France Touts Record Foreign Investment at Macron's Annual Summit
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French President Emmanuel Macron will tally €37 billion ($41.4 billion) in foreign investment at an annual gathering with business leaders, seeking to send an upbeat message as the slow-growing economy faces headwinds from US trade tariffs.
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