BERLIN (Dow Jones) – The interest of foreign investors in Germany is in crisis in 2009 have increased even further. Germany has asserted itself in the crisis as an investment location, such as the Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) announced on Wednesday in Berlin. (Photo: ddp)
Germany Trade and Invest, the subsidiary of the Federal Republic of Germany for foreign trade and location, had attended last year, 190 companies with site visits in Germany. These were ten more than last year.
Of these, 190 projects were 80 investment projects have been handed over to the economic development corporation within a province. With these projects, about 2,800 jobs and an investment volume of approximately EUR 700 million were connected. Strong interest has been considered mainly the services sector and the areas of renewable energy, mechanics, electronics and chemistry and Health.
"Despite the difficult economic environment, cuts 2009 from the site even better than in previous years," said Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach. Germany would be appreciated by international investors as a reliable and competitive. This applies to the whole range of high technologies and services.
As a destination for foreign investors, Germany belong to the top group in the international rankings and now stands fifth in the world’s most attractive investment locations, behind the United States, China, Britain and India, "said Michael Pfeiffer, Managing Director Germany Trade & Invest. Within Europe, Germany now stand for the second time against France in second place behind the United Kingdom.
Above all, Indian and Chinese companies have increased their involvement in Germany. Gross is the interest of Israeli companies, for example in medical technology in the health industry and in nanotechnology, as well as Turkish investors in the consumer sector, "said Pfeiffer.
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-By Beate Preuschoff, Dow Jones Newswires, +49 (0) 30 – 2888 4122,
beate.preuschoff @ dowjones.com
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