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Key FactsGermany Faces Declining Foreign Investment Appeal
May 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Since 2017, the number of foreign investment projects announced in Germany has decreased by 51 percent.
- In 2025, the total projects declined by 10 percent to 548, reaching the lowest count in over 15 years.
- High taxes, costly energy, labor expenses, and bureaucracy are key factors hindering investment growth in Germany.
- France and the UK, despite facing declines, have maintained better investment appeal and surpass Germany in attractiveness.
We will be left behind; other European locations are developing much better.— Said by EY Chief Henrik Ahlers, in the context of an alarm signal for Germany regarding the decline in foreign direct investment; reported by ntv.de.
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