China
China is the most populous country of the world: its 1.3 billion people account for about 20% of the world's population. It is particularly the huge domestic market and the favourable production costs which make China interesting for investors. Foreign companies have recently invested at a high level - the People's Republic has attracted the highest number of foreign direct investment besides the USA.
Office Director Oliver Harms (middle) and his staff accompany the customers in China.
At the same time, however, China is characterised by economic and social disparities and structural problems, which include, among others, the widespread poverty in many rural regions, especially in the west of the country, and the increasing environmental pollution.
DEG has been engaged in China since 1985, having invested since than more than 750 million euros in approximately 94 companies. The current portfolio comprises 56 projects involving financing of over 440 million euros. A sector in which DEG is becoming more and more active is manufacturing industries, particularly investments into modernisations and the increase in the energy efficiency of companies. The processing of agricultural products and the private health care sector also offer good prospects. Another focus is on infrastructure projects in the fields of renewable energies, water supply and waste water management and transport.
