Investors are subject to the same conditions Foreign investors are subject to the same conditions as German investors when obtaining licenses or building permits, or apply- ing for and receiving investment incentives. Where restrictions exist with respect to a particular business activity, such as licensing and notifcation requirements (see below),Read More →
Financial Stability Board (FSB) Financial Stability Board (FSB) member jurisdictions have committed, under the FSB Charter and in the FSB Framework for Strengthening Adherence to International Standards 1, to undergo periodic peer reviews. To fulfil this responsibility, the FSB has established a regular programme of country and thematic peer reviewsRead More →
English is by far the best known foreign language Language The official language is German. English is by far the best known foreign language and is generally accepted as the common medium for all forms of communication abroad. It is also quite usual for educated Germans to have a goodRead More →
Foreign direct investment (FDI) Foreign investment in Germany In the not too distant past, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Germany was rather slow, and international companies claimed that the German economy had lost its attractiveness for foreign investors. However, there has been a turnaround in FDI over the last coupleRead More →
Encouraged the recruitment of foreign labour From the early 1950s to the early 1970s, the then West German state actively encouraged the recruitment of foreign labour, particularly in other European countries with high unemployment, to live and work in Germany for a temporary period. This policy was reversed in 1973Read More →
Stock Exchanges Stock exchanges In Germany there are stock exchanges in Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, and Stuttgart. The most important stock exchange is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse). The institution operating the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is Deutsche Börse AG. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange accounts for over 85%Read More →
Movement is hampered by cultural differences There is no significant tendency on the part of the population to emigrate, although all residents are free to do so, and to take all their assets with them. There is still a certain amount of migration within Germany itself, generally from east toRead More →
Deutsche Bundesbank The Deutsche Bundesbank participates in ongoing banking supervision. Its participation is governed by § 7 of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG). Among other things, the Bundesbank analyzes the reports and returns that institu- tions have to submit on a regular basis and assesses whether their capitalRead More →
German population is currently estimated at 80.5m Population and social patterns The German population is currently estimated at 80.5m on the basis of extrapolations taken from a mini-census taken in May 2011. Annual deaths regularly exceed births, so the general tendency is that of a falling and ageing population. ForRead More →
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