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Special Markets
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Western Europe

Benefit from our experience in Western Europe
Countries in Western Europe have traditionally been in the foreground of globalization. Most are part of the European Union, which itself is the biggest trading partner to several large countries, including India and China. Spain for example, has traditionally been the largest trading partner with Latin America.

170 of the top 500 largest global corporations (Fortune Global 500) have their headquarters in the EU. A majority of these are based in Germany, which boasts robust industry sectors such as engineering, machinery, metals, and chemical goods, and the rank as the world's third largest economy.

The United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain are four other Western European countries that rank amongst the world’s 10 largest countries by GDP.

The UK is a major trading and financial center, and has an long industrial heritage with highly specialized companies.

Spain and France are well known for being the number one and two tourist destinations in the world. The French economy is characterized by entrepreneurship, with nearly 2.5 million registered private companies. On the other hand, the French government is still a dominant participant in economic activities. France is the second most important outward direct investor in the OECD, behind the United States.

The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. An international outlook and openness to foreign investment is firmly engrained in the Dutch culture. The country plays an important role as a European transportation hub.

A recent survey by Global Intelligence Alliance shows that companies in Europe are the most advanced in the field of Market Intelligence. Three out of four European companies have systematic MI operations in place. While Western European countries may have many things in common, each country still has its own strong characteristics based on history, economy, language, and culture. Even within each of these countries, sub-cultures and unique economic factors exist. Doing business in Western Europe demands insight into local markets and business cultures.

Access our network of experts
Contact GIA and gain reliable insights and advice through our network of local experts, through our offices in Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands and partners in France and Spain.

Understand, compete and grow in Western Europe
As your strategic market intelligence and advisory partner, we can help:

Provide a greater understanding of your markets
Provide support to your strategic and tactical decision making, particularly for M&A
Prioritize most attractive product/service segment given future addressable demand and competitive dynamics
Monitor new product or services launches
Assist in partner or supplier selection
Monitor product pricing
Build a business plan or raise finance for start-up
Provide a highly functional and integrated intelligence software as your window to the competitive environment, customized for your business architecture
Deliver training, consultation and advisory services that help you take your intelligence operations to the next level