Germany attracted 20 percent of Romania’s total exports in 2016

Georgiana Bendre 28/03/2017 | 15:28

Romania’s imports from Germany amounted to EUR 13.8 billion (+10.5 percent), while Romania’s exports to Germany amounted to EUR 12.3 billion (14.6 percent) in 2016, accounting for 20 percent of Romanian exports, according to the Romanian-German Trade Chamber and Industry (AHK Romania).

AHK Romania said that for the German economy, Romania is a strategic partner. Bilateral economic relations went up in 2016, as the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data show.

Among the most important products group in German-Romanian trade are machinery, electric equipments and transport materials and common metals.

The Romanian market hosts around 7,500 German companies that have over 250,000 employees.

„In our discussions with German investors the availability of the qualified personnel is one of the most important criteria in taking an investment decision. It referrs to the university system, as well as to vocational system, which in a functional education system are complementary,” said Sebastian Metz, general director of AHK Romania.

An importance given by the German companies is to the anti-corruption fight and the maintenance of the rule of law.

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