Cluster 6

Foreign Trade: Reduce Bureaucracy, Improve Support

With its high foreign trade ratio, Germany is the most open economy among the G7 nations.

Germany has long maintained a leading position among exporting nations thanks to high-quality products and services. One in four jobs depends, directly or indirectly, on export business, and in industry, every second job. Geopolitical changes, increasing trade barriers, and bureaucratic hurdles pose growing challenges for companies' foreign business. Therefore, effective support in Germany and worldwide is a key requirement for businesses' success: practical and low-bureaucracy.

Germany has long maintained a leading position among exporting nations thanks to high-quality products and services. One in four jobs depends, directly or indirectly, on export business, and in industry, every second job. Geopolitical changes, increasing trade barriers, and bureaucratic hurdles pose growing challenges for companies' foreign business. Therefore, effective support in Germany and worldwide is a key requirement for businesses' success: practical and low-bureaucracy. 

The following guidelines should determine economic policy action

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Key areas:
  • Außenwirtschaft

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Porträtfoto Olga van Zijverden

Olga van Zijverden

Director Foreign Trade Policy