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Focus Germany: Foreign trade – clouds on the horizon
Trucks roll along the assembly line at a Daimler plant in Chennai, India. More and more German companies seem to be investing in production outside of Europe (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Indicators show German companies are investing abroad
- This will mean slower growth in Germany and Europe
- German firms will become more vulnerable to global turbulence
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possibe effects of current decisions.
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