Economy

Germany attracts among industrial countries, the majority of investors

No comparable country is for private investors – the previous leader was ousted, according to a media report. However, in the case of government investment, the Figures speak a completely different language.

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In no industrial country private investors to put more money than in Germany. The investment in machinery, equipment, equipments, real estate, and other goods would have been in the past year, nearly 18 percent of the German gross national product, reported the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ), citing an internal report by the Federal Ministry of Finance. Thus, the Federal Republic of standing on a rank list of comparable industrial countries.

So far, France have taken the Top Position. Meanwhile, the neighboring country is just behind Germany, but still above the average for the Euro-Zone with a private investment rate of 17 percent, according to the SZ. Thereafter, the United States followed with a rate of 16 per cent and the UK with slightly more than 14 percent.

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90 to 10

While Germany was in the case of private investment, an international leader, it is in the government programs. In Germany, would be financed according to the Ministry, 90 percent of all investments with private money-from corporations, foundations, and house.

The state holds back in this country as an Investor with a ten percent share of what is pushing internationally for a long time on criticism. France and Italy, the EU Commission and organisations such as the International monetary Fund are asking Germany for years, government stimulus programmes. Thus, the demand in their own country to boost and also the huge trade surpluses of Germany be dismantled.

As according to the “SZ” from the report, no plans to the Federal government, in spite of the urge, to change their investment strategy. Berlin wants to continue to give, in principle, private investment, preference, instead of state injection.

jj/ust (afp, sz)