德國因投資外流而麵臨去工業化

德國因投資外流而麵臨去工業化：IW

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來源：新華社2024-03-15

柏林3月14日電德國經濟研究所(IW)周四表示，近年來德國的高投資外流是去工業化迫在眉睫的跡象。

據 IW 稱，歐洲最大經濟體的外國投資將在 2023 年達到 10 年來的最低水平，降至 220 億歐元（240 億美元）。 德國企業的海外投資是其五倍多，導致淨流出 940 億歐元。

2021年的流出量甚至更高，達到1000億歐元，2022年達到1250億歐元。IW表示，“反複出現的高額淨流出表明，這些並不是特殊現象，而是去工業化的最初症狀。”

去年在德國進行的許多外國投資都是規模較小的收購或項目。 IW表示，這“表明了全球競爭中不利的區位條件”。

在歐洲經濟研究中心 (ZEW) 最近對 21 個國際商業地點進行的比較中，德國是“最大的輸家”，自 2020 年以來排名下降了四位，降至第 18 位。

ZEW 表示，德國在稅收、監管和基礎設施方麵發展不佳，因此“很難跟上”北美、西歐和斯堪的納維亞半島的領先商業地點。

德國工商會 (DIHK) 周二發布的一項調查顯示，由於能源成本高昂，超過十分之四的德國工業公司正在尋求海外投資，因為節省成本日益成為一個關鍵問題。

DIHK 執行委員會成員伊爾賈·諾斯納格爾 (Ilja Nothnagel) 表示，這些公司以犧牲業務地點為代價遷往國外的事實是“一個令人震驚的信號”。

政府很清楚這個問題。 財政部長克裏斯蒂安·林德納上個月表示，“德國正在落後，因為沒有增長。”

在 2023 年該國經濟收縮 0.3% 後，許多專家擔心今年會陷入更嚴重的衰退。 （1 歐元 = 1.09 美元） ■

Germany faces deindustrialization amid investment outflows: IW

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Source: Xinhua 2024-03-15  

BERLIN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- High investment outflows from Germany in recent years are a sign of looming deindustrialization, the German Economic Institute (IW) said on Thursday.

Foreign investment in Europe's largest economy hit its lowest level in 10 years in 2023, down to 22 billion euros (24 billion U.S. dollars), according to the IW. German companies invested more than five times as much abroad, resulting in net outflows of 94 billion euros.

The outflows had been even higher at 100 billion euros in 2021 and 125 billion euros in 2022. "The recurring high net outflows indicate that these are not exceptional phenomena but the first symptoms of deindustrialization," the IW said.

Many of the foreign investments made in Germany last year were smaller acquisitions or projects. This was an "indication of the unfavorable location conditions in global competition," the IW said.

In a recent comparison of 21 international business locations by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Germany was the "biggest loser," dropping four ranks since 2020 to 18th place.

Germany developed negatively in terms of taxes, regulation, and infrastructure, and could "hardly keep up" with leading business locations in North America, Western Europe, and Scandinavia as a result, the ZEW said.

Because of high energy costs, more than four in ten German industrial companies are looking to invest abroad as cost savings are increasingly becoming a key issue, according to a survey published by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) on Tuesday.

The fact that these companies were moving abroad at the expense of the business location was "an alarming signal," said Ilja Nothnagel, a member of the DIHK executive board.

The government is well aware of the problem. Finance Minister Christian Lindner said last month, "Germany is falling behind because there is no growth."

After the country saw a contraction of 0.3 percent in 2023, many experts fear a deeper slide into recession this year. (1 euro = 1.09 U.S. dollar) ■