GERMANY

PRESENTED BY:

Swati Singh

Shruti Rathi

Sonam Verma

Mayura Rajguru

INTRODUCTION

• Germany  officially the Federal Republic of Germany.

• In German called as Bunderepublik Deutschland.

• Germany is the major economic and political power of the European continent.

• The country consists of 16 states.

•  Bordered by Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

• The chief of state is the President and the head of government is the Chancellor.

President: Joachim Gauck Chancellor: Angela Merke

• Capital: Berlin

• Financial Capital: Frankfurt

• Language: German (mainly)

Other languages: Sorbian

Romani

Danish

North Frisian

• People learn ENGLISH as first foreign language.

• Total area:  356,854 sq km

land:  349,520 sq km

water:  7,334 sq km

• Motto: "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit." "Unity and Justice and Freedom.“

• National Anthem: Das Lied der Deutschen

• National bird: Eagle

• National tree: Oak

• Currency: Euro €

1 Euro =84.47 INR

• Population: 81.89 million (2012)

• Country code: +49

• It is 4.5 hrs behind India

• GDP per capita: 41,514.17 USD (2012)

GDP growth rate: 0.7% annual change ( 2012)

• Religion: Christians 62.5 %

Muslims 4 %

Jews 0.2 %.

A SHORT GLIMPSE

LANGUAGELANGUAGE

• The official language of Germany is Standard German.

• According to W3Techs, 6.0% of websites are written in German

• Making it the third most used language on the Internet.

FESTIVALS

• Carnival in Germany.

• International Film Festival in Berlin

• Wine Festival and Wurstmarkt in Bad Duerkheim

• Rhine in Flames Festival

• Carnival of Cultures in Berlin

• Oktoberfest in Munich

• Christmas

DANCEDANCE

• German dance is example of the exchange and the relationship among the Courtly Dance, the social dance, and the folk dance.

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Three German Dances.

• This set of dances includes three individual dances.

• Each dance changes in instrumentation, only the violins play in all three dances.

DANCE FEATURES

• Dance 1: begins with a series of repeating phrases that are emphasised by the violins.

• Dance 2: The main tune is once again played by the violins at the beginning, and is repeated.

• Dance 3: SCHLITTENFAHRT; means “ Sliegh Ride”, it may have been written independently of the others, as it is very different in style.

GERMAN MUSICGERMAN MUSIC

• Germany is the largest music market in Europe.

• third largest in the world.

•  The Rock am Ring festival is the largest music festival in Germany.

• Germany hosts many large rock music festivals annually.

• Breakfast commonly consists of bread, toast, or bread rolls with cold cuts, cheese or jam, marmalade or honey, eggs, and (often strong) coffee or tea.

• milk, cocoa or fruit juices for children.

• Germans likes to have their meal on time.

•  The German dinner – called “Abendbrot”, meaning "evening bread“.

SLIDE DISHES

• Noodles, potatoes and dumplings in all forms are very common.

•  A wide variety of cakes and tarts are served throughout the country, most commonly made with fresh fruit.

• Special meals usually include meat, fish, or fowl, along with one of a number of starchy foods.

• Christmas dinner often consists of goose, duck, or turkey, supplemented by red cabbage and potatoes or potato dumplings.

DRESS CODE

• Men wear a dark business suit with a white or light-blue shirt and a tasteful tie during a business meeting.

• Women go for a trouser suit or a coat and skirt combination in black, navy, or beige, with a simple blouse or elegant shirt.

FORMAL ATTIRES

CULTURAL DRESS

CULTURAL DRESS

• The national dress represents an important part of the country's heritage and sense of identity.

• Lederhosen's traditional leather shorts, straps, knee high socks and hats are one of the world's most famous looks.

• The dirndl comprises many garments that make up the entire outfit.

• It was made up of a fitted bodice which was worn with a blouse, a full skirt, petticoat, and an apron.

TOURIST PLACES TOURIST PLACES

• Germany is a principal attraction for foreign tourists.

• Germans themselves are among the world's most enthusiastic tourists.

• German tourism constitutes a major drain on German foreign exchange.

NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE

BRANDENBURG GATE

HEIDELBERG OLD CITY

HOLSTENTOR

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

OKTOBERFEST

LINDAU

FRAUENKIRCHE

ROMANTIC RHINE

RÜGEN CLIFFS

TOP COMPANIESTOP COMPANIES

1. Allianz Worldwide - Insurance

2. Daimler Chrysler - Consumer Durables

3. Deutsche Bank Group - Banking

4. Deutsche Telekom - Telecommunications Services

5. E.ON - Utilities

6. Siemens Group - Conglomerates

7. Munich Re - Insurance

8. RWE Group - Utilities

9. Deutsche Post - Transportation

10. BMW Group - Consumer Durables

GOVERNANCE IN GERMANY

THE BUNDESTAG

• The lower house in the German political system is the Bundestag.

• It is the Federal Parliament with 600 directly elected representatives of people.

