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Asian economies do not depend on Russia too much – but impacts of the crisis are felt everywhere
2 weeks into the Russian-Ukrainian war and we are still in shock and awe at how the world has changed within such a short time. With economic sanctions being levied against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, we…
Case Study: Machinery & Engineering company from Germany
Our customer was a large privately owned holding company based in Germany with global operations in the machinery and high-end engineering segment for big corporate manufacturers in the pharma-/medical segment. Around 3 years ago in 2019 one of the key…
Interview with Volker Schlegel on China
GBP INTERNATIONAL CEO Volker Friedrich interviewed the diplomat and China expert Volker Schlegel. Covering the latest situations in China, the Belt&Road initiative, and Chinas corona politics and authority rules. Furthermore discussing, Make in China first policies and Chinas standing in…
Mechanical & Engineering (M&E) Opportunities in ASEAN and Malaysia post Covid
The M&E industry is and always has been a highly competitive business sector and consistently striving to innovate new production systems and provide integrated solutions with the most advanced technologies and automation. The Asia Pacific region is poised to be…
Webinar: Track & Trace solutions via mobile app – more transparency in our supply chains with Taylor Wessing and Volker Friedrich
Transparency in supply chains is a challenge. Who sewed my T-shirt and where? Exactly which materials were used? Which route did the goods take to my home? Thanks to digitalization, more transparency is possible for all parties involved. This is…
BWA supports GIZ program for economic cooperation with Asian countries
GBP INTERNATIONAL CEO and Chairman of the Foreign Trade Commission of the BWA Volker Friedrich spoke about the “Instruments of Export Promotion”. On 14 October, the BWA had the opportunity to speak to high-ranking representatives from politics, administration, and business…
Interview: Insights on China and China’s strategies and policies towards the west with Frank Sieren and Volker Friedrich
GBP INTERNATIONAL CEO Volker Friedrich interviewed the journalist and China expert Frank Sieren. Covering the latest situations in China, the Belt&Road initiative, and Evergrande. Furthermore, Make in China first policies, Artificial Intelligence, and other new technologies. For anybody who could…
Webinar: The state of the economies in Asia after Covid-19 with Volker Friedrich
GBP INTERNATIONAL conducted a webinar on the state of the economies in Asia after Covid-19. Covering the latest situations in China, India and ASEAN in a interactive session with our followers on 20th Sept 2021. For anybody who could not…
Data and property rights- Puvan Selvanathan in discussion with Volker Friedrich
Puvan J Selvanathan is an expert in human rights and risk management. But also at data and property rights. He was formerly a UN Special Mandate Holder on Business and Human Rights appointed by the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva),…
One on One interview with Peter Vesterbacka
It seems there’s no limit to Peter Vesterbacka’s ambition. After spending six years as an executive and making Angry Birds game developer Rovio a global star and with several successful start-up conference businesses under his belt, the Finnish entrepreneur has for the…