Overseas funding was used to finance 1,194 projects in France last year, according to a new attractiveness survey published by Ernst & Young (EY). This represents an annual decline of 5%, but still allows France to outflank its European peers. Investment projects dropped 4% across Europe last year, with the UK and Germany noting declines of 6% and 12% respectively. The UK was home to 985 projects financed by foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023, whilst Germany recorded a total of 733. The big three – France, Germany, and the UK – attracted more than 51% of FDI on the continent. Why is Franc…