French Businesses Hope Macron’s Victory Will Ignite an Economic Revival

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New York Times - 5/9/2017 - Liz Alderman - TROYES, France — As the results of France’s presidential election rolled in on Sunday, Françoise Horiot watched with relief, optimistic about the prospects for her small aviation business.The victory of Emmanuel Macron, an economic centrist, gave her hope that the mechanics in her factory could be more productive if he followed through on promises to ease regulations. And it erased fears that her ties with suppliers and clients in Europe, Turkey and China might founder if his opponent, Marine Le Pen, could have made good on promises to pull France out of the European Union. Read more @ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/busi ... .html?_r=0