• Its members are elected for four-year terms.

• The Bundestag elects the Chancellor for a four-year term

THE BUNDESRAT

• The upper house in the German political system is the Bundesrat.

• It is the Federal council with delegates nominated by state government of 16 Lander

• The Bundesrat has the power to veto legislation that affects the powers of the states.

THE JUDICIARY

• The Constitutional Court is located in Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

• Germany's supreme court is called the Federal Constitutional Court.

• There are 16 judges divided between two panels called Senates.

• Half of the judges are elected by the Bundestag and half by the Bundesrat.

• Once appointed, a judge can only be removed by the Court itself.

EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Education is compulsory from the age of 6 through 14.

• All children enter in the same program, but at the age of 10, they go to one of four types of schools.

• The track that they enter determines which type of school they can next enter, and finally, weather they will go to a university or enter a technical field or trade.

• From the age of 6 through 9 all children must attend Grundschule or primary school.

• The lowest track in the German education system is the Hauptschule (General school).

• It's starts with 5th grade and goes up through the 9th grade.

• A Hauptschule is a school where the students prepare for occupations that require training.

• They also continue learning basic subjects as well as English. After this, they go to a vocational school which lasts about 2 years.

• A Realschule is a school that's a little more advanced that the Hauptschule.

• Here students learn the basic subjects which will prepare them for a mid level job in business.

• if a student receives high enough grades to transfer to a Gymnasium.

• The gymnasium is one of the tracks a student could go to after primary school.

• This school prepares students to enter a university

• . The gymnasium goes from the 5th through 13th grades.

• Here students learn subjects like German, math, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, art, PE, religion and history.

• They are also required to learn two foreign languages. (One has to be English)

• In the 13th grade students prepare for the Abitur.

TOP UNIVERSITIES

1. Free University of Berlin

2. Goethe University Frankfurt

3. Humboldt University of Berlin

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 

5. Technical University of Berlin 

6. Technical University of Munich

7. University of Munich

8. University of Göttingen

9. University of Bonn

10. University of Freiburg

MANAGEMENT STYLE OF GERMANY

• The German style of competition is rigorous but not ruinous.

• German managers and workers are often close

• German industry works closely with government.

• The German management style is not litigious.

• they do not need a visible bottom-line result quickly.

• Germans value order, privacy and punctuality.

• Germans respect perfectionism in all areas of business and private life.

MEETING AND GREETING

• At a business or social meeting, shake hands with everyone present when arriving and leaving.

• Introduce yourself by your last name only and not first name.

• Never shake hands with one hand in your pocket.

BODY LANGUAGE

• Germans may appear reserved and unfriendly until you get to know them better.

• "Thumbs up" gesture means "one" or is a sign of appreciation or agreement.

• Making hands into two fists, thumbs tucked inside the other fingers and making pounding motion lightly on a surface expresses "good luck."

• Never use the "okay" sign (index finger and thumb jointed together to make a circle). This is considered a rude gesture.

• Don't point your index finger to your own head. This is an insult.

CORPORATE CULTURECORPORATE CULTURE

• Germans take punctuality for business meetings and social occasions seriously. 

• Rank is very important in business.

• Germans generally discuss business after a few minutes of general discussion.

• Decision making is slow with thorough analysis of all facts.

•  In German business culture,  it is very important to refer to your German colleague with his or her title  plus the last name.  If someone is introduced to you with an additional title (e.g., Dr.), use it.

•The primary purpose of a first meeting is to get to know one another and to evaluate the person, to gain trust, and the check chemistry.

•Germans generally discuss business after a few minutes of general discussion.

DINING ETIQUETTE

• Do not discuss business during lunch or dinner unless your German host initiates the conversation.

• Nobody drinks at a dinner party before the host has drunk.

• Guten Appetit is said before eating and means "enjoy your meal".

• A guest of honor is seated to the left of the hostess if it is a man and to the right of the host if it is a woman.

• Keep your hands on the table at all times during a meal.

• Use a knife and fork to eat sandwiches, fruit, and most food.

• Germans don't tend to stay long after dinner. The honored guests are expected to make the first move to leave.

• A "thank you" is usually done in person or with a telephone call.

• Do not ask for a tour of your host's home, it would be considered impolite.

•If you are taking a break during the meal, but would like to continue eating or would like more food, cross the knife and fork on your plate with the fork over the knife.

•When finished eating, place knife and fork side by side on the plate 

GIFTS• Give books, bourbon, whiskey or classical music.

American-made gifts are very appropriate.

• Do not give pointed objects like knives, scissors, umbrellas etc.

• When invited to someone's home, always bring a small gift for the hostess.

• Give an uneven number of flowers (unwrapped, not 13), yellow roses, tea roses or chocolates.

•  Yellow and white chrysanthemums and calla lilies are given for funerals only.

HELPFUL HINTS

• A man or younger person should always walk to the left side of a lady.

