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Jean-Pierre Robin: “The French succeed much better abroad than at home”

2024-02-05T05:20:21.794Z

Highlights: Jean-Pierre Robin: “The French succeed much better abroad than at home” The contrasts between the French territory which looks gloomy and the performances of these same French people who exercise their talents abroad challenge us. The CAC 40 listed companies announce that they have distributed 97.1 billion euros in dividends in 2023 to their shareholders. 40.1% of them are not French residents (according to the Banque de France). And moreover, these companies generate more than two thirds of their turnover outside our borders.


CHRONICLE - The contrasts between the French territory which looks gloomy and the performances of these same French people who exercise their talents abroad challenge us.


Country, farmer, landscape: these beautiful words displayed for two weeks on farmers' tractors express roots in the land and the difficulties of the territory.

Just as attached to the land, the construction sector is also in a dark place with housing construction at half mast.

Conversely, and at the same time, the CAC 40 listed companies announce that they have distributed 97.1 billion euros in dividends in 2023 to their shareholders, of which it should be remembered that 40.1% of them are not French residents (according to the Banque de France).

And moreover, these companies generate more than two thirds of their turnover outside our borders.

Likewise, the 430,000 French people who go every day to Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Italy or Spain to work there will have brought in some 32 billion euros in salaries in France during the year ( statistics 2022).

Or 74,000 euros each, more than twice the average income…

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Source: lefigaro

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