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‘We now have a reliable partner for orders in Africa.’
German-Egyptian business cooperation in the construction industry: Siddharth Sharma from German mechanical engineering company Loesche and Ahmed Fathelbab, managing director of Egyptian engineering company El-Fateh, which specialises in steel structures, are promoting a sustainable construction industry in Africa.
Business cooperation: The Special Initiative for Ukraine enters its second round
At the end of January, around 40 Ukrainian refugee managers and 33 German companies started a unique new edition of the Special Initiative for Ukraine of Partnering in Business with Germany in Berlin and Düsseldorf. The aim is to establish and strengthen business relations between Germany and Ukraine.
Networking: a valuable tool for South African SMEs
Under the theme ‘Connection creates Values’, over 70 South African entrepreneurs who are all former participants of Partnering in Business with Germany met in Johannesburg in mid-September. The event focused not only on networking but also on the sharing of views and expertise on foreign trade financing.
Vietnam: Long-term business opportunities with Partnering in Business with Germany
Partnering in Business with Germany organised two networking events in Vietnam at the end of February. These events not only celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany, but also promoted an intensive exchange on sustainable business practices and ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) criteria as well as networking between German and Vietnamese companies.
AI for SMEs: potential for South-African companies
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a firm component of day-to-day business ìn many companies and their work processes worldwide – in order to increase efficiency or optimise processes. What possibilities does the implementation of AI offer in enterprises? And how can my own company benefit from AI?
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New markets, new partners – how German SMEs benefit from Latin America
Latin America is an increasingly interesting prospect for German companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to diversify their supply chains, open up new sales markets or place technologies internationally. The Partnering in Business with Germany programme brings together SMEs with fitting partners from this region. The fact that Colombia and Brazil are joining the programme as new partners underlines Latin America’s strategic importance as a forward-looking market for German SMEs.
Exhibiting at the Latin America and MENA Forums organised by the Munich and Upper Bavaria Chamber of Industry and Commerce
In May 2025, Germany’s largest Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) hosted two key regional forums: on 6 May, the Latin America Forum – Bavaria’s premier specialist event on Latin America – welcomed around 300 guests from business, government and academia to discuss geopolitical shifts and economic opportunities across a changing region and look at how Bavaria stands to benefit. Just two weeks later, on 22 May, the spotlight shifted to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Continuation of partnership with Chile
The successful cooperation between German and Chilean companies will be further strengthened in the coming years. The continuation of the collaboration in the context of the Partnering in Business with Germany programme until the end of 2026 is an important step to further expand the economic relations between the two countries.
Digital tools for the internationalisation of Chilean SMEs
How can the digitisation of work processes help to improve the international competitiveness of Chilean SMEs? Former participants of the Partnering in Business with Germany programme discussed this question in Santiago de Chile at the end of November 2024.
Alumna from Chile accompanies president’s delegation to Berlin
A Partnering in Business with Germany alumna from Chile, Valentina Varela, was part of the Chilean president’s delegation that attended the German-Chilean Economic Forum in Berlin on 11 June. The half-day event focused on such topics as environmentally friendly energy and critical raw materials.
German-Chilean Steering Committee: Focus on sector groups
With the aim of taking stock of the past seven years and jointly defining the direction for the future, the first meeting of the German-Chilean steering committee of the Partnering in Business with Germany programme took place in Santiago de Chile on 21 November 2023. The bilateral committee agreed to include a broader range of companies and increase the number of Chilean companies in order to intensify cooperation.
“The Manager Training Programme supports Chile to push forward the green economy”
On 23 May, a networking event took place in Santiago, Chile. The participants were welcomed by Markus Weichert, responsible for Chile in the Manager Training Programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
Manager Training Programme Goes Green
For many companies Green Economy is already an integral component of their corporate activities – also in the case of the managers from Chile and Mexico who visited Germany in June within the framework of the Manager Training Programme. It was a recurrent topic throughout the Programme.
Virtual reality made in Chile conquers the European market
Eight years ago, Juan Reyes founded his own software start-up together with four friends from university. “A company has to be as diverse as a zoo,” he says. Reyes completed the Manager Training Programme a year ago. It has become his springboard into international business.
