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29.05.2026
Beginning of project worth €200 million: Frenell-SES is shaping Egypt’s energy transition

Frenell and SES are forming a joint venture for solar power plants and demonstrating how successful economic cooperation between Europe and Africa can be. A history of this flagship project.

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28.05.2026
IFAT Munich 2026: dialogue and cooperation at the BDE joint stand

The IFAT Munich 2026 provided a central platform for Partnering in Business with Germany (PG) to foster international business initiation in the circular economy, the water management industry and the environmental sector in a targeted manner. The focus of the participation in the trade fair was on the involvement of international PG delegations and the direct exchange with German companies at the joint stand of the Federal Association of the German Waste, Water and Circular Economy Management Industry (BDE).

06.05.2026
Strong impetus for German-Turkish cooperation

The first session of the German-Turkish Partnering in Business with Germany steering committee, which took place in Berlin on 29 April 2026, sends out a clear signal for the further development of economic cooperation between German and Turkish SMEs.

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05.05.2026
Hannover Messe 2026: international cooperation as key to success for German SMEs

The Hannover Messe 2026 trade fair, which attracted around 110,000 visitors, impressively showed the extent to which industrial transformation is characterised by international cooperation. It is becoming more and more obvious for German SMEs that economic success increasingly depends on access to new markets and innovative partners.

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23.04.2026
Internationalisation from a single source: services for German SMEs

The Future Day for SMEs, organised by the BVMW (German Confederation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises), the largest network of SMEs in Germany, serves as a unique forum for exchange between business and policymakers. More than 6,000 exhibitors took part in the event, focusing in particular on services and innovative solutions for German SMEs. Partnering in Business with Germany was showcased at a joint stand together with other foreign trade and investment promotion instruments of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

 

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02.10.2025
Working to deepen economic relations with Kazakhstan

A networking event with around 60 Kazakh programme alumni in Astana on 24 September 2025 showed that the interest in business cooperation with Kazakhstan is growing continuously in Germany.

10.06.2025
Turning a company visit into long-term cooperation: German engineers to use associated petroleum gas (APG) in Kazakhstan

Around the world, APG, a by-product of the extraction of petroleum and natural gas, is burned off by flare stacks, as using it often seems economically unviable or poses technical difficulties. However, German Wankel engines might soon change this for Kazakhstan. A group of Kazakhstani entrepreneurs focused on green technology visited the German company to talk about development projects in the APG sector – talks which proved successful on both sides.

29.08.2024
15 years of Partnering in Business with Germany with Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a promising growth market in Central Asia. German companies are therefore increasingly keen to benefit from the region’s growth potential and are using Kazakhstan as an entry market into the region. The fifth German-Kazakh steering committee took place in the capital Astana on 19 August to mark the 15th anniversary of the Partnering in Business with Germany programme with the Republic of Kazakhstan.

20.05.2024
“Strong women make a strong economy”

On 17 May 2024 Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Brantner received 25 female entrepreneurs from the “Women in Business” group from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

19.01.2024
Sustainable energy: Thomas Preuhs Holding in dialogue with Central Asian managers

The spotlight during the exchange at the Preuhs Campus was on technologies aimed at utilizing renewable energies in building energy supply and fostering corporate sustainability, engaging managers from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

26.06.2023
Programme with Kazakhstan extended until 2025

In the presence of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Udo Philipp, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and the Kazakh Minister of Economy, Alibek Kuanyrov, signed a Joint Declaration on further cooperation within the framework of the bilateral Manager Training Programme until the end of 2025 in Astana on 20 June.

15.01.2021
“Find the Containers!”

Ainur Abdina is making the impossible possible while successfully navigating her company through the pandemic. The entrepreneur from Kazakhstan acquired the necessary confidence and know-how in the Manager Training Programme.

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Overview of the visit by foreign managers to Germany

Find out when international managers visit Germany, where they come from and what industry sector they represent. Invite 20 decision makers to visit your company.

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