Brittany Economic Development Agency

Key Competitive Attractions

Brittany at a glance:

• A region at the heart of Western Europe, straddling Europe’s leading economic poles, Paris and London
• Dynamic demographic and regional economic profile
• High level of general and scientific educational achievement
• Large scientific/technological pool, in particular in ICT/Electronics and Life Sciences
• Enviable quality of life
• Labour, energy, land/real estate costs are lower than the Western European average
• An economy with a GDP of €66.8 billion.
• Labour force of 1,212,000 employees (2004)

Brittany Economic Development Agency:

Our 2 main objectives:

1) to ipromote the Brittany economy and welcome foreign companies
2) to provide assistance with corporate location projects from initiation to completion

Our other missions are:

• Develop our economic intelligence capacity
• Support company creation and development
• Develop a cluster policy
• Develop an industry strategy

Assistance and Support For New Business Investors

• Comprehensive, free and confidential help
• Information on Brittany, its sectors and its economy
• Working with our local partners and the ANPE we provide advisory services in recruitment and training
• Support when it comes to your site selection in the area
• Industrial and technology partnerships
• Financial incentives