Ahead of election, Macron banks on rosy French economy, new jobs

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a presentation of the traditional epiphany cake at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France January 12, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron will on Monday tout 21 new foreign investment projects in France and a booming economy as proof his economic reforms have been bearing fruit less than three months before a presidential election in which he is expected to run.

During a visit to Alsace in the east, Macron will announce a 300-million-euro ($342 million) industrial project by German chemical giant BASF, one of 21 new projects worth 4 billion euros and 10,000 jobs as part of a drive to attract foreign investors, his office said.