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Dear Friends of GMRT, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

Mahathir bin Mohamad – seit 10. Mai 2018 als Premierminister Malaysias im Amt – steht für eine Erneuerung des Landes. Erste positive Impulse deuten bereits darauf hin, dass es eine Abkehr von Korruption und Ausbau der Wirtschaft gibt. Am 24. Oktober 2018 befassten sich 30 Gäste im Rahmen des 2. GMRT des Hamburg Chapters in den Räumlichkeiten von Rödl & Partner mit diesen und weiteren Themen zum Thema Malaysia als Gateway für ASEAN.

Expandeers again proved that we are a real personal and professional network: On the weekend of 19th to 21st of October our Expandeers Global Partners‘ Meeting took place in Hamburg. This time we welcomed many new as well as long time partners from Luxemburg, Malaysia, Romania, Pakistan, India, Mexico, Sweden and from all across Germany.

After a welcome night out at Landungsbrücken, on Saturday we started early with our workshop day: very busy, loads of information and many new insights and new opportunities arising out of personal meetings of our EXPANDEERS partners. But we also spent enough time for networking, fun, individual discussions and exchange. 

On October 24, 2018, the 2nd GMRT Hamburg took place in the premises of Rödl & Partner. The 30 participants got a detailed overview with speeches on the current economic situation in Malaysia after the change of the party in power after 60 years, insights into the Malaysian legal system, investment and law framework as well as possibilities on how to expand to Malaysia as a hub for ASEAN countries but also, what Malaysian companies look for when expanding abroad.

Our guests from Singapore Airlines, Langnese, Dussmann, Rieckermann and Autoflug to mention a few received insights on vital aspects when an expansion with setting up operations in Malaysia is planned need to be considered.

Expandeers is gladly welcoming our new partner for ASEAN countries: Niels resides in Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia and will bring a wealth of experience to strengthen Expandeers' position as our partner for ASEAN and also in the segments of M&A. Niels presently works as an interim CFO for the Venture Capitalist Digital Way Ventures Limited with various participations in Industry 4.0 related industries as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain technologies as well as many other participations in Automotive, Health Care and Digital Retail. Niels is also the Co-founder and CEO of Kinslager (M) Sdn. Bhd., a design and bespoke tailoring specialist.

Es ist uns eine große Freude und Ehre, Sie zum 2. Hamburger German Malaysian Round Table (GMRT) am Mittwoch, den 24. Oktober 2018 um 14:30 Uhr in die Hafencity einladen zu dürfen.  Der GMRT freut sich, diese Veranstaltung nach einer langen Pause zusammen mit Expandeers' Geschäftsführer Michael Fisahn-Reinhard sowie Hamburg Invest als neue Initiatoren fortzuführen.

To start of with: Together, the German SME sector generates a considerably higher turnover than the 30 major companies listed on DAX combined and range among the most innovative SMEs in Europe.  Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the focal point in shaping enterprise policy in the European Union (EU). The European Commission considers SMEs and entrepreneurship as key to ensuring economic growth, innovation, job creation and social integration in the EU.

Expandeers is very pleased to announce that it has joined the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) and thus becomes part of one of the largest organizations in Germany.

Cluster Industrial is the specialized means of communication for excellence in the Automotive Industry in Mexico and the world. Cluster Industrial and Expandeers  agreed to a business partnership and will work closely together. Cluster Industrial is the specialized means of communication for excellence in the Automotive Industry in Mexico and the world. 

Germany is Malaysia’s largest investor and trading partner in the European Union. More than 400 German companies are active in Malaysia and over 12 Billion Euros of trade exchanges between Germany and Malaysia.

The GMRT understands itself as an informal, intensive and personal platform for German Business or groups interested in bilateral (non-political, non-religious) discussions to gain information.

After having suspended the GSP in 2010 for almost seven years, the EU recently has granted Sri Lanka better access to the EU for its exports back again in May 2017. It did so under the EU's Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). Being able to export more to the EU will help Sri Lanka's economy develop and create more and better jobs for its people. The GSP+ scheme is conditional on Sri Lanka advancing human and labour rights and working towards sustainable development.

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CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) is a new trade agreement between the EU and Canada. It makes it easier to export goods and services, benefitting people and businesses in both the EU and Canada. On 21 September 2017 CETA entered into force provisionally. As such most of the agreement now applies.

Business Development - Malaysia 2.0: In November we had our last Malaysian conference and speeches on Expansion into Europe in Kuala Lumpur. Since then Expandeers has successfully taken over expansions of many mid sized companies to and from Malaysia.

Due to that great echo we received, this March we did it again and went further North towards the border with Thailand. In conjunction with KTPC (Kulim Hi-Tech Park) and MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) the event in Penang and Kulim hosted almost 200 representatives of mid sized Malaysian companies. They all were eager to learn about the potentials and hear about exciting opportunities to enter European markets as well as to get to know options on how to enter and also associated pitfalls. In a following panel discussion two experienced managers from ViTrox Technologies Berhad and Amiran Tech Berhad were interviewed by Dr. Annuar Mohamad Safar from Kulim Technology Park about their experiences and goals as well as their decision on why they work together with Expandeers in this respect. A networking lunch was rounding up that event. This whole event brought again the two continents Asia and Europe a bit closer and surely lead to further exciting opportunities on all sites.

Following that event, further seminars and workshops of Expandeers took place in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.