Federal state recruits Chinese investors

Investment hub eases pathway in anticipation of foreign spend boost in region

North Rhine-Westphalia, the federal state of Germany, is one of the most promising regions in the world in terms of investment destinations for foreign companies.

With 218 billion euros fiscal revenue ($261 billion) by the end of 2012, the state accounted for by far the largest share of all 16 German states in terms of direct investments in the country. It was followed by Bavaria, Hessenand Baden-Wrttemberg.