2 194,47 €
ETATS-UNIS (AUTRES VILLES)2 615,01 €
ETATS-UNIS (CALIFORNIA)3 791,32 €
ETATS-UNIS (MIAMI, WASH, BOSTON,CHICAGO)3 097,89 €
ETATS-UNIS (NEW-YORK DOWNTOWN)3 590,01 €
ETATS-UNIS (NY METROPOLITAN)3 567,69 €
ETATS-UNIS (PENNSYLVANIE)2 931,40 €
ETHIOPIE2 336,24 €
FIDJI2 317,99 €
FINLANDE2 342,94 €
GABON (AUTRES VILLES)2 330,12 €
GABON (LIBREVILLE)2 298,15 €
GAMBIE1 760,71 €
GEORGIE1 986,47 €
GHANA2 592,03 €
GRECE1 628,14 €
GRENADE2 103,19 €
GUATEMALA2 976,54 €
GUINEE3 126,73 €
GUINEE EQUATORIALE3 221,43 €
GUINEE-BISSAO3 291,82 €
GUYANA2 102,79 €
HAITI4 639,11 €
HONDURAS2 631,12 €
HONGRIE1 554,63 €
INDE (AUTRES VILLES)2 690,63 €
INDE (BANGALORE)2 690,63 €
INDE (BOMBAY, CALCUTTA)3 071,59 €
INDE (NEW DELHI)3 085,00 €
INDONESIE2 446,95 €
IRAK (AUTRES VILLES)4 637,60 €
IRAK (ERBIL)4 043,15 €
IRAN4 618,35 €
IRLANDE2 308,90 €
ISLANDE2 211,96 €
ISRAEL2 583,62 €
ITALIE (AUTRES VILLES)2 064,62 €
ITALIE (TURIN)2 064,62 €
JAMAIQUE2 349,72 €
JAPON (AUTRES VILLES)2 655,96 €
JAPON (TOKYO)2 953,65 €
JERUSALEM3 291,01 €
JORDANIE2 194,52 €
KAZAKHSTAN (AUTRES VILLES)2 374,41 €
KAZAKHSTAN (NOURSOULTAN)2 544,83 €
KENYA2 262,37 €
KIRGHIZSTAN2 869,83 €
KOSOVO2 149,31 €
KOWEIT2 690,35 €
LAOS2 262,36 €
LESOTHO2 618,93 €
LETTONIE1 855,47 €
LIBAN4 649,14 €
LIBERIA3 934,78 €
LIBYE3 821,46 €
LITUANIE2 123,01 €
LUXEMBOURG2 181,68 €
MACAO2 692,52 €
MACEDOINE1 986,82 €
MADAGASCAR2 365,67 €
MALAISIE1 936,16 €
MALAWI1 949,19 €
MALDIVES2 059,77 €
MALI3 373,76 €
MALTE1 977,66 €
MAROC (AGADIR)1 826,11 €
MAROC (AUTRES VILLES)1 826,11 €
MAURICE1 614,32 €
MAURITANIE3 208,23 €
MEXIQUE2 341,77 €
MOLDAVIE2 295,32 €
MONACO1 782,97 €
MONGOLIE3 216,81 €
MONTENEGRO1 912,34 €
MOZAMBIQUE2 756,29 €
NAMIBIE2 404,53 €
NEPAL3 455,84 €
NICARAGUA2 371,16 €
NIGER3 594,92 €
NIGERIA (AUTRES VILLES)3 959,48 €
NIGERIA (LAGOS)3 959,51 €
NORVEGE (AUTRES VILLES)2 500,78 €
NORVEGE (STAVANGER)2 705,48 €
NOUVELLE-ZELANDE2 592,42 €
OMAN2 310,82 €
OUGANDA3 079,93 €
OUZBEKISTAN2 623,19 €
PAKISTAN (AUTRES VILLES)3 609,80 €
PAKISTAN (KARACHI)3 699,79 €
PANAMA2 033,37 €
PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINEE3 235,41 €
PARAGUAY1 927,00 €
PAYS-BAS2 207,10 €
PEROU1 929,76 €
PHILIPPINES2 369,91 €
POLOGNE1 629,53 €
PORTUGAL1 919,19 €
QATAR2 784,44 €
REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE4 657,56 €
REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE2 048,36 €
REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE1 826,89 €
ROUMANIE1 708,43 €
ROYAUME-UNI (AUTRES VILLES)1 939,64 €
ROYAUME-UNI (EDIMBOURG)2 000,38 €
ROYAUME-UNI (LONDRES)2 567,93 €
ROYAUME-UNI (SAINTE-HELENE)2 046,27 €
RUSSIE (AUTRES VILLES)2 136,20 €
RUSSIE (MOSCOU)2 474,38 €
RUSSIE (SAINT-PETERSBOURG)2 024,43 €
RWANDA2 348,27 €
SAINT-CHRISTOPHE-ET-NIEVES2 173,83 €
SAINTE-LUCIE2 166,98 €
SAINT-MARTIN2 207,12 €
SAINT-SIEGE2 064,66 €
SAINT-VINCENT-ET-LES GRENADINES2 173,96 €
SALVADOR2 519,60 €
SAO TOME-ET-PRINCIPE3 211,22 €
SENEGAL1 972,96 €
SERBIE1 972,70 €
SEYCHELLES1 839,73 €
SIERRA LEONE3 029,09 €
SINGAPOUR3 310,48 €
SLOVAQUIE1 771,69 €
SLOVENIE1 604,28 €
SOMALIE3 647,32 €
SOUDAN2 998,58 €
SOUDAN DU SUD4 609,36 €
SRI LANKA2 033,14 €
SUEDE2 237,89 €
SUISSE (AUTRES VILLES)3 436,78 €
SUISSE (GENEVE)3 436,78 €
SUISSE (ZURICH)3 436,78 €
SURINAME2 631,49 €
SYRIE4 466,09 €
TADJIKISTAN2 735,37 €
TAIPEI2 075,28 €
TANZANIE2 562,72 €
TCHAD3 391,21 €
THAILANDE2 336,95 €
TIMOR ORIENTAL2 543,06 €
TOGO2 080,88 €
TRINITE-ET-TOBAGO2 518,26 €
TUNISIE1 499,56 €
TURKMENISTAN4 190,45 €
TURQUIE (ANKARA)2 061,28 €
TURQUIE (AUTRES VILLES)2 021,04 €
TURQUIE (IZMIR)2 021,04 €
UKRAINE2 754,28 €
URUGUAY1 942,78 €
VANUATU2 163,24 €
VENEZUELA3 652,19 €
VIETNAM2 186,78 €
YEMEN4 592,73 €
ZAMBIE2 029,60 €
ZIMBABWE2 978,08 €
INDEMNITE LA PLUS FAIBLE DES PAYS DE LA ZONE EURO1 604,28 €

