
Northern France appears keen to have trade relations with the countries in Asia-Pacific region like Japan, China and South-Korea. Nord France Invest is the investment promotion agency for Northern France. During its visit to India, the delegation invited the Indians to invest and start business in automotive, rail, logistics, and health and in IT (Information Technology) in Northern France. Mr.Yann Pitollet, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Nord France Invest drew attention to the advantage of the strategic geographical location: “Investing in Lille Region means connectivity with other countries as well because of its location. It has access to market with 78 million people of total purchasing power of 1.5 billion euro per year”. The region already has corporate greats like Tata Steel, Titagarh Wagons, Arcelor Mittal, Blue Stamping Forging and Horizon AI. Chairman, Nord France, Mr. Luc Doublet brought out another equally significant advantage of the location. He said that the region, apart from its direct access to Europe, is located just 300 kilometers from important European capitals like Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Frankfurt. The region also has very vital customized free services like general and specialized information, help to find business or technology partnership, business premises, site visits and, more significantly, help identifying and applying for public subsidies.
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