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The German Economics Team participated in the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) 2026, held in Gdańsk, Poland, and represented by our experts Garry Poluschkin and Robert Kirchner. Bringing together more than 7,000 participants, the conference and its side events served as a key international platform for discussions on Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and long-term economic resilience, with representatives from governments, international financial institutions, the private sector, and civil society.

What impact is the Iran conflict having on the countries of the South Caucasus? On 16 June, the German Economic Team briefed staff of the BMWE on this topic as part of its 29th information event. As part of this event series, we regularly provide insights into our current advisory work in the project countries. This time, the focus was on the economic implications of the Iran conflict for Armenia and Georgia.

How can German-Ukrainian economic relations be strengthened under the current conditions? This was the topic of discussion on 23 February at the German Economic Team’s panel discussion ‘Strengthening German-Ukrainian business ties under challenging conditions’ at Café Kyiv. The panel was organised in cooperation with the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations.

On January 22, the 28th edition of the German Economic Team’s (GET) information event took place at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). As part of this event series, we regularly provide insights into our current advisory work in the project countries. This time, the focus was on our ongoing activities in Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia.

Ukraine is making progress in terms of improving its investment climate. This is confirmed by a recent monitoring report, in cooperation with the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Ukraine).

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.