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3 Basic data 2/2 Foreign direct investments (FDI) –ICT –Medical Care –Financial services US direct investments in Ireland = US$ 190 Billion –More than the total amount of investments in the BRIC states (US$ 159 Billion) 90% of Export is from FDI Trade surplus: € 44.7 Billion 134 new investments in 2013 Shortage of German speaking staff in Ireland Corporate tax 12.5% + 30 million US-Americans + only English in Euro-Zone
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German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce
The Irish Economy – Introduction
04/06/2013
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• Property bubble Banking crisis Sovereign Crisis• Public debt:
– 2007: 25.1% (of GDP) – 2012: 117.6% (of GDP)
• GDP € 161.3 Billion (2012)
• GDP 2012
*International Monetary Fund
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GDP per capita GDP total
Ireland 35,177 € 161 billion €
Germany 31,823 € 2,607 billion €
EU 26,919 € 13,474 billion €
Spain 29,289 € 1,036 billion €
Greece 16,907 € 191 billion €
Portugal 15,468 € 163 billion €
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• Foreign direct investments (FDI)– ICT– Medical Care– Financial services
• US direct investments in Ireland = US$ 190 Billion– More than the total amount of investments in the BRIC states (US$ 159 Billion)
• 90% of Export is from FDI• Trade surplus: € 44.7 Billion• 134 new investments in 2013• Shortage of German speaking staff in Ireland• Corporate tax 12.5% + 30 million US-Americans + only English in Euro-Zone
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Ralf Lissek
German-Irish Chamber of Industry and CommerceDeutsch-Irische Industrie- und Handelskammer
46 Fitzwilliam Square - Dublin 2 - Irland
Tel: + 353 - (0)1- 64 24 311Fax: + 353 - (0)1- 64 24 399
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