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"With world markets โ and especially Europe โ
affected by economic uncertainty, the ongoing
strong flow of *FDI continues to have a
transformational impact on the UK, helping to
create and sustain a globally attractive, highly
competitive and truly international economy."
Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment,
UK Trade & Investment
*FDI - Foreign direct investment
5. Economy
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๏จ Third largest economy in EU
๏จ Sixth largest economy in the world
๏จ High developed agriculture
๏จ Producing about 60% of food needs
๏จ The UK is set to grow faster than any other
Western economy
10. Why invest in the UK?
๏จ Stable and democratic political system
๏จ UK Government is โopen for businessโ and
supportive of entrepreneurial and small to
medium size businesses
๏จ Strong and respected system of law
๏จ Competitive tax rates
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11. Why invest in the UK?
๏จ High quality of life, cosmopolitan society and
attractive lifestyle opportunities
๏จ British Pound considered by many to be a
โsafe havenโ currency
๏จ Well located between America and Europe
with five international airports in London and
high speed connections to mainland Europe
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12. Why invest in the UK?
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๏จ Citizenship available after only 5 years of
residence
๏จ Tax system favorable to resident foreigners
๏จ Internationally renowned schools and
universities
๏จ Free market economy which is the 6th biggest
in the world and 3rd largest in Europe
13. Labour costs
According to the Institute of the German Economy in Cologne labour costs per
working hour in manufacturing industry are today*
In the U.K.
๏จ ยฃ15.30 (โฌ18,51); ยฃ10.58 (โฌ12,80) of which is
direct pay and ยฃ4,72 (โฌ5,71) benefits.
In Germany West
๏จ ยฃ20.28 (โฌ24,53); ยฃ11.34 (โฌ13,72) of which is direct
pay and ยฃ8.94 (โฌ10,81) benefits.
In Germany East
๏จ ยฃ12.64 (โฌ15,29); ยฃ7.45 (โฌ9,01) of which is direct
pay and ยฃ5.18 (โฌ6,26) benefits.
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15. Bosch history in the UK
๏จ Robert Bosch enters the UK
market 1898
๏จ 1914 company became very
successful
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16. Facts and figures 2012
๏จ
Year of foundation:
UK: established since 1898
Worldwide: 1886
๏จ
Employees:
UK: 4,406
Worldwide: 305,877
๏จ
Locations:
UK: 40
๏จ
Sales:
UK: 2.4 billion euros
Worldwide: 52.5 billion euros
๏จ
Research and development cost:
Worldwide: 4.8 billion euros
๏จ
Bosch is one of the major companies in the UK today
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19. Discussion
๏จ Read the document
๏จ Think about the questions below :
What are the obstacles for investing in the
UK?
Do you think that UK currency in an issue
for German investors? Why?
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