Markets
Germany, Switzerland and Austria together create a large and attractive market of nearly 100 million people. Each country, though, has its own business culture and often there are marked regional differences within the country. DS Consulting is at home in this market and facilitates direct access to those companies which are expanding internationally.
- Germany - Germany is one of the world’s leading exporters and German companies have been investing round the world for more than 100 years. In most countries and regions there is already a significant stock of German-owned subsidiaries. When a “Mittelstand” company establishes an initial sales and services operation overseas this often leads, a few years later, to assembly or production facilities which create more local jobs.
- Switzerland - Although tiny compared to Germany in terms of population Switzerland has a strong international investment profile as a result of the activity of the Swiss multinationals.
- Austria - The large state-owned Austrian enterprises are also very active internationally. The country also provides good access to the central European markets through the financial and ownership networks that have been developed over the last 20 years.