France’s prime minister says the government is working on new initiatives to lure major international firms from London to Paris following the vote for a Brexit, reports The Independent.
Mr Valls said he did not want Britain to vote to leave the European Union but that it could be an opportunity for Paris.
“We know that groups based in the City are planning to leave for Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris,” he told Le Parisien newspaper.
“We are working on initiatives that could help reinforce our attractiveness.
“I am thinking particularly of taxation or about the status of expatriates. So I say to major international companies: ‘Welcome to Paris! Come and invest in France!”
There was widespread concern that large employers would relocate elsewhere following the EU referendum on 23 June but confidence was growing after HSBC became the latest firm to confirm it would be keeping its headquarters in London.