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10 good reasons for North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is a second home for many international investors and companies and for thousands of students and employees from all over the world. And there are good reasons for that!

10 GOOD REASONS, WHY WE ARE THE IDEAL BUSINESS LOCATION FOR YOU AND YOUR COMPANY, TOO.

Handshake - North Rhine-Westphalia is the No. 1 investment location and the has more than 11500 foreign companies.
INVESTMENT LOCATION NO. 1

North Rhine-Westphalia is a front-runner for international direct investors and the seat of more than 11,500 foreign companies.

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Containers at a port - North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the largest european markets and a leader in import and export.
ONE OF THE LARGEST EUROPEAN MARKETS

North Rhine-Westphalia is a leader in importing and exporting in comparison with other European states. It represents the second-largest sales and purchasing market in Europe.

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Aeroplane unboarding - North Rhine-Westphalia is a gateway to Europe and the traffic hub of central Europe.
GATEWAY TO EUROPE

Whether by air, by land or by water, North Rhine-Westphalia is the traffic hub of central Europe.

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Man mixing chemical liquids - North Rhine-Westphalia is a R&D location of world reknown and has the most dense research network in Europe.
WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

As a high-tech headquarters, North Rhine-Westphalia has an excellent scientific community and the densest research network in Europe.

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Two office workers discussing - North Rhine-Westphalia offers highly qualified workforce.
HIGHLY QUALIFIED WORKFORCE

More than a half a million students, 32,000 scholars and scientists as well as excellently trained skilled workers are educated or employed in Germany's largest federal state.

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A row of country flags in front of a trade center - North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the world's largest trade fair locations in the world.
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST TRADE FAIR LOCATION

North Rhine-Westphalia has the largest amassment of fairgrounds and exhibition sites in the world. Every year, more than six million people attend the state's most important trade fairs.

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Euro bills - North Rhine-Westphalia has a competitive tax system - attractive for investors.
COMPETITIVE TAX SYSTEM

The federal state has many appealing qualities that are attractive for investors. One of these is its competitive tax system.

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A mother lying horizontally with a daughter and a son - North Rhine-Westphalia, a traditional international focused location, is the safest german state.
FIRST PLACE IN SECURITY ISSUES

North Rhine-Westphalia - as a traditionally international focused location - is the safest german state. Eleven of the 20 large cities with the lowest crime rate are to be found here.

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Metropolitan city with many skyscrapers - North Rhine-Westphalia owns many real estate bargains connected by a superb infrastructure and ample transportation possibilities.
EXCELLENT PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE

In North Rhine-Westphalia, there are many appealing properties and real estate bargains in the best regions connected by a superb infrastructure and ample transportation possibilities.

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A castle in NRW - North Rhine-Westphalia is one of Europe’s richest cultural landscapes with theaters, operas, romantic castles, historic buildings, lakes and forests.
ONE OF EUROPE'S RICHEST CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

Theaters and operas, romantic castles and historic buildings as well as countless lakes and forests invite you to experience, enjoy and relax.

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