doing business in germany and europe facts, opportunities, challenges
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Doing Business in Germany and Europe Facts, Opportunities, Challenges Tuesday, June 18 th , 2013 and Wednesday, June 19 th , 2013 Petroleum Club of Houston, Houston, Texas Acenar , San Antonio, Texas. Bavaria: Partner for Business. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Doing Business in Germany and EuropeFacts, Opportunities, Challenges
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 and Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
Petroleum Club of Houston, Houston, TexasAcenar , San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 2
Bavaria: Partner for Business
Invest in Bavaria: Business promotion agency of the State of Bavaria
First point of contact for interested companies
in case of setting up a new business or
expanding present facilities in Bavaria
One-stop service for investors
Represented globally with 24 offices
Cost-free assistance, fully confidential
Assistance in partnering
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 3
Invest in Bavaria: Tailor-made information for investors
Full service for your company:comprehensive | customized | confidential | free | world-wide
ContactsSite searchInformation
> Market information> Branch information
> Identification of location
> Site visits
> Contacts to partners> Contacts to networks
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Bavaria: Partner for Business
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 4
Bavaria: Invest in Bavaria - References
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 5
Bavarian U.S. Offices for Economic Development, LLCWest Coast Division388 Market Street, Suite 1050, San Francisco, CA
Tel.: +1.415.362.1001Email: [email protected]: www.bavaria-westcoast.com
Bavaria: Partner for Business in USA (West)
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 6
Bavaria: Business Hub In the Center of Europe
Paris
London
Madrid
Lisbon
Rome
Munich
Berlin
Brussels
Amsterdam
Vienna
Prague
Warsaw
Budapest
Zagreb
Bucharest
Ankara
Athens
Moscow
Kiev
Bratislava
Belgrade
Sofia
Helsinki
Dublin
Sarajevo
StockholmOslo
Tirana
Riga
Vilnius
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Lyon
NiceMarseille
Thessaloniki
Milan
Copenhagen
ZurichGeneva
Naples
Palermo
Saint Petersburg
Valencia
Barcelona Istanbul
Manchester
Ljubljana
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Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 7
Bavaria: Outstanding Infrastructure
International Airport Munich
220 destinations to 67 countries in the world
38 million passengers in 2012
Second largest airport in Germany
Best airport in Europe (World Airports Award 2010 and 2011)
Second best freight airport in the world (Air Cargo Excellence Survey 2008)
International Airport Nuremberg
4 million passengers (2011)
Second largest airport in Bavaria (No. 10 in Germany)
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 8
Bavaria: A Thriving Economy
Source:Creative Knowledge Cities, Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp, 2012 (http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Jh9MHw1N8c4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA333&dq=IKM+2008+socio+economic+characteristics+germany&ots=YyyHu9Oc7E&sig=17kz9mmYfmz5iFhdWarHolR4pg0#v=onepage&q=IKM%202008%20socio%20economic%20characteristics%20germany&f=false)
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 9
Bavaria Population:
• 12,400,000 inhabitants• 15% of German inhabitants
Area:• 27,200 sqm• 20% of Germany
Texas Population:• 26,100,000 inhabitants• 8 % of American inhabitants Area:• 268,580 sqm• 2nd largest State in the US
Texas and Bavaria: Demographics and Geography
Sources:-Bayerns Wirtschaft in Zahlen http://www.stmwivt.bayern.de/-Statistisches Bundesamt https://www.destatis.de/DE/Startseite.html-Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.tx.htm-Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 10
Texas and Bavaria: Strong Business Locations
2011 2011
Stable
Unemployment rate3.7 %
(Country average 6.7%)6.5 %
(Country average 7.5%)
Productive
GDP$ 580 bill.
(16.10% of Country)
$ 1,150 bill.(7.67% of Country)
Competitive
Export Volume
$ 208 bill.(14.75 of Country)
$ 251 bill.(16.74 of Country)
Prosperous
GDP per Capita$46,804
(Country average $ 44,021)
$ 44,058(Country average $ 48,112)
Sources:-Bayerns Wirtschaft in Zahlen http://www.stmwivt.bayern.de/-Statistisches Bundesamt https://www.destatis.de/DE/Startseite.html-Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.tx.htm-Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 11
Bavaria: Favourite Tourist Destination
Germany’s favourite tourist destination
Unmatched leisure and recreation opportunities
Breathtaking landscapes, historic cities, rich culture
Safe, secure, financially stable
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 12
Bavaria: Industry sectors and networks
Mobility
Automotive Engineering
Railway Technology
Logistics
Aerospace
Satellite Navigation
Material Development
New Materials
Chemicals
Nanotechnology
Man andEnvironment
Biotechnology
Medical Technology
Energy Technology
Environmental Technology
Forestry and Wood
Food and Nutrition
Information andElectrotechnology
ICT
Sensor & PowerElectronics
Mechatronics /Robotics
Services and Media
Financial Services
Media
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 13
Bavaria: Industry sectors and networks
Mobility
Automotive Engineering
Railway Technology
Logistics
Aerospace
Satellite Navigation
Material Development
New Materials
Chemicals
Nanotechnology
Man andEnvironment
Biotechnology
Medical Technology
Energy Technology
Environmental Technology
Forestry and Wood
Food and Nutrition
Information andElectrotechnology
ICT
Sensor & PowerElectronics
Mechatronics /Robotics
Services and Media
Financial Services
Media
Texas and Bavaria: Opportunities for Cooperation
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 14
Bavaria: Research, innovation and development
7 Institutions of the Fraunhofer Society
3 Institutes of the Helmholtz association
11 Universities including 2 Elite Universities (LMU & TU)
17 Universities of Applied Sciences
12 Max Planck Institutes
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287.432 Students (2010)
3% of Bavaria’s GDP invested in research and development
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 15
Bavaria: Benefits
MunichStuttgart
Frankfurt
Dusseldorf
Hamburg
BerlinHanover
ErfurtDresden
• State-of-the art infrastructure
• Easy access to Europe‘s top markets and
optimal links to international markets
• Dedicated support and incentives for research
and technology
• Strong partner and customer base and
competitive industry networks
• Availability of top-level trained workforce
• Unrivaled level of security , stability and
business-friendliness
• Rich cultural offerings, old traditions and
unimpaired nature
Dr. Lucie E. Merkle, Bavarian U.S. Office, 6/18/2012 Page 16
Bavarian U.S. Offices for Economic Development, LLCWest Coast DivisionLucie E. Merkle, Executive Director
388 Market Street, Suite 1050San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Tel.: +1.415.362.1001Fax: +1.415.362.1030Email: [email protected]: www.bavaria-westcoast.com
Bavaria: Your Contact in California
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