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July 4, 2007
Good news for the high-tech location Bavaria: after an extensive search Olympus has now decided in favor of Munich as the site for its new Life Science Research and Development Center. Bavaria has recruited yet another high-tech global player. » Full text
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November 22, 2007
Bavaria is reaping enormous benefits from global trade. This was revealed by current results of the ‘Going International 2007’ survey conducted by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and Chambers of Foreign Trade (CFT)‚ which underlines the important role that exports play for Bavarian industry. “The survey shows that, since July 2006 alone, 200,000 new jobs have been created in Germany by exports. Bavaria accounts for some 40,000 of these new jobs. This demonstrates the great benefit that the State of Bavaria gains from globalization and free trade thanks to its competitive economy”, underscored Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Emilia Müller. » Full text
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July 6, 2007
It was not only the Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Huber, who praised Bavarian SMEs when receiving the 2007 UMU award for the mid-sized business sector – Deutscher Elite-Mittelstandspreis der Union Mittelständischer Unternehmen e.V. - but also the comparison study Top 100 put them at the top of the league. » Full text
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November 15, 2007
Also in the coming year the Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Emilia Müller and Vice Minister Marcus Sackmann will be promoting Bavarian industry and Bavaria as a business location on their trade missions. “Delegation trips have proved to be a major asset in our foreign trade policy. It remains the goal of trade missions to open doors and establish essential contacts for our companies in target countries with strong economic potential, through political support. Also successful marketing of Bavaria as a high-tech location will continue to play a major role in the trade missions“ Ms. Müller explained » Full text
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December 20, 2007
Bavaria is staying in the fast track as a top location for trade fairs. Both Messe München (Munich Trade Fair Corporation) and NürnbergMesse (Nuremberg Trade Fair Corporation) are booking record results. “Business trends for the two leading Bavarian trade fair corporations in Munich and Nuremberg were more than impressive in 2007. This is due not only to the booming economy, but also to the excellent performance of the Bavarian trade fairs in a national and international comparison”, Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Emilia Müller, was pleased to report. » Full text
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March 16, 2007
The Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery, State Minister Eberhard Sinner, called for the accelerated expansion of a national and European geographic information infrastructure while visiting CeBit, the world’s largest IT trade fair. He also announced an active role for Bavaria in this domain. » Full text
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October 9, 2007
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May 18, 2007
MUNICH Another success for Bavaria’s media industry: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced the launch of its second television channel ‘Animax’ in Germany. As of June, the US media group will be broadcasting cartoon feature films and series round the clock from Munich for subscribers in Germany. Bavaria’s Economics Minister Erwin Huber referred to Sony’s new facility in Munich as “proof of the Bavaria’s undiminished attraction for the high-tech and media industry”. » Full text
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April 11, 2007
MUNICH “In 2006, Bavaria once again impressively underpinned its top position as the No. 1 start-up state in Germany. No other German state can claim anything like as great an increase in new businesses. » Full text
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September 25, 2007
The upswing in Bavaria continued to speed up noticeably in the first half of 2007. With a plus of 3.5 percent for gross domestic product, Bavaria has taken over first place among the old Laender. This is the highest rate of growth recorded in the Free State since the boom year of 2000. » Full text
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January 23, 2007
On January 24 2007, the Finance Minister Mr. Kurt Faltlhauser presented the cabinet with the latest ratings for Bavaria established by the leading analysts Standard & Poor. According to these ratings, Bavaria has reached the best evaluation for all German Federal States in 2007. » Full text
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September 30, 2007
Minister-President Dr. Edmund Stoiber declared today that “he is resigning as the Bavarian Minister-President”. On January 18, 2007, the Minister-President had announced his retirement as Minister-President of the State of Bavaria on September 30 of the same year. Until the election of his successor, the Minister-President will continue to carry on his official functions. » Full text
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May 4, 2007
MUNICH “Facts at your fingertips”, the English-language information brochure published by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs for newcomers to Munich, is now available in a new fully revised edition. Its twelve chapters provide valuable tips about life in Munich and Southern Bavaria for people who have just moved to the area. “The great success of the first edition, which was sold out in next to no time, showed that there was an acute need for information about how best to cope with the big and small problems arising in everyday life”, commented the Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Erwin Huber, on its presentation. » Full text
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February 26, 2007
Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Edmund Stoiber warmly congratulated Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on winning the Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film for "Das Leben der Anderen" (The Lives of Others). » Full text
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October 16, 2007
Google’s first development center in Germany is coming to Bavaria. The provider of the most-used search engine worldwide is combining the inauguration of its new branch office in Munich with more investments mainly involving engineering posts in the research and development sector and commercial positions. » Full text
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March 19, 2007
MUNICH “Bavarian exports really stepped up the pace in 2006 again. With € 141 billion, they set a new export record for the thirteenth time running. At the same time, Bavarian industry’s share of exports reached a new high of 46.9 percent. Nearly one out of every two euros is earned through foreign business. » Full text
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April 18, 2007
“Opportunities of railway technology” was the central theme of the kick-off event for the Railway Technology Cluster held in Nuremberg on April 18, 2007 to mark the official start of the cluster platform’s activities. Within the scope of the Bavarian Cluster Initiative, CNA e.V.
