What characterizes products from Germany? Does a product's country of origin still really mean anything in a globalized economy? A few answers from five economics experts in the United States, the Arab world, China, Japan and the...more
Germany is one of the world’s leading economic nations. Its powerful industry and outstanding export performances set international standards. But the German economy has much more to offer, thanks to constant innovationsmore
Germany ranks among the world’s leading business locations. A large number of German companies value the strengths of Germany as a business location and manufacture many of their high-quality goods in their own countrymore

An interview with Dr Franz Lärmer, Europe’s Inventor of the Year 2007 and advance thinker with the German technology company Bosch, about how a really convincing idea becomes a market success.more

Frank Riemensperger, innovation expert and Accenture manager, speaks about various companies’ successful innovation strategies, mega trends and the opportunities for Germany as a business location.more

There is no recipe for innovations. However, companies can install structures so as to successfully promote good ideas. An expert explains how this is done: Professor Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl is an innovation researcher and...more

The Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) is investing heavily in its German research facility in Bochum. The company has not only developed its new smartphone in the city, it has also set up its European quality control...more
Germany is a high-tech country, but agriculture plays an important role as well. And German gourmet delights overflow with diversity. A mouth-watering tour of Germany, the land of gourmet delightsmore
A conversation with Federal Minister Ilse Aigner about the role of agriculture in high-tech Germany, the booming organic-foods market and the effects of the financial crisis on hunger in the worldmore
A new study by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany presents the Federal Republic in the year 2020 as the most successful economy in Europemore
The German banking system is characterized by its three-pillar structure based on private banks, banks governed by public law and cooperative banks. The private commercial banks include major banks such as Deutsche Bank and...more
Corporate social responsibility – or CSR – is the new trend in the business world. Companies are increasingly relying on social affairs, ecology and good governance to be successfulmore
Freiburg im Breisgau is the home of solar technology pioneers. The sunny university town has been writing solar success stories for 30 yearsmore
Many Indian companies are entering the German market, university applications from India are on the increase, and the Indian community in Germany is growingmore
Whether motorbikes, solar cells, power plant turbines or heart pacemakers, there is hardly a high-tech product that is not produced in the Berlin-Brandenburg region around the German capital. This business location is one of the...more
A large market, central location, strong innovation and highly developed infrastructure – there are good reasons for investing in Germanymore
The division of labour within the world economy is increasing the flows of goods – and Germany is the hub. A report on a race against timemore