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Partnering in Business with Germany at MEDICA 2025: high level of participation and strong international interest
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) presented the Partnering in Business with Germany programme at MEDICA in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 November 2025. At the stand, visitors had the opportunity to inform themselves about the programme’s scope and objectives for structured business initiation with currently 22 partner countries.
Visit of Parliamentary State Secretary Stefan Rouenhoff to Vietnam: meeting with programme alumni
Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and Member of the German Bundestag Stefan Rouenhoff visited Vietnam together with a business delegation from 16 to 19 November 2025. The third session of the German-Vietnamese Joint Economic Committee, which took place in Hanoi on 17 November 2025, was one of the highlights of the visit.
Fresh impetus for cooperation: delegations from Central Asia and Latin America at AGRITECHNICA
International delegations from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Colombia visited AGRITECHNICA – the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural technology – in Hanover from 11 to 13 November 2025 in the context of the Partnering in Business with Germany programme.
Strong in challenging times: partnerships to open up new markets
“Seizing opportunities in times of continuing crises”, “using Germany’s competitive edge of innovation” and “taking more risks” – these issues were discussed during the 3rd Foreign Trade Day of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) in the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin on 28 October 2025.
Basis laid for partnership with Kenya
From 13-14 October, a delegation headed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy travelled to Nairobi to discuss the beginning of bilateral cooperation under the Partnering in Business with Germany Programme.
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Making cooperation concrete: how the Africa Business Network strengthens economic partnerships
The 21st Partner Meeting of the Africa Business Network (ABN) took place on 22 September 2025 at the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin and was more than just a networking event: it demonstrated how we can concretely design and systematically support the economic cooperation between Germany and Africa.
Conferences on cooperation with Africa in Kiel and Hanover
In June 2025, the Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein (WTSH), the chambers of commerce in northern Germany and the Africa Business Network (GTAI) hosted networking events for local SMEs in Kiel and Hanover. Partnering in Business with Germany took the opportunity to make the programme better known in this region.
Strong together: Tunisia and Germany celebrate a decade of successful cooperation
In mid-May, two high-ranking events strengthened German-Tunisian cooperation: the 10th anniversary event of Partnering in Business with Germany and the 1st session of the steering committee to plan future activities in the context of the programme. The Tunisian Minister of Industry, Mining and Energy (MIME), Fatma Thabet Chiboub, and representatives of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), MIME and the Chamber of Commerce of Tunisia and 70 programme alumni celebrated the programme’s success in Tunis.
Partnering in Business with Germany at BIOFACH 2025: successful networking for German SMEs
With 35,000 visitors from 140 countries and more than 2,000 exhibitors, BIOFACH is the world’s leading trade fair for organic food and sustainable agriculture. It is thus an ideal platform to present the services offered by the foreign trade and investment promotion instrument Partnering in Business with Germany (PG) to German and international companies and foster the networking with German SMEs in a targeted manner.
Tunisia: New vigour for cooperation
In early October, representatives from the Tunisian Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) met with Manuel Palz, deputy head of division for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action’s Partnering in Business with Germany programme, in Tunis to plan future programme activities. In addition, talks were held with the German Embassy and the German-Tunisian Chamber of Industry and Commerce regarding upcoming programme activities.
Up close and personal with the German economy
Executives from Tunisia participated in the virtual manager training programme in spring. The 18 entrepreneurs from various industries and representing various company sizes had a positive experience. The main objective of the group was to establish business contacts to German companies and to maintain and expand existing relationships by participating in the programme, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
