Ukraine’s New Managers

We, 15 Ukrainian civil servants from the President’s Administration, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the Ministry of Industrial Policy and the National Bank of Ukraine had the opportunity between April and October 2014 to complete an internship in the GIZ GmbH training programme for young managers of the Government of Ukraine. Continue reading

Small, Family-Run and Successful

In October 2014, Russian executives from the middle and upper management levels visited KTG Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH to discover how a small, family-run compa-ny can effectively participate in foreign markets. “It is a very interesting experience to understand how a typical family-run company from Germany ‎operates,” noted Vitaly Romanov. Continue reading

Egyptian Managers in Germany for the Fourth Time

Egypt is one of Germany’s most important trade partners in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). Due to the current political and economic situation, business relations between the two countries had come to something of a standstill. So the Egyptian managers from the metal, food, and textile industries and medical and laboratory technology viewed their role as ambassadors for their country as well. Continue reading

Trust, Pride and Team Spirit

What characterises an employee-oriented organisation? At the end of September, MP participants from the mining and extractive sector visited the “Best Employer 2012” to gain insight into the goals of noventum con-sulting from Munster. The internationally active, medium-sized IT consult-ing firm considers its employees to be its most important resource. Continue reading

Innovative SMEs

21 Russian executives from the middle and upper management levels attended training at the Exportakademie Baden-Württemberg. Their visits to small and medium-sized enterprises made a particularly great impression. Continue reading

Irina Skakun – Negotiate Better

When Irina Skakun came to Germany for the MP, she was still working as Sales and Development Manager for EKOTrade in Minsk, a trading company for foodstuffs and additives. She now successfully imports EU goods for the wholesaler Agroproduktservis – thanks to the MP. Continue reading

German Vocational Training Inspires

19 Indian executives from the middle and upper management levels were deeply impressed by German standards in vocational training and advanced training – they have nothing of its kind in India. AHP International provided the group with insights into the various dimensions of the German dual training system. Continue reading

Projects with Ukraine

As a result of the difficult geopolitical situation, the Ukrainian hryvnia is continuing to lose its value against the euro and dollar. This, in turn, is restricting the buying power of Ukrainian companies. Major purchases such as textiles machines, brewery equipment or automation technology would only be affordable in six months at the earliest, regretted the Ukrainian training participants. Despite this, smaller projects are carrying on briskly. Continue reading