Bpifrance: the role of a national public player

Nicolas  DUFOURCQ CEO, Bpifrance [vc_btn title= »Download the article » style= »outline » color= »blue » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fprod.confrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F03%2FRevue-107-Bpifrance-the-intervention-of-national-public-organizations-and-the-European-level-p31-32.pdf||target:%20_blank »] Nicolas Dufourcq explains the essential role played by Bpifrance in project finance, and highlights three measures that could increase paneuropean cooperation among operators. The direction of investments The direction of investments is a crucial issue. In France, the investment effort made by companies in the years leading up to the crisis seemed, overall, to be relatively sustained. Paradoxically, this has not stopped industrial profits from dwindling steadily over the last six to ten years. Looking more closely, investments were largely channelled into the construction industry, where prices have risen faster than basic prices elsewhere. This probably goes a long way to explaining the paradox. Intangible investment, which is sustained by significant tax incentives, has also increased with the gradual spread of new technologies and the needs of the new economy. Yet the various indicators relative