General manager of the Banque Publique d'Investissement (Bpifrance) Nicolas Dufourcq addresses a press conference next to French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Antoine Armand and French Delegate Minister for Industry Marc Ferracci at the Ministry of Economics and Finance in Paris on October 21, 2024, ahead of the debate on the 2025 finance bill at the National Assembly. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)