This ppt describes about Global business aspects of Germany. Covers socio-culture aspects, legal framework and economic paradigms of Germany. Presented by Sonam, Shounak, Sunita and Sumit as part of their academic curricula and assessment. All are students of SIMS, Pune PGADM 2018-19 batch.

1. WELCOME TO LAND OF IDEAS
Sumit Roy
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GERMANY

2. History of Germany
Germany, in 300 BC, When Julius Caesar, the Roman Commander, arrived in this central region of Europe.
He found this region was inhabited by many diverse tribes like Alemanni, Saxons, Franks, Bavarians.
He referred to the conquered region west of Rhine as Gaul( France) and the unconquered region to the east of
Rhine river as Germania
The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9) prevented annexation by
the Roman Empire, although the Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Germania Inferior were
established along the Rhine.
Following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Franks conquered the other West Germanic tribes.
When the Frankish Empire was divided among Charles the Great's heirs in 843, the eastern part became East
Francia. In 962, Otto I became the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the medieval
German state.
In later years, there have been several wars in the region breaking it down further, Prussia, Bravaria, Saxony.
In later years, after French Revolution, Napoleonic wars, Industrial Revolution and Socialist movement,
Unification of Germany took place excluding Austria and German speaking areas of Switzerland under
leadership of chancellor Otto Von Bismarck which led to formation of German Empire in 1871.
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3. Germany is famous for:
Beer Football Cathedrals Oktoberfest
Breads, Sausages Cars Free Education Palaces & Castles
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4. Overview
Position: Central Europe
Size: 357,022 km2 (Ranked 62nd)
Capital: Berlin
Population: 80,722,792 (Ranked 18th)
16 Bundesländer
Neighboring Countries: Poland, Czech
Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, The
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark
Highest Mountain: Zugspitze (2963 m)
Lowest River: Rhine (865 km), Elbe (700 km)
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5. Resources
Largest Resources:
Lignite
Hard Coal
Mineral Oil
Natural Gas
Metal Ores
Resources can be used in industrial production (Industrial Country)
Other Resources:
Sliver
Gold
Copper
Tin
Nickel
Lithium Sumit Roy
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6. 1. SOCIO-CULTURALASPECTS
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7. Social Facts
Population 82,800,000 (17th)
HDI (2017) 0.926, GINI (2016) 29.5
Average age 46.3 Years- 3rd in the world
Life expectancy 80.7 years- 34th in the world
Literacy rate 99%- 20th in the world
Highly skilled labour, min. wage € 8.84/ Hour
High R&D investments, emphasis on STEM discipline of education
Workaholic, punctual, disciplined
Conservative Society, cosmopolitans Sumit Roy
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8. Sunita Naik
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9. Oktoberfest
It is world’s largest beer festival
It is held at Munich
It is a 16-18 day folk festival
It is held annually between mid September to first week of October
Apart from beer, there are amusement rides, side stalls, and games and a variety of
traditional foods.
Since 1990, 3rd October is the national day of Germany and is celebrated as German
Unity Day. This day is included in Oktoberfest
2010 marked the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest: A horse race in historical costume
was held and also museum tent were held
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10. OktoberfestOktoberfest
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11. Sunita Naik
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12. Music in Germany
It has renowned classical composers of the-Bach & Beethoven: who mark the
transition between the classical and romantic eras in western classical music.
It is the largest music market in Europe, and third largest in the world.
They have strong presence in rock music and trance music.
The Rock Am Ring festival is the largest festival in Germany
German popular music of the 20th and 21st century includes the movements of Neue
Deutsche Welle (Nena, Alphaville), Metal/Rock, Punk, Pop rock and Hip hop
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13. Sunita Naik
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14. Art
Traditionally they had visual arts
Renaissance painters include Albrecht Altdorfer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Wolf
Vostell and many more.
In the 21st century they had contemporary artworks also.
Art Cologne is an art fair held annually in Cologne, in Germany. It runs for 6 days.
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15. Religion
Nearly 60% of Germans are Christians : 30 % Roman
Catholic and 30% Protestant.
Martin Luther King was a German who brought about
Protestant reformation.
Historically, there was substantial Jewish population. But after
the second world war, only few thousands of Jews are left.
Germany imposes church tax. Martin Luther
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59.30% Christianity
34.40% Irreligion
5.50% Islam
0.80% Other religions

