A business delegation from Thuringia visited Malaysia and Singapore from 3 to 7 November last year. Malaysia is playing an increasingly significant role in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and together with its neighbor Singapore, offers Thuringian businesses good export opportunities.
The itinerary included briefings at the various sites visited as well as individualized visits to selected companies and interviews with their representatives, so that delegates not only gained an overview of the Malaysian and Singaporean markets but were also introduced to potential key contact people. Delegates also made the most of events at which they had the opportunity to talk to people from German companies already operating in both markets about opportunities and their experiences. Other important parts of the itinerary included the opening of an office in Malaysia that will represent Thuringia and support the ongoing work of making contacts and initiating new business. Members of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Erfurt and southern Thuringia and representatives of LEG, the State Development Corporation of Thuringia, accompanied the 16-member delegation.
