Multilateral Trading System
WTO-Building © BDI/Eckart von Unger WTO: Shaping the Multilateral Trade System Trade is a driver for economic growth and sustainable development. To what extent fair play prevails in trade depends on ...
Germany 2030
Humboldt Bibliothek © Fotolia/photowahn Prosperity through knowledge: Germany needs fresh impetus Labour and capital, once Germany’s primary drivers of growth, no longer ensure the country’s economic ...
History
The roll of honour of former BDI Presidents (from left to right): Fritz Berg, Hans-Günther Sohl, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Nikolaus Fasolt, Rolf Rodenstock, Hans Joachim Langmann, Tyll Necker, Heinrich W ...
About us
Office in Berlin © BDI The Federation of German Industries (BDI) Any investigation into the reasons for the special economic position Germany occupies in the European currency area will first and fore ...
Cyber Landscapes
© Unsplash/nasa Mapping international Cyber Regulations – Cyber Landscapes When German companies decide to do business abroad they inform themselves about a plethora of regulations from taxes to labou ...
Environment
©Quarzwerke_Frechen Resource efficiency: the situation is becoming greener A quiet revolution is coming up to speed: the constant growth of resource efficiency. German industry makes a decisive contri ...
Global Europe
© Unsplash Europe: a major force in the global economy The European Union is connected with the world like no other group of states. Although the EU's share of world trade has fallen slightly in recen ...
Digitalisation
© Thomas Meyer/OSTKREUZ The digital transformation of German industry With regard to digitalisation, Germany only ranks slightly above the EU average. It performs poorly on ultra-fast broadband connec ...
German Mittelstand
©BDI/FBrueg The heart of the German economy The Mittelstand is often described as the heart of Germany’s economy – and rightly so, given that mid-sized firms account for the largest share of the count ...
Foreign Direct Investments
© pedrosala / Fotolia Foreign Direct Investment – Motor for Jobs, Growth, and Prosperity Through foreign direct investments, German companies access markets worldwide. At the same time, companies from ...