🇩🇪 Germany · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
Inward investment is supported by Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI); foreign investments in sensitive sectors are screened under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs.
- GTAI offers free advisory support to companies investing in Germany.
- Acquisitions in sensitive sectors may require clearance under the investment-screening rules.
- Most investment incentives are delivered at federal and state (Land) level.
Official authorities
- Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)
Federal investment-promotion agency.
- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK)
Administers investment screening.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Federal Government of Germany — Germany's Federal Cabinet official website — policy, legislation, news, and government programs
- Federal Office for Migration (BAMF) — German visas, EU Blue Card, asylum, integration courses, and permanent residency
- Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) — Tax ID (IdNr) registration, tax identification lookup, withholding tax refunds — the key authority for foreign taxpayers in Germany