Bavaria: Your Partner in the Heart of Europe Dr. Wolfgang Hübschle 03.12.2013
Bavaria: Your Partner in the Heart of Europe Bavaria: Germany s biggest ederal State Area: Germany s biggest ederal State (70.550 km 2 ) GDP (2012): No. 8 in EU ( 466 billion) Population (2012): No. 9 in EU (12.5 Mio. inhabitants) Hamburg Hanover Dusseldorf Erfurt rankfurt Berlin Dresden Stuttgart Munich
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Bavaria is among the most dynamic sites worldwide Stable Unemployment rate: 3.7 % (2012) Prosperous GDP per capita: 36.865 (2012) Growth oriented 6.4 % (GDP 2008-2012) Productive GDP: 466 billion (2012) Competitive Export volume: 165 billion (2012) Dynamic 103.739 businesses founded (2012) Innovative 14.340 patent applications (2012)* * (30 % of total German applications)
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Very High Purchasing Power in Germany Purchasing Power Index per inhabitant for districts (national average = 100) County border National border
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Bavaria has a rich and diverse SME population 5.8 % 38.9 % 48.8 % 51.2 % 94.2 % 61.1 % Turnover Employees Companies Companies with more than 500 employees Companies with less than 500 employees
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Bavaria: Worldwide demand - every second euro is generated through exports Quelle: Stmwivt Bayern März 2013
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Unemployment rate in Bavaria and Germany Bavaria Germany Source: The ederal Employment Agency.
Bavaria: Strong and Successful GDP growth rate in Bavaria and Germany Bavaria Germany Source: ederal Statistical Office.
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Global Player Bavaria More than one quarter of the German DAX-companies are located in Bavaria
Bavaria: Strong and Successful Bavaria s Trade air Industry Trade air Munich Trade air Nuremberg Trade air Augsburg
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality Research in Bavaria U U 11 Universities, among them 2 Elite Universities (LMU & TUM) + 6 further sucessful Universities within the Inititative of Excellence 24 Universities of Applied Science U G TZ TZ U G G U M U U TZ M 14 Max Planck Institutes U TZ H G TZ 2 Centers and 1 Institute of the Helmholtz association 8 Institutions of the raunhofer Society 14 Research and Transfer centres U G G H H M M M U U M M M U M M M M M M M G G G U U Rd. 10 Research Associations
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality Experts for Bavaria The Dual Education System DUAL EDUCATION SYSTEM = THEORY PRACTICE Advantages for the industry: High workforce competence Ensurance of skilled labour required Accurately fitting staff qualification
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality Cluster Initiative: Easier access to a branch Higher innovation dynamics Networking Knowledge transfer Cluster Higher R&D dynamics
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality 19 Cluster: Strength through Networking Mobility Material Development Man and Environment Information and Electrotechnology Services and Media Automotive Rail Technology Logistics Aerospace New Materials Chemistry Nanotechnology Biotechnology Medical Technology Energy Technology Environmental Technology orestry and Wood Nutrition ICT Sensor Technology Power Electronics Mechatronics / Robotics inancial Services Media
Bavaria: Innovation and Quality Digital Bavaria Digitalization of the economy as one of the major drivers for innovation in the 21st century Digital Bavaria as a new strategy of the State Government to strengthen Bavaria as a leading business location in the global competition for innovation Several key aspects like for example: - IT Security - Connected Mobility - Digital Production - Embedded Systems - Digital Engineering
Bavaria & Italy
Italian Investors in Bavaria More than 100 Italian companies are located in Bavaria (Statistics of Invest in Bavaria) Main ocus: banking and insurance sector, automotive, consumer goods, electrical engineering 18
Invest in Bavaria: Partner for Business
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Invest in Bavaria: Partner for Business Invest in Bavaria: Procurement of contacts oreign representative offices in Bavaria Germany Bavarian representative offices overseas Private service providers Public administration inancing institutions Clusters and technology networks Boards, chambers and trade associations Research institutions, research associations
Invest in Bavaria: Partner for Business Invest in Bavaria: Success story from 1999 till 2012 More than 1.060 successfully completed investment projects one successful investment project every fifth day About 35.000 new direct jobs in Bavaria 7 new direct jobs per day
Your Partners Dr. Wolfgang Hübschle Executive Director Invest in Bavaria Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affaires Prinzregentenstr. 28 80538 Munich / Germany Tel.: +49 89 2162 2642 ax: +49 89 2162 2803 Wolfgang.Huebschle@invest-in-bavaria.com www.invest-in-bavaria.de Philipp Gleißner Manager Invest in Bavaria Prinzregentenstr. 22 80538 Munich / Germany Tel.: +49 89 24210-7504 ax: +49 89 24210-7557 Philipp.Gleissner@invest-in-bavaria.com www.invest-in-bavaria.de
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