The Indian Business Community in FrankfurtRheinMain

Around 6,000 Indians live in the Frankfurt- RheinMain region. India is a strategic focus area for the international activities of FrankfurtRheinMain. The fact that the FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH appointed Mrs. Disha Shah as the India Representative as a point-of-contact for Indian investors and businesses, only reiterates this.

Convincing Locational Advantages for Indian Firms

The Indian lifestyle in the region is multifaceted and the Indian culture, with its yoga, films, literature and Indian medicine, became part of everyday life in the region a long time ago. Today, there are more than 180 firms of different sizes in FrankfurtRheinMain. This number is steadily growing. There are many reasons why more and more Indian firms choose to establish themselves here. Frankfurt airport is the “Gateway to Europe”. As an international city, Frankfurt attracts cosmopolitan Indians. And, last but not least, in FrankfurtRheinMain there is also more money to be earned. The region is one of the economically strongest in Europe and enjoys the reputation of being a business centre open to new ideas and undertakings.

First choice for IT and Telecommunications

In FrankfurtRheinMain there are more than 40 Indian IT companies, nine of them being among the top 20 in the Indian IT industry. Firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technology, Wipro Technologies, Satyam Computer Services, HCL Technologies, i-flex solutions, HCL Perrot Systems, Polaris Software and Hexaware Technolgies are success stories here. Many of them have their German/European headquarters in FrankfurtRheinMain. Indian firms, like the engineering company CADES Digitech, originally from the IT sector, successfully expanded into other sectors in FrankfurtRheinMain.

Healthy Blend of Competences

As a traditional location for life sciences, FrankfurtRheinMain attracts Indian firms from chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Evolvus has its European headquarters in the “FIZ Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnology”. The company serves pharmaceutical companies in Germany and Europe as a supplier of bioinformatics. Since 2005, the manufacturer Bilcare, specialised in foil packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, coordinates its European business from FrankfurtRheinMain.

A Safe Bet in Terms of Finance and Insurance

The financial sector has won worldwide recognition for Frankfurt like no other sector. For many years the State Bank of India has been represented in the financial centre of Frankfurt. The latest entrant is the second largest Indian bank: the ICICI Bank decided to establish itself in the financial centre of FrankfurtRheinMain because Frankfurt, next to London, is one of the most important financial centres of Europe.

Creative Powerhouse at the Heart of Germany

The southern part of the FrankfurtRhein- Main region is very attractive for the Indian film industry. “Bollywood”, the largest film industry in the world, has discovered the Bergstrasse for itself.Heppenheim was the backdrop for the first Bollywood film shot in Germany in 2005. The Indian filmcrew was fascinated by the vineyards, halftimbered houses and castles. In the summer of 2006 the first German-Indian film agency was set up in Heppenheim.

FrankfurtRheinMain – Become a Part of it

The number of Indian firms in FrankfurtRheinMain is expected to increase further. Under the guidance of FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH, the region has therefore committed itself to making it easier for foreign specialists and managers to move in. Since November 2007, applications for permission to reside and work in FrankfurtRheinMain are being decided locally within four weeks of submission of the complete documents.

About FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH

FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region is the location marketing company of the FrankfurtRheinMain region. The objective of the company is to inform foreign firms about the locational advantages, to promote the international competitiveness of the region and to strengthen awareness abroad. FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region provides potential investors with extensive information on locations and detailed sector-specific data, coordinates location selection processes in cooperation with local partners and helps firms to establish contact with the right people.

What Can FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH Do for You?

>We put you in touch with your preferred location (district, town, city).
>We offer comprehensive advice on setting up your company.
>We provide general information about tax and law.
>We support you in your search for suitable office premises or a corporate site that is tailored to your precise needs.
>We put you in touch with interesting networks.
>We make sure your employees feel at home amongst us.
>We support you all the time – for as long as you are here.