Opportunities and risks in growth markets

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More and more companies in Baden-Württemberg are active in international growth markets. This applies especially to medium-sized companies that take advantage of the opportunities offered by exporting or direct investment abroad. In order to be able to deal with the risks, quantitative and qualitative country analyses are crucial. In addition, in-depth knowledge of trade and export finance as well as risk hedging options are important.

In June 2015, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Klasen, students of the master’s degree in Business Administration held discussions with two internationally leading financing experts in the elective subject “Doing Business in Emerging Markets.” Michael Ron, head of department of the Italian governmental foreign trade promotion agency SACE, based in Rome, explained the instruments of country analysis in her expert lecture. Karim Nasrallah, managing director of the Lebanese credit insurer LCI, came to Gengenbach from Beirut. He was pleased to have a lively discussion with the students on the topics of trade and finance.