History
With the establishment of the Reich Chancellery and the "Deutsches Handelsarchiv" (a publication focusing on German trade and industry) as far back as the German Empire of the late 19th century, the groundwork was laid for ensuring that German businesses received the important information about foreign countries that they needed.
In the Federal Republic of Germany, the roots of institutional export promotion extend back to 1951. Forty years later, the practice of promoting Germany as a business...