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Candles in the dark

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There are some advantages associated with investing in eastern Germany. Workers in the region receive salaries almost as high as their counterparts in western Germany, but have fewer fringe benefits and do not take as much time off for sickness. Small companies in eastern Germany are not bound by industry-wide pay agreements. Foreign investors in the region receive subsidies from western Germany, but local companies are less eligible for subsidies than foreigners and therefore experience more difficulties.

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One who made it: investing in Eastern Germany

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Making an investment in eastern Germany can be difficult, but there certainly is the potential for success there. Businessman Reiner Pilz is starting a compact disc factory there. It should be completed by the end of 1992 and produce 30 million discs annually.

East Germany, Germany, East

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Vorsprung durch panik

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German companies are struggling because of a troubled economy, which has brought about high taxes, expensive labor, environmental, and power costs. Investment abroad has increased, while foreign investment in Germany has not.

Industrial development, Industrialization

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