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The German Capital Region Best Option for Successful Business in the European Market Singapore 11th of February 2020
The German Capital Region
Berlin-Brandenburg
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Germany’s capital region
at the heart of Europe
Brandenburg
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Execution/design: GDA Kommunikation
The German Capital Region
Germany’s capital region
Together, Brandenburg and Berlin
form the German capital region
As “The German Capital Region” we promote this joint
business location, home to 6 million people.
Size 30,546 km²
almost as big as Belgium
Population 6,144,600 (September 2018)
more inhabitants than Denmark, Norway or
Finland
GDP EUR 220.8 billion (Feb 2018)
comparable with the GDP
of Greece and Argentina
© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 4
The German Capital Region
Germany’s political decision centre
Region of decision-makers
● Seat of government and parliament
● Strong network structure with
leading associations from industry,
the environmental industry, and
the ICT and media industry
● Number 1 conference location in
Germany with 600 trade fairs and
congresses and 1.8 million visitors a
year
● Large international television
broadcasters, news agencies and
print media
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© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 5
State-of-the-art railway, water,
road and air infrastructure
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The German Capital Region
Where European transport axes meet
“Urban node” of the trans-
European transport network
Three trans-European transport
corridors (TEN-T)
cross paths in Berlin and Brandenburg
● North-Baltic Sea Corridor
Bremerhaven/Rotterdam/Antwerp-Berlin-
Warsaw-Terespol/Kaunas and Helsinki link
western European ports with terminals in
Germany, Poland and the Baltics
● Orient/East-Med Corridor
as link between German North Sea and
Baltic Sea regions and via Berlin to the
Czech Republic-Slovakia-Hungary to the
Black Sea (Bulgaria/Romania) and the
eastern Mediterranean (Greece)
● Scandinavian-Mediterranean
Corridor
as north-south axis from Scandinavia via
Hamburg and Rostock to Italy
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© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 8
The German Capital Region
State-of-the-art infrastructure
Commuter belt
● 6 million inhabitants in Berlin and
Brandenburg
● In a one-day lorry journey you can reach 200
million people
Transport infrastructure
● Federal motorways 900 km
● Road network 12,500 km
● Railway lines 3,330 km
● Waterways 1,300 km
● Freight centres 6
● Inland ports 11
● International airports 2
Berlin-Schönefeld/Berlin-Tegel
IT/telecommunication
● State-of-the-art IT standards
● Largest digital communication network in
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Germany
© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 9
Highest research density
in Germany
The German Capital Region
Highest research density in Europe
Modern scientific hub
● over 50 universities and technical colleges with around
236,000 students
● Germany’s first film university “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-
Babelsberg
● 45 technology and start-up centres
● over 100 non-university research institutes, including
− 21 Leibnitz Association institutes
− 6 Fraunhofer institutes
− 8 Max Planck Society institutes and the Max Planck
Society archive
− 7 institutes of the Helmholtz Association of German
Research Centres
● Berlin-Brandenburg is the international meeting point for
researchers, scientists and technology experts
● 34 winners of the Nobel Prize are from the region (including
winners in chemistry, physics, medicine and literature)
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 11Leisure and culture region
extraordinaire
© TMB-Fotoarchiv, Geertje WieckThe German Capital Region
Above all: excellent standard of living
Culture
● 4 opera houses, 200 theatres and more than 800 museums and
galleries
● 8 symphony orchestras
Tourism
● 500 palaces and parks
● Nature reserves, forests
● Idyllic river landscapes
● Wellness – numerous thermal baths
● Waterparks and hotel resorts
● Boat tourism (no license required)
Sport
● 200 tennis courts, 22 golf courses
● Over 600 equestrian centres
● Bike trails, Fläming Skate – 190 km of inline skating trails
● Motorsport – Eurospeedway Lausitz
● Water sport possibilities on 3000 lakes
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© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg 1454 international headquarters in Berlin © WFBB (2020) | Welcome to Brandenburg Seite 15
The State of Brandenburg You’re in good company here (just a small selection) Source: WFBB © WFBB (2020) | Welcome to Brandenburg 16
Brandenburg –
the quality location
© Rolls-Royce Deutschland – Steffen WeigeltQualified Workers and Staff in Brandenburg
Top services under one roof
High quality and productivity in all sectors
● The capital region has a large and highly qualified workforce
potential
− around 3,000,000 employed persons (Brandenburg and Berlin)
− Unemployment rate: 5.4 % (in Brandenburg, October 2019)
● The capital region is an innovative quality location.
