Country Analysis Report - Germany - In-depth PESTLE Insights

The country analysis report on Germany provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Germany analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Germany. The report provides a holistic view of Germany from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries.

• Understanding gained from the country analysis report on Germany can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. • Political section on Germany provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. • Economic section on Germany outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. • Social section on Germany enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country. • Technological section on Germany provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws. • Legal section on Germany provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime. • Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in Germany and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators.

PESTLE analysis of Germany identifies issues that affect the country’s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats). The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Germany in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators. The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of Germany in different periods. It also examines the country’s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators. The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in Germany. The social welfare policies of the government along with the country’s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided. The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in Germany. The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in Germany. The environmental landscape in Germany discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined.

"Germany was in a far better position than expected in 2010 as it belied the gloomy scenario predicted at the beginning of 2009. In 2010, it was Europe’s largest economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). Although its economy shrank by 4.7% in 2009, it bounced back to register a growth of 3.4% in 2010, mainly due to increasing exports and domestic demand. However, inflation has been on the rise after it fell to 0.2% in 2009. It grew to 1.1% in 2010 and in January and February 2011, the higher cost of food and energy accelerated inflation to 2.0% and 2.2%, respectively. This was the fastest growth in more than two years, according to the German Federal Statistical Office."

• What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in Germany? • What is the economic performance of Germany in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators? • What is the performance of Germany in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education? • What is the performance of Germany in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends? • What is the legal structure in Germany and are the laws conducive for investment? • What is the performance of Germany in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies?

Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Key Facts and Geographic Location
Key facts
Geographic location
PESTLE Analysis
Summary
Political analysis
Economic analysis
Social analysis
Technological analysis
Legal analysis
Environmental analysis
Political Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Economic Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Social Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Technological Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Legal Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Environmental Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Appendix
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Germany
Figure 2: Germany – political events timeline
Figure 3: Germany – key political figures
Figure 4: Composition of the parliament
Figure 5: Evolution of the German economy, 1991–2010
Figure 6: Market capitalization of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, 2001–09
Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate in Germany, 2004–14
Figure 8: Composition of GDP by sector in Germany, 2010
Figure 9: Germany’s agricultural output (€bn), 2005–10
Figure 10: Germany’s industrial output (€bn), 2005–10
Figure 11: Germany’s services output (€bn), 2005–10
Figure 12: Germany – export, import, and total trade (€bn), 2006–10
Figure 13: Consumer price index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation in Germany, 2004–14
Figure 14: Unemployment in Germany, 2004–14
Figure 15: Germany – composition by religion, 2010
Figure 16: Expenditure on healthcare in Germany, 2003–10
Figure 17: Government expenditure on education in Germany, 2003–09
Figure 18: R&D expenditure in Germany, 2001–09
Figure 19: Number of Internet users in Germany, 2004–10

TABLES
Table 1: Germany – key fundamentals
Table 2: Germany – key facts
Table 3: Analysis of Germany’s political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of Germany’s economy
Table 5: Analysis of Germany’s social system
Table 6: Analysis of Germany’s technological landscape
Table 7: Analysis of Germany’s legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of Germany’s environmental landscape
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (millions), 2010

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