africa: Businessguide 2010


Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010

For African readers the Business Guide Germany Africa 2009/2010 offers insight into the competence areas of German companies that are in search of business partners in Africa. Furthermore, they will find highly topical contributions containing information on the market entry in Germany, work related migration, and further training opportunities. The introduction of all the German federal states provides an overview of the conditions and possibilities of investments.




Selection of company portraits

Sectors: Services

Key aspects: geo-information, geodesy, geo-technology, mining

Keywords: Remote sensing, Mining, Aerial photography, GIS applications, Research and development

Sectors: Services

Key aspects: Retail, Private Banking and Asset Management, Corporate Banking, and Invest

Keywords: Retail, Private Banking, Asset Management, Corporate Banking, Investment Banking

Sectors: Transport, transit, and logistics

Key aspects: Project and heavy lift carrier, specialist for tailor-made transportation s

Keywords: Heavy lift carrier, Transportation solutions, Shipment, Transport, Logistics service



Selection of success stories

Lufthansa soared to new record heights in 2008, achieving the best result in the history of the company. This encouraging development was considerably boosted by joining forces with SWISS International Airlines. In 2008, almost 63 million passengers flew with the airlines of the Lufthansa Group.

While there is every necessity for economic success, all business segments, whether it is the passenger business, Catering, MRO, IT Services or Logistics focus on sustainability. Env...

The Brief

In the year 2000, Libya’s state energy supplier GECOL (General Electric Company of Libya) began its search for experts to assist the company with the development of the county’s wind energy potential and to participate in the construction of the first wind farm. A German-Danish consortium provided support for the project in form of practical expertise and knowledge transfer. For the design and realisation of a 25 MW pilot wind farm, four phases were defined, ranging f...

The Company

Since its establishment in 1872, TÜV Rheinland stands for the protection of people as well as the environment from the hazardous impacts of technology. With more than 13,500 employees at 490 locations worldwide, the TÜV Rheinland Group is one of the largest providers of technical and environmental safety and quality assurance today. For more than 130 years, the company significantly contributes to road traffic safety through periodic vehicle inspection and driving lic...