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Private Equity: Creating Value
Contains case studies of German companies which are financed with private equity.
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Private Equity Investor Brief
German Private Equity - an attractive asset class for institutional investors.
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Economic Centre Germany - The Facts
Germany is the world’s third largest economy and Europe’s biggest.
Figures for 2007; Source: EUROSTAT database, Statistisches Bundesamt/DESTATIS
- German GDP accounts for about 28 % of eurozone GDP.
- In 2007, German exports totalled €1.140 billion, which represents around a third of overall eurozone exports.
- Its location in the heart of Europe makes Germany into a crossroads for international commerce, especially in the context of the EU’s expansion to the east.
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Germany |
Eurozone (forecast) |
|
Population (in million) |
82 |
320 |
|
GDP (in € billion) |
2.423 |
8.866 |
|
GDP per head (in €) |
29,500 |
27,700 |
|
Exports (in € billion) |
1.140 |
3.648 |
|
Economic growth (in %) |
2.5 |
2.6 |
|
Inflation (in %) |
2.3 |
2.1 |
|
Labour force participation rate |
59.3 |
56.7 |
Figures for 2007; Source: EUROSTAT database, Statistisches Bundesamt/DESTATIS