Germany Trade & Invest GmbH

Germany Trade & Invest is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. The organization promotes Germany as a business and technology location, invites and consults foreign companies to enter the German market and supports companies based in Germany with global market information. Germany Trade & Invest combines the in-depth analysis of foreign markets with the extensive knowledge of Germany's key industries and its investment and technology landscape. Supported by a network of 60 experts abroad and benefitting from close cooperation with the Worldwide Network of German Chambers of Commerce (AHKs), the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany supports international trade with comprehensive, consistent and industry-specific market information. Utilizing the combination of wide-ranging global expertise and an internationally competitive consulting and service profile for foreign investors, Germany Trade & Invest secures and creates jobs in Germany. The organization places a special focus on the economic development promotion of the new federal states (eastern Germany) and Berlin. Germany Trade & Invest provides up-to-the-minute foreign trade information to German-based businesses seeking to expand in international markets as well as for foreign companies seeking to enter the German market. A team of industry analysts spread across the globe compiles constantly updated country reports. With the establishment of the Reich Chancellery and the "Deutsches Handelsarchiv" (a publication focusing on German trade and industry) as far back as the German Empire of the late 19th century, the groundwork was laid for ensuring that German businesses received the important information about foreign countries that they needed. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the roots of institutional export promotion extend back to 1951. Forty years later, the practice of promoting Germany as a business location with the goal of attracting foreign direct investment was institutionalized on the federal level. Germany Trade & Invest has offered the highest levels of German foreign trade expertise under one roof since 2009.