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Economic Trends in Germany

Economic Trends in Germany. Andreas Gursch Acting Director German Trade Office Taipei. Survey. Review to 2005, End of Schröder-era Analysis of Germany´s economic situation The year 2006, The Merkel-era Germany´s foreign affairs Germany´s economic outlook Germany´s best technologies.

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Economic Trends in Germany

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  1. Economic Trends in Germany Andreas Gursch Acting Director German Trade Office Taipei

  2. Survey • Review to 2005, End of Schröder-era • Analysis of Germany´s economic situation • The year 2006, The Merkel-era • Germany´s foreign affairs • Germany´s economic outlook • Germany´s best technologies

  3. Review: End of Schröder era 2005 Unemployment in August 2005

  4. Economic spirit in 2005: How is your business outlook?

  5. Analysis of Germany´s strength • World´s market leader in export • High innovation; „Land of ideas“, most patent applications worldwide • High qualified employees • Very good infrastructure • World´s leader in environmental protection and protection of natural resources • Small and medium sized companies as driver of economic cycle • High degree of social peace

  6. Analysis of Germany´s flaccidities • Domestic demand is too low • Economic growth below average in the EU • Problems with educational system asserted by the european PISA-study • Social peace attacked by „Hartz IV“-law • 3 % budget deficit limitation by the EU complicates investment

  7. The Merkel-era, the year 2006 Unemployment in 2006

  8. Economic spirit in 2006: How is your business outlook?

  9. What happened? Schröder • AGENDA 2010 • Employment law (liberalisation of job protection) • „Hartz IV“-law • Environmental technology Merkel • Fiscal reform • Tax reform • Social law (health)

  10. Hightech-Masterplan • Incentives for more venture capitalism • Encourage people to start their own enterprise • Support programmes for research companies • „Knowledge makes markets“-campaign to support co-operation between small-and-medium-sized- enterprises and universities research institutes • Advancement of innovation in small-and-medium-sized- enterprises • Counteract the lack of specialized staff

  11. Germany´s foreign affairs Presidency of the European Union in 2007 Presidency of the G 8 in 2007

  12. Main focus of G 8 Presidency „Growth and responsibility“ as a guiding theme • Design of globalized world economy • Development of Africa

  13. Main focus of EU presidency • European constitution • Design of economic, social and ecological future • Area of freedom, peace and law • Common foreign and safety policy

  14. Germany´s economic outlook 2007 is supposed to become a booming year! • VAT-raise of 3 % surprisingly doesn´t stop growth of domestic demand • Consequently tax revenue raises and budget deficit is minimized • Unemployment rate is supposed to lower from 10.8 % in 2006 to 8.8 % • Expansion of industry production and even the building industry

  15. Germany´s best technologies • Automotive sector • Renewables sector • Electrical and machinery sector

  16. Thank you for your attention For more information about German companies and technologies please contact the German Trade Office Taipei4F, No.4, Min-Sheng E. Rd.,Sec. 3 Taipei 104, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2506-9028 Fax:+886-2-2506-8182 http://taiwan.ahk.de

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