Berlin (ots) - Venture capital invested in fledging companies in Europe’s largest economy has dramatically increased, and the number of firms being founded is on the rise as well. The first six months of 2025 saw 1500 new startups established – a rise of nine percent compared with the previous six months. That’s according to the report “Next Generation – Startup Foundings in Germany,” jointly published by the German Startup Association and the platform ...
Berlin (ots) - Germany Trade & Invest’s annual survey of foreign direct investment indicates that, despite a variety of challenges, companies are continuing to expand at a high rate in and to Europe’s largest economy. 1724 companies from abroad announced greenfield and expansion projects last year – that’s according to 2024 FDI Report compiled by Germany’s ...
Berlin (ots) - Exports to the United States have propelled the US to the top of the list of Germany's business partners. According to calculations by Germany Trade & Invest, Germany’s international business promotion agency, trade between Germany and the US reached €255 billion in 2024, marking an annual increase of 0.8%. Meanwhile, trade with China decreased by 2.9%, falling to €247 billion. This is the first time ...
Berlin (ots) - The number of new industrial robots deployed in Germany rose by 7% in 2023 – marking the largest annual increase ever recorded. According to the International Federation of Robotics' "World Robotics 2024" report, 28,335 new industrial robots were installed in Germany. This significant rise is especially notable as robot installations declined in the world's four leading countries for robotics: China, ...
Berlin (ots) - The volume of international business expansions to and in Europe’s largest economy increased by over 37 percent last year. Germany attracted 34.8 billion euros worth of international business projects in 2023 – that’s the result of Germany Trade & Invest’s (GTAI) annual FDI study. The figure includes both greenfields and expansions. It does not include any mergers or acquisitions. The comparable ...
Berlin (ots) - Leading digital industry association Bitkom says that the sector is poised to outperform other parts of the German economy in the coming year. Bitkom predicts that the German information technology and communications market will grow by 4.4 percent in 2024 – three to four times as much as prognoses for German GDP as a whole. In 2023, the industry grew by 2 percent, reaching EUR 215 billion, according to ...
Berlin (ots) - Despite negative headlines and transnational economic challenges, a lot went right for the German business sector in 2023, says the country’s international economic promotion agency, Germany Trade & Invest. German GDP may have been stuck treading water in 2023, but that didn’t deter major international companies from launching major expansion projects in Europe’s largest economy. In August, Taiwanese ...
Berlin (GTAI) (ots) - Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC plans to construct a massive new production facility in the eastern German city of Dresden. The volume of its Dresden expansion will be at least EUR 10 billion. The new plant for 300-millimeter semiconductors will be located in the heart of the electronics hub often known as “Silicon Saxony.” The German government and the EU will reportedly offer major ...
Paris / Hamburg / Barnstaple (ots) - Visable, the parent company of Europe’s leading online B2B platforms EUROPAGES and wlw (formerly "Wer liefert was"), and Applegate, the premier B2B marketplace in the United Kingdom, have entered into an exclusive partnership. As the official reselling partner in the UK, ...
Essen (ots) - Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, reports excellent results in an exceptional market environment in the second quarter 2021. In addition to the continued strong organic earnings growth, Brenntag pushes ahead with substantial acquisitions ...
BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
Berlin (ots) - With respect to the final debate in parliament on a British Internal Market Bill, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Another piece of bad news for companies on both sides of the English Channel" - "The Internal Market Bill is another piece of bad news for companies on both sides of the English ...
BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
Berlin (ots) - With reference to the parliamentary introduction of the British Internal Market Bill, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "The British government is losing credibility on a huge scale." - "With its current course, the British government is losing credibility on a huge scale in the post-Brexit negotiations. There is no getting around the fact that the ...
Hamburg (ots) - Hamburg Chamber of Commerce head Tobias Bergmann emphasised to 450 guests Hamburg's great significance as part of the New Silk Road at the closing lunch of the China Summit, which was held in the chamber's Commerce Hall. "Hamburg will have a key role as terminus and hub of the land and marine Silk ...
Hamburg (ots) - Chamber of Commerce President Tobias Bergmann opened the eighth 'Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe', running November 26 to 27 in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. Given the current uncertainty in the global political situation, Bergmann called for a clear commitment to counter protectionist ...
