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During our recent mission to North Macedonia, the German Economic Team presented the main findings of our Policy Briefing “Improving the Business Climate – Boosting Investment: Proposals from International Investors in North Macedonia” at an event organised jointly with AHK Nordmazedonien.

Albania is actively working to strengthen its position as an attractive destination for foreign direct investment, which can drive long-term economic growth. A recent policy study by the German Economic Team supports the Albanian government’s efforts to attract quality foreign direct investment. It identifies investor segments, on which the Albanian government can strategically focus investment promotion, and recommends tailored promotional tools.

Following the signing of a joint peace declaration in Washington in August 2025, Armenia and Azerbaijan took an important step forward in October by mutually lifting cargo transit restrictions through each respective territory. This development has raised hopes for a sustained economic upturn across the South Caucasus.

On 9 October, the German Economic Team (GET) co-organised the Uzbekistan Outsourcing Conference jointly with the IT Park Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Federal Republic of Germany, and the German Eastern Business Association.

At the Regional Forum on Climate Partnerships in the Western Balkans in Pristina on 25 September, the German Economic Team (GET) presented insights from our recent advisory work on energy and climate policy in Kosovo.

On September 16th, our colleague Felix Schwickert took part in the 10^th anniversary event of Raiffeisen Insurance Broker Kosovo (RIBK), which brought together policy makers, diplomats, and industry leaders to discuss key developments in the Kosovar insurance industry.

In July 2025, our Armenia country coordinator Dmitry Chervyakov and international expert Björn Vogler travelled to Yerevan to finalise a study on segmentation for investment attraction measures targeting German investors.

Our team members Robert Kirchner and Garry Poluschkin were in Rome from 8 to 11 July 2025, for the fourth annual URC.

On 12 June 2025, our colleagues Dr Ricardo Giucci, Marie Salopiata and Woldemar Walter attended the German-Macedonian Business Summit in Skopje, joining more than 300 representatives of the German and North Macedonian governments and business community.

A new analysis of the German Economic Team focuses on monitoring potential sanctions circumvention of goods originating in the European Union, for which Armenia might be used as a re-export hub to Russia.

On 22 May, over 250 participants from the Kosovar government, the diplomatic corps, international institutions and the private sector gathered in Pristina for the 2nd Sustainable Investment Forum, organized by the European Investors Council. The forum focused on Kosovo’s path toward a greener and more sustainable future.

On 11 March 2025, the Café Kyiv took place in Berlin. The German Economic Team, in cooperation with the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the German Chamber of Foreign Trade in Ukraine, organised a panel discussion on investment security.