Study 2026 French Touch – Work, personal life, everything in between: how expatriates judge Paris
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The articles
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Frédéric Dabi and Pierre-Yves Bonnaud: «The attractiveness of Paris goes far beyond its purely economic dimension»
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Lawrence-Olivier Mahadoo, Associate Architect at Bjarke Ingels Group: «When we leave the office, we are already in the city»
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Michaela Wiegel, Correspondent of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: «In France, we are less separating work from free time»
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Alain Moatti, Architect-Scenographer, founder of the Moatti & Rivière studio: «French savoir-faire is the quality of encounters in a digital world of solitude»
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Mohammed Kherraf, Deputy Head of Design and Construction EMEA J.P. Morgan: «Every city has its strengths, but Paris has a rare combination»
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Giuseppe Amitrano, Founder of Dils: «Internationally, Paris is the market that reassures»
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Thibault Darsy, DRH Europe at Datadog: «My American boss is surprised that we all take a real lunch break together»
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Alexandra Dublanche, President of Choose Paris Region: «French Touch is a way of learning from each other»
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Benoît Buridant, CEO and co-founder of Frenchfounders: «The great strength of the French people is their versatility»
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Chloë Voisin-Bormuth, General Director Paris–Île de France Economic Capital: «The “French Touch” can sometimes generate billions»