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Medium-sized companies are increasingly planning to relocate production abroad
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Medium-sized companies are increasingly planning to relocate production abroad

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According to the KfW internationalization report, almost a third of German medium-sized industrial companies are planning to relocate their production abroad in the next five years, driven by Chinese competition and US tariffs, while foreign sales have been stagnating since 2022.

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The KfW Internationalization Report is based on a survey of 1700 companies in January, including 600 foreign-owned enterprises. It shows that as many as 8 per cent of the medium-sized industrial enterprises operating abroad have moved parts of their production abroad over the past five years.

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  • The number of medium-sized industrial enterprises moving their production abroad will continue to rise over the next five years unless there are substantial improvements in locations.

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  • What specific sectors within SMEs are most affected by relocation plans?
  • How do the plans differ between East and West German firms?
  • What policy measures do the companies themselves propose to improve the site?

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This article was originally published by Die Welt.

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