Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Perspectives of the Business Location Brandenburg Presentation for Europlane Partners 3. November 2005 Presenter: Holger Schandert
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Growth Patterns - GDP and Sales Manufacturing Industry in Brandenburg (%)
Back Office - WFB Brandenburg´s Trade, (in Mio €)
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Berlin/Brandenburg = Gateway between East and West Europe 6m inhabitants the size of Belgium Germany´s capital area 450m consumers within the future common market Madrid London Istanbuł Rome Paris Moscow Warzaw Stockholm Prague Budapest Helsinki 812 km 1865 km 874 km 1117 km 1611 km 1182 km 1735 km 519 km 691 km 279 km
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com 12 3 Germany´s capital area Brandenburg Cottbus Frankfurt/Oder Schwedt BerlinBrandenburg Inhabitans:3.5 m2.6m Size:890 km 2 29,500 km 2 GDP (2004):77.7 bn € 45.0 bn € GDP-growth (2004) 0.4%0.9% Exports (2004):9.2 bn €5.4 bn € Imports (2004):6.0 bn €6.6 bn € Start-ups (net, since 1991) :105,000111,000 overnight stays: 4.8 m11 m
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Education/R&D - strong technological base 7 universities 21 technical & business colleges 176,000 students >250 research institutes 23 technology parks 5 international schools Source: Ministry for Science, Research and Culture, Land Brandenburg; Berlin Senate, 2000
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com ICT & Media - Boom industry in the capital region
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Life Sciences - boom industry in the capital area
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Aerospace – Berlin-Brandenburg takes off
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Railway systems – Great names, great visions
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Automotive sector in B/BB - major players and products
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Chemical industry in Brandenburg - sites and successes
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Energy & environment – Technology creates nature
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Timber & Furniture Industry – Growing steadily
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Food industry – strong tastes, strong demand
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Tourism – active relaxation guaranteed
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Foreign Investors in Brandenburg (net total: 252 with 295 branches, )
Invest-in-Brandenburg.com Selected Investors in Brandenburg
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