Business in Germany. German Foreign Trade

1. Introduction to the Federal Republic of Germany (EU)
   1. Germany: the most important political player of the European Union
   2. Federated States of Germany
2. Economy of Germany
   1. Germany as the European Economic Engine
   2. Economic Profile of the main cities of Germany
   3. German Industry
   4. German services sector
3. German Foreign Trade
4. Transport and Logistics
5. Investment in Germany. German's Investments Abroad
6. Case Studies:
   1. Allianz Group
   2. VOLKSWAGEN Group
   3. Bayer
   4. Henkel
7. Access to the German Market
8. Business Plan for Germany

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The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in the Federal Republic of Germany” are:

1. To analyze the strengths of the German Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the German Market
3. To research the trade relations of Germany with the student's country
4. To learn about German Free trade agreements as a member of the European Union
5. To understand the importance of Germany as the first European economy and the political leader of the European Union
6. To develop a business plan for the German Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Germany” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: + Alemania Allemagne Alemanha.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Germany”: 3

EENI Global Business School in German: Master in International Business.

1. Atlantic Corridor (Portugal-Germany)
2. North Sea-Baltic Corridor (Finland, Belgium)
3. Pan-European Transport Corridor II (Russia-Germany)
4. Access to the
   1. China-Mongolia-Russia Corridor
   2. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea)
   3. Baltic-Adriatic Corridor (Poland, Slovenia)

German Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Germany and the European Economic Area
2. European Union
   1. European Single Market
   2. The European Union Services Directive
   3. European Digital Single Market
   4. Economic and Monetary Union
   5. European Customs Union
   6. As a member of EU, Germany is a beneficiary of EU Trade Agreements
3. Council of the Baltic Sea States
4. Regional Cooperation Council

Germany is an observer country at the.

1. Black Sea Economic Cooperation
2. Central American Integration System (SICA)
3. IORA (dialogue partner)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
4. Hamburg Rules
5. CMR Convention (UN)
6. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
   1. TIR Convention
   2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
7. COTIF Convention
8. BIC (Containers)
9. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
10. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
    1. Convention for Safe Containers
    2. Istanbul Convention
11. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member
12. International Chamber of Commerce
13. International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
14. International Chamber of Shipping
15. CIM / CIT Rules

European Trade and Economic Organizations of Germany

1. The European Union
2. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
3. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
4. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Global Organizations

Germany is a member, among others, of...

1. Germany belongs to WTO since 1 January 1995
2. Inter-American Development Bank
3. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
4. Asia-Europe Meeting
5. OECD
   1. OECD anti-corruption measures
6. Asian Development Bank
7. African Development Bank
8. Islamic Development Bank
9. United Nations
10. World Bank
11. International Monetary Fund

At a regional level Germany is a founding member of EU and the European Council. As a member of EU, Germany is beneficiary of EU Free trade agreements.

The Federal Republic of Germany (Europe).

1. Borders of Germany: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland
2. Capital of Germany: Berlin
3. Language of Germany: German
4. Area of Germany: 357,022 km²
5. German Population: 82 million people

Religion in Germany: Christianity.

1. Catholicism (50%)
2. Protestants

Germany belongs to the European Economic Area.

1. The Nobel Peace Prize Albert Schweitzer was born in Germany

German Economy

1. Frankfurt is the financial centre of the Federal Republic of Germany (the largest stock exchange in Europe)
2. The industry is the largest pillar of the German economy (25% of GDP, 8 million workers)
3. Secondary sector: 30% of GDP of Germany, 25% of the workforce of the Federal Republic of Germany (10 million people)
4. The services sector is the largest of the German economy (70% of theGDP)
5. Main German enterprises are Volkswagen, Daimler, Porsche, Siemens, Continental, BMW, Basf, Bayer, Beiersdorf, DHL, Bosch, Infineon, Deutsche Telekom, ThyssenKrupp, Bertelsmann, Lufthansa, SAP, Adidas, Hugo Boss
6. The European Central Bank (ECB) is in Frankfurt
7. Decentralized EU Agency in Germany: the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): Cologne

German Foreign Trade.

1. Germany is the second largest exporting country in the world (total imports from Germany correspond to those of France and Italy together)
2. Main German exports: machinery, vehicles, metals, chemical products, textiles, manufactures and food products
3. Main German imports: machinery, foods, chemical products, textiles, vehicles and metals
4. The largest German port is the Port of Hamburg
5. With a total of 995 Billions Euros in export products, Germany obtained a surplus in its trade balance of 176 Billions Euros
6. Germany controls 20% of the world's container ships (international maritime trade)