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Bavaria has a top
position within the
leading business regions
in Germany and Europe.
No other region has such
a quantity of
entrepreneurs, who
stimulate economic
growth with their
flexibility, spirit and
innovations.
According to this, the
Chamber of Industries
and Commerce for Munich
is the largest of its
kind in Germany. This
applies both to its
quantity of members of
290.000 and the size of
its district, which
covers 17.500 square
kilometers. Its members
represent 7% of the
entire German and 42% of
the Bavarian GDP.
The IHK Munich is a
public corporation. It
regards itself as a
vital part of the
self-management of the
economy. Being an
organisa-tion of all
companies, it also
operates for all
companies from the
sectors industry,
commerce and services.
The president of the IHK
Munich, Prof. Dr. Erich
Greipl and the Executive
Director, Dr. Reinhard
Dörfler, define the main
tasks as follows:
Services for
companies are the
main focus of the
IHK Munich. The
services reach from
consulting in all
relevant areas to
the wide spectrum of
further education
possibilities,
provided by the IHK
Academy Munich.
Latter is an
autonomous unit
within the IHK
Munich. Furthermore,
the IHK Munich
offers a unique and
excel-lent access to
a network of
companies and
leaders, which is an
indispensable factor
for commercial
success these days.
With its activity in
more than 80 fields
of economy, the IHK
Munich handles
tasks, which would
otherwise have to be
managed by state.
Thus, it contributes
substantially to
de-bureaucratization.
Summarizing, the main
objective is to create
better conditions for
the economy, stimulating
economic growth. |