16. 2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
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17. Laws in Germany comes from:
1. Federal Government
2. Bundestag
3. Bundesrat
4. Judiciary System
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18. 1. Federal Government
Consists of the Federal Chancellor and Federal Ministers.
There are 14 ministers and a Head of Federal Chancellery. The Federal Ministry is the highest
federal authority in Germany. Angela Merkel is the current Chancellor, head of Federal
Government.
The Basic Law gives the Chancellor a unique status: “The Federal Chancellor shall determine and be
responsible for the general guidelines of policy.” Federal Chancellery is located in Federal
Chancellery Building in Berlin, and is Schaumburg Palace in Bonn.
Federal Chancellery Schaumburg Palace Angela Merkel
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19. 2. Bundestag
The Bundestag is the German Federal Parliament. It was established in 1949, in Bonn
am Rhein, when the Parliamentary Council confirmed Basic Laws for the Federal
Republic of Germany. The Bundestag is the lower house of the parliament but more
powerful than Bundesrat which is the higher body. Since 1999, Bundestag is located
in the Reichstag Building in Berlin.
President & Head of Bundestag is Dr Wolfgang Schäuble since 24th October 2017
Bundestag Reichstag Building in Berlin Dr Wolfgang Schauble
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20. 3. Bundesrat
Bundesrat is the higher legislative body & is subordinate to Bundestag.
It is located in Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. It represents 16 Federal States of
Germany.
The Head and President of Bundesrat is Daniel Gunther since Nov 1, 2018.
It’s main role is to protect the interests of the 16 States at the level of central
government, also ensures that the interests are in line with needs of the State as a whole.
Prussian House of Lords Bundesrat Daniel Gunther
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21. 4. Judiciary System
In Germany, the Judiciary has 1) Federal Court of Justice 2) Federal Constitutional Court.
Judiciary is independent, democratic in nature. It interprets, applies the laws that are
mentioned in 1949 Basic Law of The Federal Republic of Germany.
The Federal Court of Justice: Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) in Karlsruhe is the highest court in
Germany. It is the supreme court (court of last resort) in all matters of criminal and private
law. The Federal Constitutional Court: Bundesverfassungsgericht is the supreme
constitutional court for Germany established by the constitution or Basic law also located
in Karlsruhe.
In criminal and administrative cases, the court uses inquisitorial system (Judges investigate)
instead of adversarial system (Judges are like referees)
Federal Court of Justice Federal Constitutional Court
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22. How are laws made in Germany?
1st a proposal is made to the Federal Government ie to the Chancellor of Ministries.
Here 2/3 of the laws originate. Once agreed, the proposal has to be made to a Minister
in the concerned field. For eg, if it is related to transport then Minister of Transport
should be contacted.
Once Minister agrees to support the proposal, He proposes it as a bill in Bundesrat.
Here they cannot vote or change the bill, only opinion is given. Once agreed, the bill
goes to Bundestag
In Bundestag, the bill goes through 1st, 2nd 3rd Reading where it is debated upon. Once
it wins a majority (more than 50%) it becomes an ACT and is sent to Bundesrat. If any
amendments have to be done, then a mediation committee is set up between Bundestag
and Bundesrat. If no amendments required, then the bill must be approved by a
majority in Bundesrat. From here, the bill is sent to the President. Once the President
approves, the ACT becomes a Law.
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23. Basic Law of Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law forms the Constitution of Federal Republic of Germany. It
ensures that any potential Dictator can never come to power again.
Core Principles of Basic Law are Democracy, Republicanism, Social
Responsibility, Federalism
The Preamble of the Basic Law was adopted as an Interim Constitution by
West Germany. The preamble explicitly looks forward to a free and united
Germany "The entire German people is called upon to accomplish, by free
self-determination, the unity and freedom of Germany.“
Examples of Basics Laws:1. Human Dignity Rights, Personal Freedom
Rights, Equality before Law, Freedom of Expression, Arts and Sciences,
Marriage Rights, School System, Freedom of Assembly and Association,
Compulsory Military and Alternative Civilian Service, Occupational
Freedom, Freedom of Movement. Sonam Mukherjee
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24. Political System
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25. 3. ECONOMIC PARADIGMS
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26. Economy of
Germany Income
Consumption
Factors of
Production
Production
Exports of
goods and
services (% of
GDP) (2017)-
47.24%
Investments of
about 21% of The
GDP
Injections
Service- 61.9%
Industry-
27.6%
Agriculture-
0.63%
Imports of goods and
services (39.66% of GDP)
(2017)
Gross domestic savings (%
of GDP) in Germany was
reported at 27.36 % in 2017
Circular
Flow
Diagram
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27. Current Economic Challenges Faced by Germany
Unemployment rate 3.9% in 2018
Low wage growth rate i.e. 0.5% YoY
An Aging Society (46.8 Years, ranks 3rd in the world)
Budgetary Surplus- room to improve public spending
Balanced Savings and Investments
More spends for EU countries Shounak Banerjee
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28. Positives of German Economy
Solid industrial base (more than 20% of GDP)
Low structural unemployment; well-developed apprenticeship system
Importance of the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Kiel
 Powerful country amongst EU nations
Export based economy
Free education
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29. Negatives of German Economy
Ageing infrastructure
Demographic decline, partially offset by immigration
Highly dependent on world markets, especially Europe
Shortage of engineers; insufficient continuing education
Low start-up activity and insufficient venture capital
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30. THANK YOU
Sonam Mukherjee
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Sunita Naik
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Shounak Banerjee
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Sumit Roy
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