Georgian-German Business Forum Held in Hamburg, Germany

A Georgian-German Business Forum was held on October 20, in Hamburg, Germany, with over 50 Georgian and German companies participating.

The Forum was opened by Mirco Nowak, Chairman of the Committee for Eastern Europe, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce; Giorgi Cherkezishvili, Deputy of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia; Andreas Rieckhof, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Innovation of the City of Hamburg; and Christoph Freytag, Member of Supervisory Board, ProCredit Bank.

Forum participants discussed the growing trade, business and economic possibilities of the two countries in investment, energy, logistics, agriculture and financial sectors, with bilateral meetings of Georgian-German companies held after the event, organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Georgian Embassy in Germany, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany.

As the Ministry of Economy of Georgia reports, in the framework of the Georgian-German Business Forum, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Business Association of Georgia and the Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany.

Nino Gugunishvili