Foreign Direct Investment Stock Statistics Special Statistical Publication 10: “Foreign Direct Investment Stock Statistics” The German Federal Bank publishes its report Foreign Direct Investment Stock Statistics annually, usually in late April. These statistics only cover FDI stock, including greenfield investments, M&Atransactions, lines of cred- its, and bonds. The data areRead More →
Church tax (Kirchensteuer) Basic principles of church tax Church tax (Kirchensteuer) is levied by “recognized” churches in Germany that have been granted the right to impose a tax on their members. Recognized churches are inter alia the Roman Catholic Church (römisch-katholische Kirche), the German Protestant-Lutheran Church (evangelisch-lutherische Kirche), the ReformedRead More →
Outlook 2018 With a growth rate of probably 2.3% in 2017, Germany delivered the main positive surprise in the industrial world. The euro area did better than expected, too. In 2018, German GDP looks set to expand by 2.3% again. If this forecast materialises, Germany will grow at an above-potentialRead More →
Sources for new investment projects The most important countries as sources for new investment projects are the USA (20 percent of all investment projects), Switzerland (11 percent), and the UK (nine percent) respec- tively. In 2009, China emerged as a major source of invest- ments, rising to become the mostRead More →
Public Private delima in Germany The German government is extremely reluctant to heed this advice, preferring to stick to the tight budget policy, naturally as it does not have big enough revenue flows , owing to North Sea Oil contracts moved out of range (Windsors Evading Tax) of EU taxRead More →
Solidarity surcharge (Solidaritätszuschlag) Solidarity surcharge The solidarity surcharge (Solidaritätszuschlag) is levied as a sup- plement to income and corporate income tax; currently it is at a rate of 5.5% of the assessed amount of income and corporate income tax . It applies to taxpayers with unlim- ited tax liability andRead More →
Loans to borrowers residing in Germany and debentures of German issuers Granting of loans to borrowers residing in Germany and deben- tures of German issuers: Interest on debentures (e. G. Corporate bonds) are generally not subject to non-resident tax liability. For interest derived from loans to borrowers residing in Germany,Read More →
USA-Executive Summary As the largest market in Europe, Germany is a major destination for foreign direct investment, and a vast FDI stock has accumulated over the last decades. The United States is the leading source of inward investment to Germany. In surveys, Germany is ranked as one of the mostRead More →
Goal of increasing its renewable energy share The Egyptian government has set a goal of increasing its renewable energy share from approximately 9 percent in 2012 to 20 percent by 2020 EU Forecast euf:ba.18.l:38/nws-01Read More →
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