Emmanuel Macron Lures Foreign Investors, But Popularity in France Takes Hit
- Polls say a majority of French oppose Macron’s pension reform
- President doubles down on need to attract foreign investors
A demonstrator holds an anti Macron placard at a protest against the pension system, in Paris.
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s government says his business-friendly agenda is luring foreign investors. But it’s not winning him many friends at home.
The French government says foreign investors continued to add jobs in the country last year, shrugging off higher inflation and the war in Ukraine.