French presidency: Amazon to announce new 1.2 bln euros investment in France

U.S. internet giant Amazon AMZN will announce a new 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) investment in France, the French presidency said on Sunday ahead of the start of the country's annual "Choose France" event.

It added that GSK GSK would also announce new investments while Accenture ACN would announce plans to set up new jobs in the artificial intelligence sector. The Choose France event begins on Monday.

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