The Saxony Economic Development Corporation

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Free State of Saxony

• The Saxony Economic Development Corporation

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Saxony and its Neighbouring Countries
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Hamburg
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Warsaw
Hannover
Berlin
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POLAND
GERMANY
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Leipzig
Dresden
Cologne
Chemnitz
Frankfurt
Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC
Munich
Stuttgart
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Saxony Facts and Figures 2004

• Population 4.3 million
• Population density 235 inhabitants/sqkm
• GDP 79.8 billion
• Dresden 480,000 inh. (Capital)Leipzig 490,000
  inh.Chemnitz 260,000 inh.
• Export quota 29.2
• International airports Leipzig-Halle, Dresden
• Quota of employed persons 52
• Share of companies lt 200 employees 93
• Degree of digitalization in telecommunication
  100
• 7 Universities
• 21 Colleges

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Reasons in favor of an Investment in Saxony

• interesting and future-oriented market
• qualified and high-motivated labor, flexible
  working conditions
• political stability and fast-working
  administration
• modern infrastructure
• wide range of research facilities
• attractive in culture and nature

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Saxony -Located in the Center of Europe
Reykjavik
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3 h
Helsinki
Infrastructure
Oslo
Tallinn
Stockholm
RD / Work force
2 h
Moscow
Riga
Economy
Copenhagen
Vilnius
Dublin
Minsk
1 h
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Hamburg
Warsaw
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
5 h
24 h
10 h
Saxony
Kiev
Brussels
Frankfurt
Prague
Luxembourg
Bratislava
Munich
Paris
12 h
Vienna
Budapest
Bern
Bucharest
Zagreb
24 h
Sofia
Rome
Lisbon
48 h
Madrid
Athens
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Highways and Airports
Brandenburg
Saxony-Anhalt
Stockholm, Berlin
Cologne, Brussels
Poland
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Leipzig
13
RD / Work force
38
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Warsaw, Moscow
Airport Leipzig-Halle Take off and touch down
around the clock possible
Economy
Dresden
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72
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Frankfurt/M, Paris
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Chemnitz
Prague, Vienna
Thuringia
72
Czech Republic
Munich, Rome
Bavaria
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Railways
Torgau
Delitzsch
Weisswasser
Eilenburg
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Hoyerswerda
Wurzen
GVZ
Leipzig
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Niesky
Oschatz
Grossenhain
Riesa
Kamenz
Bautzen
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Grimma
Görlitz
Bischofs- werda
Radeberg
Borna
GTZ
Meissen
Economy
GVZ
Döbeln
Löbau
Dresden
Geithain
Rochlitz
Mittweida
Neustadt
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Hainichen
Freital
Burgstädt
Freiberg
Sebnitz
Pirna
Franken- berg
Limbach- Oberfrohna
Zittau
Dippoldiswalde
Meerane
Glauchau
Crimmitschau
Flöha
Chemnitz
GVZ
Hohenstein- Ernstthal
Werdau
Zschopau
Lichten- stein
Olbernhau
Reichen- bach
Stollberg
Zwickau
Schnee- berg
Lössnitz
Netzschkau
Marien- berg
Aue
Rodewisch
Annaberg- Buchholz
Schwarzen- berg
Auerbach
Plauen
Falkenstein
Oelsnitz
Klingen- thal
Transport/ freight center Logistics center
GTZ
GVZ
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Universities and Non-University Research
Facilities
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7 Universities 5 Universities of Applied
Sciences 5 Graduate Schools of Art
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Leipzig
1
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3
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Bautzen
Görlitz
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3
Economy
4
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9
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Mittweida
Zittau
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Freiberg
Non-university research institutes
Chemnitz
1 Helmholtz 7 Leibniz 11 Fraunhofer 6
Max-Planck 12 State Research Facilities and
others
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Zwickau
There's one thing I'm certain of Saxony will
soon be Germany's main biotechnology centre. The
Saxons are a nation of researchers who never
lose sight of practical issues. This is shown by
the unique symbiosis between business and science
in the region. Prof. Günter Blobel, Nobel
Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Laboratory of
Cell Biology,Rockefeller University New York
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Qualification of Work Force in Saxony
Specialised vocational schools/ master,
craftsmans diploma
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Vocational training
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57.8
16.4
Inward investment
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Technical college
4.6
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10.7
University
9.2
1.3
without vocational training
No data
Eastern Germany was unkown territory for
us. Today we know that we could not have found
better qualified or more committed employees for
our greenfield factory. That is the basis for
our success. Juichiro Takada CEO, Takata
Corporation, Tokyo
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Labor Costs in Manufacturing (in /Year 2003)
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Norway Germany Finland Nether-
Austria France UK Ireland
Canada Spain Portugal Hungaria
Slovakia (West) lands

Denmark Switzer- Belgium Sweden
Luxem- USA Japan Germany
Italy Greece Czech Poland
land bourg (East)
Republic
Source Cologne Institute for Business Research,
03/2004
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The Future is High Technology
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Microelectronics Information Technology Producti
on Technology - New Materials Automobile
Industry Biotechnology Environmental Technology
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Business Branches According to Sales Figures
(in )
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Source Statistical Office of the Free State of
Saxony, 2005
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Export quota of the industrial sector 1991 - 2004
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Source Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen, SMWA
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Import and Export 2004
Import ( total 9,712 mill. )
( 1,334 million ) ( 748 million ) (
697 million ) ( 651 million ) ( 646
million ) ( 645 million ) ( 584 million
) ( 510 million ) ( 503 million ) (
3,394 million )
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Export ( total 16,215 mill. )
( 2,017 million ) ( 1,256 million ) ( 1,055
million ) ( 990 million ) ( 975 million
) ( 849 million ) ( 736 million ) (
707 million ) ( 619 million ) ( 7,011
million )
Source Statistical Office of the Free State of
Saxony, 2005
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Trade Development between Saxony and Czech
Republic from 1995 to 2004
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( in Mill. )
Source Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
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Trade Development between Saxony and Poland from
1995 to 2004
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( in Mill. )
Source Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
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Castles and Gardens of Saxony
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Welcome to Saxony! Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen
GmbHThe Saxony Economic Development
Corporation Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 22 D - 01309
Dresden Germany Phone 49 / (0)351 /
2138-0 Fax. 49 / (0)351 / 2138-399 Internet
www.wfs.saxony.de eMail info_at_wfs.saxony.de
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