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July 31, 2007
“The trend in the Bavarian labor market is still positive“, commented Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Erwin Huber, referring to the latest labor market figures for July 2007. The good state of the economy is ensuring more jobs and lower unemployment levels. » Full text
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November 1, 2007
The State of Bavaria Québec Office, in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Berlin and Industry Canada, organized the visit of an Aerospace Delegation to Baika 2007. This delegation consisted of five representatives from Innovative Materials Inc. and from the Institute for Aerospace Research of the National Research Council Canada. » Full text
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October 26, 2007
After the 13th export record in 2006 with over 141 billion euros, Bavaria is this year heading for its 14th export record in succession. "The State of Bavaria is one of the big winners of globalization. Products Made in Bavaria are still highly sought-after worldwide. In all probability, we will break through the 150 billion euro mark for exports in 2007 for the first time. We owe this success not least to our proactive foreign trade policy. We will carry on following this course, so that Bavaria can continue to successfully assert itself in the face of international competition", underlined Bavaria’s Economy Minister Emilia Müller. » Full text
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September 17, 2007
“In the first half of 2007, Bavarian exports continued to gain momentum. At close on 76 billion euros, the value of exports was nearly 11 percent up on the same period of last year. Bavarian industry’s share of exports climbed to a new all-time high of 50 percent”, commented Bavaria’s Economics Minister Erwin Huber, referring to the Bavarian foreign trade statistics just released for the first half of 2007.
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March 15, 2007
On March 15, 2007, the management of the Bavarian Biotechnology Cluster presented the first results of its work and gave details about other projects. To this end, the BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH, which the Bavarian State Government had entrusted with the management of the cluster, had invited guests to the new BioCenter of Munich’s LMU University in Martinsried. More than 200 people gathered in the lecture hall to hear papers by renowned representatives from academia, industry and politics. » Full text
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November 9, 2007
High marketing distinction for the State of Bavaria: Bavaria has now joined Germany’s 77 most important brands. As a tourist location Bavaria is the first and only destination to be selected by the London organization Super brands. This puts Bavaria in the company of such renowned brands as Nivea, Haribo or Deutsche Post. Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Emilia Müller, is delighted about the award which was presented by Bavaria’s famous celebrity, Franz Beckenbauer, in Düsseldorf: „Now we have it in black and white that Bavaria stands as a tourism super brand!“ As brands are worth their weight in gold on national and international markets, this will provide a further boost for the tourist trade in Bavaria. » Full text
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September 6, 2007
Bavaria’s appeal as a top business location for US companies is still undiminished. In the first six months of 2007, as many as nine American companies have started up in the State of Bavaria, while eight others have invested in expanding their facilities. » Full text
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September 10, 2007
The Upper Palatinate is increasingly leading the field when it comes to competition for investors. Just recently a large number of companies have announced their intention to set up new facilities and invest in major expansions, thus signaling their confidence in the region. Some firms are now moving production capacities from Central and Eastern Europe back to the Upper Palatinate again. » Full text
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November 29, 2007
“Never before have there been as many jobs for employees in Bavaria as in this autumn of 2007. With 4.5 million employees subject to social security payments, Bavaria has beaten the previous record of September 2001“, commented Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Emilia Müller, referring to the latest labor market figures from Nuremberg. The employment boom in Bavaria had continued at an impressive rate in September. During the last year alone, 100 000 new jobs had been created in Bavaria as against 169 000 in the past two years. » Full text
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December 4, 2007
The Bavarian Minister-President, Dr. Günther Beckstein, underlined today during a meeting with the EADS works council in Augsburg that the reinforcement of the aerospace technology location Swabia/Augsburg would be given top priority. » Full text
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January 30, 2007
MUNICH The official go-ahead for the “twin aerospace and satellite navigation clusters” was given with a joint kick-off event at Oberpfaffenhofen special services airport. » Full text
