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Grenoble, Hotter than London according to Yahoo!

Interesting post, more economics than Identity Management but certainly interesting for me anyway is the news that Yahoo! is moving from London to Grenoble since it lists some of the reasons that made me move from London to Grenoble after working there for 10 years. Being based at the Sun Microsystems Grenoble Engineering Center this is certainly good news for Grenoble and the Rhones Alpes region of France.

Christine Lagarde, French minister for the economy, industry and employment

She told a swooning audience of French journalists, local dignitaries and Yahoos about changes implemented by Sarkozy's government in employment law in the past few months that make it much easier for multinationals to take employ in France; that, and a tax credit for research business that gives 30% back to the company, effectively tripling research budgets. Lagarde also said it was time to move away from the stereotype of France as a country of people who take long holidays and eat good food: "There is another France, and it is the one you have fallen in love with and invested in."

 Here's the link

 Welcome Yahoo! and good luck in the Grenoble region.

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