foreign companies invested in 39 different sectors

According to fDi markets, foreign companies invested in 39
different sectors – underlining Germany’s highly diversified
economy.

Most new investment projects were realized in the
ICT & software industry (20 percent of new projects), with
business and financial services (15 percent) close behind.

Most new projects open sales and marketing & support
offices. One in seven investment projects is either R&D or
manufacturing-site located. The Ernst & Young Attractive-
ness Survey 2017 further points to the diverse investment
opportunities in Germany. The growth drivers are in the
transportation & automotive industries, information &
communications technology, environmental technologies
and, energy/utilities as well as pharmaceuticals and bio-
technology.

Managers surveyed expect future investment
activities to extend beyond sales and marketing operations
to include R&D and manufacturing.