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7 reasons to invest in the Côte d'Azur

1. An international metropolis
2. Connected to the entire world
3. A steadily rising pool of skilled labor
4. Home to decision centers
5. A wealth of trained expertise
6. Sophia Antipolis - N°1 Science and Technology Park in Europe
7. Côte d'Azur real estate projects

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The Alpes-Maritimes - a shining economy

Productivity: excellent dynamics

• The 5th highest worker productivity of all French departments, with GTB per employee of €75,553 (vs €68,963 for the national average)
• 5th highest added value per worker
• Number of qualified employees above the French average. Leads the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA region)
• More managers and business leaders than the national average
• One of the lowest levels of local taxes in France
• Job growth: a 10.2 % drop in the level of unemployment versus 9.9 % nationally and 9.7 % in the PACA region. A 6 % reduction in the number of people on welfare versus 0.6 % nationally

Research: powering investments

The PACA region takes

• 3rd place in France for foreign investments attractivity
• 1st place for foreign R&D investments
The Alpes-Maritimes department
• One third of all R&D jobs (605) created by foreign companies in France (1,789)
• 75 % of all R&D center projects
• 80 % of workplaces created by foreign companies in the PACA region