Corporate agility needed in era of global uncertainty, say business leaders

France-Japan business summit calls for cooperation amid political risk and division

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Francois Tardif, executive vice president for the Asia business region at Forvia, right, speaks during a panel discussion of the French Japanese Business Summit 2024 in Tokyo on Dec. 3. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)

CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Businesses must be ready to move quickly and flexibly, leaders from French and Japanese companies agreed at the French Japanese Business Summit 2024 held Tuesday in Tokyo.

"We are moving from what used to be a very global market to a much more regionalized market," said Francois Tardif, executive vice president for the Asia business region at Forvia, an automotive technology group.

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