VIE Charges for the Company

The VIE cost  for the company is made up of

  • A flat-rate monthly allowance 
  • Social/Health fee linked to the company’s turnover and the number of VIE employed
  • Travel costs to the destination country

To be added operational costs (related to the mission – travel, visa, office)

The annual budget to be provided for a VIE contract varies between 25,000 euros and 55,000 euros per year and per person

Export Financing and Subsidies

Business France develops, in collaboration with the BPI, some financing and subsidy programs for international development:

  1. Chèque Relance Export  is an incentive for international support services such as market studies, prospecting or communication operations.
  2. VIE Check to facilitate the creation or constitution of a team in a foreign country. It is a 10 000 euros stimulus
  3.  Insurance APA  partly finances prospecting expenses and insures companies against the risk of international failure.

Business France and attractiveness

Foreign investment in France 2019-2021International Foreign Investments in France

France is the most attractive country in Europe for the 3rd consecutive year with 1,222 investment projects identified in 2021, an increase of 24% compared to 2020. Source EY attractiveness survey

Since 2017, Team France Invest has supported more than 6,900 projects in French territories, and thus created more than 185,000 jobs.Choose France

The Choose France program promotes foreign investment in France. In addition to the benefits of investing in France, it informs investors about the opportunities that exist in all sectors as well as the public credits and incentives they can benefit from. Business and Regulatory Experts guide foreign investors towards opportunities

The  https://investinfrance.fr/ platform offers a range of services to guide potential investors.

The 2030 plan lists favorable reforms to boost investment and the economic environment. It covers social and labor law, tax, administrative and ecological aspects.

Business France is the French organization for promoting international development and investment in France. You can find similar organizations in other countries and major global institutions in our article on international trade agencies.

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