Bastille Day: The French revolutionaries of today

A look at the companies disrupting sectors

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In honour of Bastille Day on 14 July, which in 1789 marked a turning point in the French Revolution, CPR AM's Eric Labbé looks at some of France's more recent revolutionaries that are not only disrupting their respective sectors but capable of providing investors with permanent sources of growth.

France is home to a variety of companies transforming an existing market or creating a new one across the dimensions of digital economy, industry 4.0, life sciences and natural resources. In honour of Bastille Day on 14 July, which in 1789 marked a turning point in the French Revolution, CPR AM's Eric Labbé looks at some of France's more recent revolutionaries that are not only disrupting their respective sectors but capable of providing investors with permanent sources of growth. 

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