Germany

Germany’s central position at the heart of the European continent allows investors to reach the entire EU market and the markets of central and eastern Europe, which represent a total population of 853 million. It has the highest GNP and the largest population of all the EU countries, making it the most important marketplace in the union.

The huge investments made in the course of German unification and European integration have turned the country into the locomotive of the European economy. Investors can be sure of finding all of the resources they need to succeed: an infrastructure that is second-to-none within the EU and expertise based on decades of experience in European east-west integration, covering the whole range of economic and political relations.

Information technology, communications, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and energy represent the new global growth markets. Germany is already among the world leaders in these sectors. The deregulation of the energy market and telecommunications services and the privatisation of the postal service offer companies in Germany and elsewhere further lucrative investment opportunities.

Germany provides support to investors in the form of simple, clearly defined tax and levy regulations and bureaucracy-free approval procedures.