ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, January 29.
Turkmenistan and Germany discussed strengthening economic ties
through enhancing links between the private sectors of each other
and integrating Turkmenistan into global production chains,
Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
government.
The issues were raised during the talks at the Turkmen Consulate
in Frankfurt between Consul Murad Ozbekbayev and the Chairman of
the German-Turkmen Forum and Andreas Jahn, member of the Federal
Executive Board and Director of Government Affairs and Foreign
Trade at the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized
Businesses (BVMW - Der Mittelstand).
The dialogue continued the framework established during the
Turkmenistan Economic Days in Germany in autumn of 2025, with
priority now given to organizing mutual business missions. In this
connection, Turkmen entrepreneurs are expected to study the German
Mittelstand model to adopt modern management methods and advanced
technologies in domestic production.
The sides plan to formalize joint initiatives in March 2026 in
Ashgabat, with German business representatives invited to the 18th
anniversary exhibition of the Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and the International Investment
Forum IFT 2026.
The German Association of Small and Medium‑Sized Enterprises
(BVMW) represents the interests of small and medium‑sized companies
in Germany. As part of the SME Alliance, it brings together more
than 30 partner associations and advocates for the political and
economic interests of over 900,000 German entrepreneurs. BVMW
engages with governments, parliaments, ministries, large
corporations, and trade unions on behalf of its members and
maintains a wide network of representatives and business contacts,
organizing events and delegations to support German SMEs at home
and abroad.
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