COMPACT
PLAYERS & ORGANISATIONS
Federation of German Industries
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) represents the interests of over 100,000 industrial companies. It has an extensive network in all important markets and in international organisations.
→ bdi.eu
German Chambers of Commerce Abroad
The German Chambers of Commerce Abroad
Germany Trade and Invest
(AHK), delegations and representative offices
Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) is the econ-
of German industry and commerce form a
omic development agency of the Federal
network with 130 locations in 90 countries.
Republic of Germany. With over 50 locations
→ ahk.de
worldwide it helps German companies set up
operations abroad, promotes Germany as a
German diplomatic missions
business and technology location and helps
The 227 embassies and consulates, together with
foreign companies settle in Germany.
the AHK and Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), are
→ gtai.de
the third pillar in the promotion of foreign trade.
→ auswaertiges-amt.de
Council for Sustainable Development
Appointed by the Federal Government, the
Association of German Chambers of
Council for Sustainable Development is
Commerce and Industry
responsible among other things for developing
The Association of German Chambers of
measures to implement the National Sustain-
Commerce and Industry (DIHK) is the umbrella
ability Strategy.
organisation of the 80 German Chambers of
→ nachhaltigkeitsrat.de
Commerce and Industry; a total of 3.6 million
commercial enterprises are members.
→ dihk.de
German Institute for Economic Research
The German Institute for Economic Research
(DIW) in Berlin is the biggest of the numerous
German economic research institutes.
→ diw.de
DIGITAL PLUS
More information about all the topics
in the chapter – annotated link lists,
articles, documents, speeches; plus
more in-depth information about topics
such as the social market economy, dual vocational training, economic policy, the European economic, and financial crisis. → tued.net/en/dig3