Location in danger: Cancellations for the investment summit: company bosses criticize German industrial policy

Düsseldorf, Munich. Shortly before the federal government's important investor event in Berlin, the mood in some sectors is bad. Several important energy laws have been pending for months and are unsettling companies. And in the pharmaceutical industry, the savings plans in the healthcare system are causing frustration.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his cabinet want to signal that investments are welcome and that Germany is an attractive location for them. That's why, with the help of their investment representative Martin Blessing, they have invited domestic and international companies to the “Invest in Germany” summit on Monday and Tuesday. Many CEOs can have personal discussions with the Chancellor and ministers there.

The timing is basically good. Yves Meyer-Bülow, partner at infrastructure investor I Squared, says: "Germany has a historic opportunity to turn its infrastructure into a competitive advantage again. After two decades of inadequate public investment, there is a lot of catching up to do."