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Pharma Giants Warn of €100 Billion Investment Exodus

4/16/2025

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Pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Eli Lilly are sounding the alarm over a looming €100 billion investment shift from Europe to the US, driven by escalating trade tensions and new EU regulations. Executives are pleading with EU leaders for urgent policy reforms to avert a damaging "exodus" of investment, as the US pushes for a tougher stance against China in trade talks.

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Pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Eli Lilly are sounding the alarm over a looming €100 billion investment shift from Europe to the US, driven by escalating trade tensions and new EU regulations. Executives are pleading with EU leaders for urgent policy reforms to avert a damaging "exodus" of investment, as the US pushes for a tougher stance against China in trade talks.