From 1993 to 2005, the Centre region rank 8th for foreign investment welcome concerning created and saved jobs.
The international presence is mainly concentrated on 7 countries representing 70% of the companies and 80 % of the jobs:
Major international leaders chose Orleans Loire Valley to establish their french or european company: Parfums Christian Dior, Shiseido, Gemey Maybelline, Johnson & Johnson, Servier, Novartis, Cargill Foods France, Mc Key Foods, IBM, Lexmark, Hitachi, John Deere, TRW, Federal Mogul, Honda etc.