Germany as a Provider and Receiver of Foreign Direct Investment

The bachelor thesis is aimed at german foreign direct investment from the view of providing and receiving. The first chapter is dedicated to general explanation of foreign direct investment. From the concept up to forms of entry that are important for this topic. The second chapter of the thesis is focused on Germany in the position of a provider and receiver of FDI. There is mentioned development of the territorial and sectoral structure of german FDI with bigger emphasis on the german industry. Next part of this chapter describes the perception of Germany among foreign investors and the system of german investment incentives. The third chapter concerns with the german automotive industry as the most important provider of german FDI. There is mentioned development of FDI in this industry and the last part is a view on the investment of the german automotive industry in China