Fit for Partnership with Germany
Manager Training Programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
The ambitious financial expert, Valeriy Mayboroda, attended the Manager Training Programme (MP) 16 years ago. At that time, he was 25 years old and working for the Ukrainian National Bank. He was just starting his professional career, but he had a clear mission: He wanted to study the work done by development banks and then use the knowledge to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine. Continue reading
Chemical firm expands its customer base and develops new materials
Iryna Smartselava works for Europe’s largest producer of artificial fibres, SvetlogorskKhimvolokno AG in Belarus. The state enterprise set up a new product line two years ago to produce multilayer non-woven fabrics. These so-called laminates are breathable and are popularly used in hygiene products. Continue reading
Germany and Belarus agreed to extend the partnership in the framework of the Manager Training Programme until 2021. Dr. Heinz Hetmeier, Deputy-Director General for European Policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and Dmitry Matusevich, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Minsk on 21 February 2019. Continue reading
Germany and Uzbekistan extend their cooperation in the Manager Training Programme. Claudia Dörr-Voß, Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and Sukhrob Kholmuradov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, signed a declaration to this effect today in Berlin during a meeting on bilateral economic relations. The partners also concluded a Joint Declaration on economic policy advice to the Government of Uzbekistan. Continue reading
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Tunisian Ministry of Industry invite managers and executives from Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises to attend a bilateral training programme organized by GIZ. Participants will attend a preparatory phase in Tunisia followed by a 4 week programme in in Stuttgart, Germany from 14 October until 08 November 2019. Continue reading
Digital transformation is changing not only societies, but also the world of work. The manufacturing industry is characterised by increasing automation with intelligent robots linked to each other. Twenty-one Tunisian MP participants who visited Rittal GmbH & Co. KG in Hesse with the TÜV Rheinland Akademie in May 2018 were able to see the efficiency of one of the world’s most modern logistics systems there. Continue reading
Central Asian executives were filled in on the latest advertising and marketing trends during their visit to the New Communication agency in Kiel. Among other things, they learned what 360-degree communication means, and how new technologies can boost sales. Continue reading
How can packaging production be modernised in the food industry? How do we meet customers‘ ever-growing demands, and the challenges of differentiated markets? And how can environmentally harmful packaging waste be avoided? Answers to all these questions were being sought by 20 top executives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, who visited the German GEA Food Solutions group production site in Biedenkopf in the Bundesland Hesse in July. Continue reading
China is one of the world’s leading nations in the field of digitisation, and that’s no accident. The Chinese government has been stepping up its investment in innovative companies and promoting digital key technologies. But Chinese entrepreneurs still have something to learn from German companies. Continue reading
Import contracts in the double-digit million range for open-pit mine reclamation, personnel management and filter systems
A total of 83 individual business contacts, 15 company visits and 7 full-day training sessions, with €14 million contracts in the works! These are the fruits of the visit some Russian managers paid to GICON-InTraBiD GmbH. Continue reading