Germany's attractive investment conditions are paying dividends. The number of foreign direct investment projects has tripled in five years, catching competitor France and increasing Germany's market share from 6 to 15 percent of all European investments.

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The American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany), together with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has published the AmCham Business Barometer for the eighth consecutive year. For the first time, the goal was not just to see how Germany stacks up 'only' against its European neighbors, rather with business locations across the entire world. The results are impressive.

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its 2010 World Investment Report on global foreign direct investment (FDI) trends. The 2010 edition marks the 20th anniversary of the annual publication.

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Since Germany is specialized in producing capital goods, the country has been especially affected by the global recession. However, the technology-intensive nature of its manufacturing industry indicates that the German economy will actually emerge from the current economic crisis stronger than before. No other industrialized country has concentrated its manufacturing on such research-intensive goods to the same extent as Germany.

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In October of 2009, IBM Global Business Services published their report on "Global Location Trends." In 2008, Germany improved its overall standing by 9 positions over the previous year to take 9th place.

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Germany received the highest score, ranking No. 1 in the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI). Published biannually, the 2010 edition of "Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy" is a comprehensive World Bank survey compiled in association with logistics providers and academic partners.

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The Bertelsmann Foundation shows, based on case studies, which management philosophies, motives, and measures allow companies to have economic success in a German-Chinese business environment. German subsidiaries of Chinese businesses or medium-sized companies in Germany that have been taken over by Chinese firms are the focus of these studies.

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