The government prioritizes US companies at its first summit to attract foreign investment

Last year's photo album by Emmanuel Macron features in a prominent place a snapshot taken in May at the Elysée Palace in which he appears shaking hands with Microsoft's CEO, Brad Smith. That handshake initialled a trade agreement whereby the US technological giant pledged to invest €4 billion in the country for the development of a data centre. The photo took place at the summit 'Choose France', an event that for eight years has been organized b…