The International Media Service for Business and Finance Journalists

The International Media Service offers journalists immediate
access to worthwhile information and story ideas about Germany at
www.mediaservice.land-of-ideas.org. Over 1,500 high-quality reports,
portraits and features are available, created in cooperation with the
German Press Agency (dpa), making this research platform a globally
unique service.

The extended section on "Economy & Innovation" in conjunction with
the special feature on the G8 states, forms the heart of the
information on offer. It contains important industry news, reports on
products and leading exports, portraits of companies as well as
interviews with key leaders of the German industry. In addition the
Media Service provides access to an image archive, containing hundreds
of royalty-free images, as well as research contacts and further links
on all topic areas. All of the material - including text, images and
TV footage - is available for journalists worldwide free of charge.
The material is updated constantly and available in English, Spanish,
German and French.

The Media Service is a project run by "Germany - Land of Ideas", a
joint non-party image campaign funded by the federal government and
German commerce and industry - represented by the German Industry
Association (BDI) and leading companies. The special features on the
EU presidency and the G8 summit are sponsored by the Ministry for
Science and Technology (BMWi).

You will find the following reports, among others, in the Media
Service:

Economy

Northern state has head start in offshore wind power

Wind parks in the Baltic Sea off Mecklenburg-West Pomerania could
give a giant boost to the economy of Germany's Northeast.

http://medienservice.land-der-ideen.de/CMA/preview.php/CMA/CDA/

en/homepage,3598,0,article-57886-fdv-1.html (Due to the length of
this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into
your Internet browser's URL address field.)

Technology

"White biotechnology" can make the chemical industry cheaper and
cleaner

Fuel from rapeseed, chemicals from sugarcane, plastics from maize
- German chemical giant Degussa is investing millions in developing
these as the cost of oil continues to rise.

http://medienservice.land-der-ideen.de/CMA/preview.php/CMA/CDA/

en/ms,58,0,article-58066-fdv-1.html (Due to the length of this
URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your
Internet browser's URL address field.)

G8

Summit in figures: Eight countries make up two-thirds of world
economy

The G8 countries are a grouping of economic superlatives. However,
the relationships of global power are no longer fully reflected in
this group of nations.

http://mediaservice.land-of-ideas.org/en/ms

,58445,0,category-158-article-58046.html (Due to the length of
this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into
your Internet browser's URL address field.)

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