France Says Controversial Pension Reform Is Key to Woo Investors
- Trade minister defends pension push that sparked past protests
- Macron struggles to turn foreign investment into job growth
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President Emmanuel Macron’s government isn’t abandoning its controversial plan to reform the French pension system, hammering home the argument that it’s key to attracting foreign investors.
“We’ll keep working on the pension reform,” France’s Delegate Minister for Foreign Trade Franck Riester told Bloomberg News. “It shows we are committed to keep improving the business environment in France.”