// Market Information
Knowing your market is the first step to successful business practices. Find out key economic information about the German market here.
// US-German Internship Program
AmCham Germany offers US University students the opportunity to complete an internship with a German company. For more information, please click here.
// Government Links
Here you will find links to access the pages of various ministries, commissions and organizations within Germany and the European Union.
Online Services Directory
Use OSD to find contacts and potential clients! Search here.
Chapters
AmCham Germany has offices in Berlin and Frankfurt. To coordinate regional activities, the federal territory is subdivided into twelve Chapters.
Press Room
News archive press kit, contact information and more.
Newsletters
Newsletters include the monthly "Events Update" and "Access Your Global Network."
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Real Estate Overview
Here investors will find helpful office market overviews in major cities in Germany.
- Office Market Overview Berlin
- Office Market Overview Duesseldorf
- Office Market Overview Frankfurt
- Office Market Overview Hamburg
- Office Market Overview Munich
- Inverstment Market Berlin
- Investment Market Frankfurt
- Investment Market Hamburg
- Investment Market Munich
- Investment Market Germany
Tax and VAT
The Taxes in Europe Database, the European Commission's on-line information tool covering the main taxes in force in EU Member States, contains information on around 600 taxes, as provided to the European Commission by national authorities. Access the database 
here.
The German Federal Finance Office's service that helps you confirm the validity of foreign sales tax numbers (USt-IdNr.). Proof sales tax numbers here.
The German Federal Finance Office has established a central point of contact for foreign investors, providing information and support with tax-related issues. For more information visit their website here.
The German Federal Ministry of Finance provides helpful information regarding tax-free shopping for visitors in Germany. Please click here for more information.
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology offers a portal to help businesses in the area of tax and duty. You can access their Web site here.
Market/Economic Information - Germany
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.
(Federation of German Industry) - Bundesministerium der Finanzen
(Federal Ministry of Finance) - Bundesverband deutscher Banken
(Federation of German Banks) - CESifo-Gruppe
(CESifo Group) - Deutsche Bundesbank
(Central Bank of Germany) - Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag
(German Industrie and Chamber of Commerce) - Deustches Institut für Wirtschaftsförderung
(German Institute for Economic Research) - German Business Portal
(From the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology) - Nationale und Internationale Wirtschaftsstatistiken
(National and international economic statistics) - Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
(Federal Statistical Office Germany)
Market/Economic Information - Europe
- EUROSTAT- Statistisches Amt der Europäischen Union
(EUROSTAT- Statistical Office of the European Union) - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsförderung
(Center for European Economic Research)
Market/Economic Information - Europe and World
