Federal Finance Minister appoints Investment and Innovation Advisory Council

With its €500 billion investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the German government has launched an unprecedented investment offensive—for extensive investments in the modernization and future viability of Germany.

The Investment and Innovation Advisory Board (IIB) is expected to develop detailed proposals on how to invest more quickly and efficiently in Germany. This requires identifying and overcoming existing obstacles. The advisory board can propose new growth-promoting measures and contribute ideas for securing the future and further developing Germany as a location for business and innovation. The objective is to develop measures that will lead to increased economic growth.

The advisory board consists of independent experts who contribute experience from a wide range of fields, e.g., business, science, local politics, trade unions, impact investing, and the implementation of large infrastructure projects

The inaugural meeting is scheduled for the end of September, and members will initially be appointed for two years. The advisory board reports to the MoF every six months on its proposals and assessments of investment progress and works on a voluntary basis.

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Federal Ministry of Finance, press release No. 14/2025 of 2 September 2025.