NRW.Invest
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | April 21, 1960 |
| Seat | Dusseldorf , Germany |
| management | Petra Wassner |
| Number of employees | 40 |
| sales | EUR 10.6 million |
| Branch | Economic development company |
| Website | nrwinvest.com |
The NRW.Invest GmbH (proper spelling NRW.INVEST ) is a state-owned economic development agency of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The company is responsible for the acquisition and support of foreign companies and international marketing for North Rhine-Westphalia as a business location. As a central point of contact for foreign investors, NRW.Invest supports international companies with their investment projects in North Rhine-Westphalia. NRW.Invest Germany is headquartered in Düsseldorf . In addition to the subsidiaries in Japan and the USA , the company has external offices in China , Great Britain , India , Israel , Korea , Poland , Russia and Turkey . The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is the sole shareholder .
When it was founded in 1960, the then "Rheinisch-Westfälische Industrieförderungsgesellschaft mbH" was commissioned by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to recruit successor industries for the coal and steel industry, which was in crisis .
Tasks / service
Business locations around the world compete for international direct investment (FDI) so that they remain competitive in global competition . Here, North Rhine-Westphalia competes with European metropolitan regions such as London , Paris or the Dutch Randstad as well as other metropolitan areas around the world. In order to market the state internationally as a business location in Europe , NRW.Invest offers foreign investors services throughout the entire settlement process. The company works closely with the state government and the regional and municipal business development institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia.
NRW.Invest is organized in specialized state and industry teams that inform companies interested in establishing a business location about North Rhine-Westphalia as an investment location, the North Rhine-Westphalian economy and the state's industry clusters, as well as tax and legal aspects of setting up business in Germany .
In addition to providing general information, NRW.Invest also supports potential investors with specific questions. On request, NRW.Invest will analyze investment projects and help you find the right location. The Germansite commercial space portal is part of this service. At germansite.com, investors can search for free commercial space in North Rhine-Westphalia. The user has access to detailed geodata of around 1,000 free commercial spaces, including the relevant contact details. Information on the regional economic and branch structure in the area can also be called up
The settlement company supports investors from applying for visas and researching market data to setting up companies and individual approval processes. NRW.Invest often mediates between investors and administration , such as B. the Federal Employment Agency, the Immigration Office and the Building Authority. Even after the settlement, NRW.Invest supports foreign investors with information and training events as well as advisory services for expansions, start-ups and spin-offs.
NRW.Invest works with various international institutions. The company is a member of organizations such as the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry , the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany , the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany , ChemCologne , ChemSite , the German-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Turkish-German Industry - and Chamber of Commerce and the German-Chinese Business Association (DCW) e. V.
Activities abroad
In addition to its headquarters in Düsseldorf, the company is represented internationally with two subsidiaries and 14 external offices. Since 2007, NRW.Invest has increased its international activities in the growth markets of India and Turkey .
The settlement of more than 600 Japanese companies throughout North Rhine-Westphalia has earned the state capital Düsseldorf the nickname "Little Tokyo". NRW.Invest has further representative offices in Chengdu , Guangzhou , London , Nanjing , Shanghai Sichuan , Beijing , Seoul , Silicon Valley , St. Petersburg , Moscow , Tel Aviv and Warsaw .
International direct investments in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia attracts companies from Germany and abroad. 20 of the 50 top-selling German companies are based in North Rhine-Westphalia, including Bayer , Bertelsmann , Deutsche Post , Deutsche Telekom , E.ON , Henkel , Metro , RWE , Rewe and thyssenkrupp . Throughout Germany, the State, most foreign direct investment posted
At 23.3 percent (172.5 billion euros), North Rhine-Westphalia recorded by far the highest share of all 16 federal states in direct investment in Germany at the end of 2017
Over 20,000 foreign companies control their German or European activities from North Rhine-Westphalia. Almost every fourth foreign company in Germany is based in North Rhine-Westphalia. These include companies such as BP , 3M , Ericsson , Ford , Fujitsu , Huawei , QVC , Toyota , UPS or Vodafone . The companies employ a total of over a million people.
Web links
- NRW.Invest Germany
- Germansite - commercial space portal for North Rhine-Westphalia
- Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Extract from the company register : Annual report of NRW.Invest GmbH
- ↑ Foreign trade promotion Ministry for Economy, Innovation, Digitization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- ↑ Service for investors. NRW.Invest
- ↑ 1960-2010 NRW.Invest. (PDF: 1.4 MB) Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Foreign investments create over 10,000 jobs in NRW In: DIE WELT , May 16, 2019
- ↑ North Rhine-Westphalia pushes investment growth in Germany The New Economy, May 10, 2019
- ↑ North Rhine-Westphalia pushes investment growth in Germany. In: The New Economy. Retrieved May 6, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ German logistics providers see a great business opportunity in increased Chinese investments . China International Raido, June 25, 2008; Transcript and audio file
- ↑ Business Guide to North Rhine-Westphalia (PDF: 3.9 MB) NRW.Invest - Publications
- ↑ Commercial space database for NRW - germansite.de. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ NRW.Invest with Germansite at Expo Real, international trade fair for commercial real estate
- ^ British Chamber of Commerce in Germany .
- ↑ ChemCologne . ChemCologne is an association with the aim of further developing the attractiveness and competitiveness of the chemical region and making it even better known among domestic and foreign investors.
- ^ ChemSite. The ChemSite Initiative offers investors from the chemical and chemical-related industries a comprehensive range of services at seven high-tech chemical sites in the Ruhr area.
- ^ Members list . Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- ↑ Germany's richest state to set up India headquarters in Pune . Express India, July 28, 2008; Reporting in India about the opening of the representative office in Pune
- ^ The state capital Düsseldorf. Japan Desk
- ^ German economic development agency opens Guangzhou office . Guangdong News, German economic development agency opens Guangzhou office, July 8, 2014
- ^ General-Anzeiger Bonn: North Rhine-Westphalia opens office in London: Advertising for companies from the UK. Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
- ↑ OWC Verlag für Außenwirtschaft: Investors from China still in first place | owc.de. Retrieved on May 6, 2020 (German).
- ↑ From 'Made in China' to 'Made in Germany' . Deutsche Welle , September 24, 2012
- ↑ North Rhine-Westphalia opens a foreign branch in Sichuan, China . FMM-Magazin, May 29, 2015
- ↑ NRW.INVEST opens a representative office in St. Petersburg . OWC Verlag für Außenwirtschaft, October 5, 2012
- ↑ NRW is soliciting investors in Poland . Welt Online , April 28, 2016
- ↑ Foreign investors are flying to North Rhine-Westphalia . Focus, July 15, 2012
- ^ The economy of North Rhine-Westphalia at a glance . (PDF; 755 kB) Japanese Embassy Düsseldorf
- ↑ Düsseldorf beats all other German cities . Welt Online , July 14, 2012
- ↑ WDR: Foreign investments: Thousands of new jobs expected in NRW. May 16, 2019, accessed May 6, 2020 .
- ^ Ford factories in Cologne-Niehl since 1930. Ford company profile