• Traditional good manners call for the man to walk in front of a woman when walking into a public place. This is a symbol of protection and of the man leading the woman.

• Don’t lose your temper publicly. This is viewed as uncouth and sign of weakness.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS• Traditionally, there has been

little acceptance of women in high positions of responsibility and power in business.

• Women, especially foreign women, must establish their position and ability immediately in order to conduct business successfully in Germany.

• A woman should not feel inhibited to invite a German man to dinner for business and will not have any problems paying.

THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCE

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPdYfOFI28

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbjaOyZwys

ENTERPRENEURSHIP IN GERMANY

• Matt Cohler, Facebook co-founder, active US VC investor (Benchmark Capital)  “I’d bet on Berlin. I believe Berlin has the best shot in the Western world outside of Silicon Valley at becoming a place with a true tech startup ecosystem. (…) I mean a place with an enduring ecosystem powered by a network effect that gets stronger over time. Like what Hollywood is for entertainment, London and New York are for big finance, Milan and Paris are for fashion, and Silicon Valley is for technology …

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJlqgMqVbA

BARRIERS FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN GERMANY

• Lack of finance is a big reason. Small companies need angel investors and venture capital to survive and grow. But these sources of capital are frail in Germany.

• German venture capitalists are cautious.

• Fear of failure is another dampener. It would deter 42% of Germans from starting a company, GEM’s polling finds.

GERMANY-INDIA RELATIONS

• For the year 2010, Indo-German trade relations achieved a new high, with trade volume crossing the €15 billion mark. According to figures released by the German Federal Statistics Office, between January to December 2010, the total volume of bilateral trade increased by 17.9 per cent compared to a negative percentage in 2009. First 5 months of this year has shown an outstanding growth of 28% in total volumes.

EXPORTS• Motor vehicles, Machinery,

Chemicals, Computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, textiles, rubber and plastic products.

• Germany exported 1407,098 million USD goods in 2012

• It is second largest exporter of goods.

• It exports machineries to India.

TRADE PATNERS IN EXPORT

•  European Union (58.2 %)

• US (7.0 %)

• China (6.1 %)

• Switzerland (4.5 %)

• Russia (3.3 %)

MAJOR IMPORTS

• Machinery, data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, agricultural products.

• Germany imported 1167,423 million USD goods.

• It is third largest importer of goods.

• It import leather, textile goods to IT solutions from India.

TRADE PATNERS IN IMPORT

• China (10%)

• Netherlands (8%)

• France (8%)

• Belgium-Luxembourg (6%)

• Italy (6%)

FOREIGN POLICY OF GERMAN

• Today's German foreign policy has to be geared to three key guiding principles:

• strengthening Europe as a model for cooperation and integration

• advocating peace and disarmament

• seizing the opportunities offered by globalization for the benefit of all.

ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN GERMANY

• Germany is a founder member of the European Union and takes an active part in the activities of all its subordinate institutions.

• As befits a country with high employment costs but a well educated population and a well trained workforce, the most exciting prospects today are offered by industries at the forefront of technology and by the providers of sophisticated technical,commercial and financial services and Agriculture and tourism are less significant.

• Traditionally, the German economy is oriented towards manufacturing. This extends to the service sector, where there are many companies developing and applying leading edge technologies for industrial use.

• For decades, manufacturing output has exceeded the consumption requirements of the domestic economy; in effect, Germany is and remains a major exporting nation in order to maintain domestic employment.

• In order to maintain domestic employment keeping with this tradition.

• Germany’s recovery from the economic crisis was export-led. Nevertheless, unemployment remains a perennial problem, although by January 2011 it had fallen to 7.9%, that is, very nearly back to its pre-crisis level.

• Germany is the largest producer of lignite in the world. Germany is also rich in timber, iron ore, potash, salt, uranium, nickel, copper and natural gas. Energy in Germany is sourced predominantly by fossil fuels, followed by nuclear power, and by renewable energy like biomass (wood and biofuels), wind, hydro and solar.

• The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. Most of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods.[23] Germany is the leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world.[24] Combination of service-oriented manufacturing,[25] R&D spending, links between industry and academia, international cooperation and the Mittelstand contribute to the overall competitiveness of the economy of Germany.[26][27]

• Germany is the world's top location for trade fairs. Around two thirds of the world's leading trade fairs take place in Germany.[28] The largest annual international trade fairs and congresses are held in several German cities such as Hanover, Frankfurt and Berlin.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://atlas.media.mit.edu/country/deu/

• http://export.gov/germany/marketresearchongermany/countrycommercialguide/doingbusinessingermany/index.asp

• http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/germany

• http://business.mapsofindia.com/trade-relations/india-germany/german-exports-to-india.html

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://atlas.media.mit.edu/country/deu/

• http://export.gov/germany/marketresearchongermany/countrycommercialguide/doingbusinessingermany/index.asp

• http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/germany

• http://business.mapsofindia.com/trade-relations/india-germany/german-exports-to-india.html

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