− Some 80% of employees have a vocational or higher
education qualification.
● The capital region appeals to young workers
− approx. 65,000 trainees in dual vocational education and
training
− approx. 240,000 students at universities and colleges
● Brandenburg offers excellent services and funding
programmes for the qualification and continuing training of
skilled employees and workers
● Economic and work development at WFBB under one roof –
unique in Germany
© Robert Kneschke – Fotolia; Büssemeier&Jungblut – WFBB
© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to Brandenburg 19Financing and funding options
Incentives
Incentives
Reducing investment costs Reducing operating costs
I. II. III. IV. V. VI.
Investment * Loan programs State Labor-related Training Research and
Subsidy and equity guarantees financial support development
EU target 1 and 2 capital incentives promotion
Cash incentives assistance
20Investment grants
At a glance
Who is being funded? • Small enterprises (SE) with investment volume
> €2 million
• Medium-sized enterprises (ME)
(< 250 employees and sales < €50 million,
balance sheet total < €43 million)
• Large enterprise (LE)
What is to be
• Investments eligible for funding starting at a minimum of €100,000
considered?
How does funding • Capital equipment related or alternatively wage related grants
take place? • Funding amount for eligible investments up to max. €50 million*
SE ME LE
Base funding 5% 5% 5%
SME - supplement 20% 10% 0%
Structure- and
Quality criteria 5% 5% 5%
Border area promotion 10% 10% 10%
Funding ceiling 40% 30% 20%
* Additional conditions apply for investments over €50 million.
© WFBB (2019) | Funding Opportunities in the GRW-G 21Subsidies for research and development
At a glance
Who is being funded?
• Companies
• Research institutions
Requirement → Headquarters or business locations in the
state of Brandenburg
What is being funded?
• Single SME-projects or consortia projects (research
institutions and/or non-SME, SME)
− R&D on innovative new products and services
− Market launch
• Feasibility studies
How does funding
take place? • grant up to €3,000,000 per application
• loan up to €3,000,000 per application
© WFBB (2019) | Innovation Funding 23Subject of the Funding “Continuous Training for Employees"
At a glance
Who is being funded?
• Employees whose company is located in Brandenburg
• company owners
• sole proprietors and freelancers
Requirements → liable for income tax in the state of
Brandenburg or have a business location with at least one
employee in the state of Brandenburg
What is being funded? • Expenses for external professional training services incl.
examination fees for skills development in companies based
on defined operational qualification requirements
• A total of ten measures can be considered per application
• number of participants per application is not limited
Restrictions → Regular training prescribed by law is not eligible
for funding
How does funding
Grant
take place?
• 50 % of the course and exam fees
© WFBB (2019) | Funding for Training & Qualification in Companies 24Brandenburg Economic Development Corporation (WFBB)
Your success is our objective
As an organization in the state of Brandenburg we
offer you individual and strictly confidential advice.
● We provide information about the economy and markets
in the capital city region
● We help you to find industrial sites and office premises
● We arrange contacts with authorities, banks and decision-
makers
● We advise you on financing and funding options
● We provide assistance with essential approval processes
● We offer you help in building up collaborative partnerships
● We help Brandenburg companies to tap into new markets
Photos: WFBB, Leo Seidel ILB
© WFBB (2018) | Facts and figures - State of Brandenburg 25Brandenburg – The Business Location
10 reasons why you will succeed
Brandenburg truly rewards
your involvement
● Ready-to-use business and industry
spaces available across the state
● Qualified workforce
● Modern infrastructure
● Germany’s top region for research
● High productivity
● Attractive cost-benefit ratio
● Lowest business rates in Germany
● Best funding conditions for
business and workforce
● Professional one-stop service for
investors
● High standard of living
© WFBB (2020) | Welcome to Brandenburg 26We are looking forward to
a successful cooperation with you.
brandenburg-invest.com
Wirtschaftsförderung Head of Division Investment & Innovation
Land Brandenburg GmbH Peter Effenberger
Babelsberger Straße 21 Tel. 0331 – 730 61-201
14473 Potsdam #WFBB
peter.effenberger@wfbb.de
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