Unknown: marzipan in Central Asia

Kazakh executives like to give Kazakh chocolates to their German colleagues as gifts. In contrast, the German speciality of marzipan is largely unknown in Central Asia. The MP participants from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan therefore followed production of this delicacy with some amazement during a tour of Berlin-based Moll Marzipan GmbH. Continue reading

Kickstart from Germany

In the early summer months of 2015 the Manager Training Programme offered executives from Kazakh and Kyrgyz KMU the opportunity to attend a training course at the Export Academy Baden-Württemberg (EABW). Dastan Rustemow from NG Energy GmbH in Kazakhstan discusses his impressions. Continue reading

Full Steam Ahead for Innovation

The company Fliegl built one of the most modern production plants for agricul-tural machinery in Mühldorf on the river Inn in Upper Bavaria. Josef Fliegel Senior continuously carries out research and develops new products; in 2014, he was awarded a silver medal by the German Agricultural Society (DLG e.V.). Continue reading

Contacts in Central Asia

The MP hosted executives from Central Asia in Dresden. Participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan represented a wide spectrum of different industries. Thanks to a contacts forum, they got the opportunity to enhance their individual programme, make a whole host of follow-on contacts and arrange company visits. Continue reading