Badrul Hisham Hilal

GMRT Consultant Badrul Hisham Hilal Mr. Badrul works for MATRADE, Malaysia's national trade promotion agency, which has offices in 40 locations worldwide. He joined MATRADE in 2007 after starting his career with Sony Malaysia. Before coming to Frankfurt, he was the Director of MATRADE for the Northern Region of Malaysia and later headed the MATRADE…

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Berlin Events Review

Review 2nd GMRT Berlin

On May 14, 2019, the second meeting of the German-Malaysian Round Table (GMRT), Berlin Chapter, took place at the offices of Roedl & Partner in Berlin. After a brief introduction of the chapter's work by Mr. Ludwig Graf Westarp, Mr. Michael Wekezer, Head of Rödl & Partner's Malaysia office, presented Rödl & Partner's recently published…

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Frankfurt GMRT Initiators

Paramsothy Thamotharampillai-Göbel

Founder & GMRT Frankfurt Paramsothy Thamotharampillai-Göbel Paramsothy Thamotharampillai-Göbel was born in Malaysia, studied engineering in England and has worked in 27 countries around the world for well-known automobile manufacturers. He has lived in Germany for over 25 years and is now one of the intercultural experts for India, Sri Lanka and ASEAN. He offers coaching…

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Berlin Events Review

Review of the 1st GMRT Berlin

The first German Malaysian Round Table (GMRT) took place at the premises of the Federal Association of the Security and Defense Industry (BDSV). Count Westarp, Chapter Initiator of the GMRT Berlin, and Mr. von Büren, Managing Director of the BDSV, opened the GMRT with a welcome to the participants and a brief introduction to the…

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ASEAN Economic Community Malaysia

ASEAN Economic Community

ASEAN Economic Community Malaysia not only leads ASEAN with Singapore, it is also increasingly being used by German companies as a springboard to tap into the Southeast Asian region. Malaysia and the EU have been negotiating a free trade agreement for some time now, which should send out further positive signals. Use the GMRT's direct…

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Malaysia Personnel

Personnel

Personnel Due to the close economic ties between Germany and Malaysia, many Malaysian managers work as expatriates here in their home country. The in-depth knowledge they bring with them can be put to good use for your company at the GMRT and you can also make your first important contacts in Asia. There are around…

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Institutions Malaysia

Institutions

Institutions Industry associations, international chambers of commerce and business institutions are strong and indispensable partners for successful engagements abroad. Central contacts from these institutions will be giving talks at our event, presenting the most important aspects of the framework conditions in a bite-sized format.

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Berlin Initiators

Ludwig Count Westarp

Initiator of Berlin Ludwig Graf Westarp, MBA, M.A. Ludwig Graf Westarp, MBA, M.A. has many years of management experience in Europe and Southeast Asia. He is the founder of SKARO VIETNAM Services & Trading and SKARO Records & Event Management in Germany. With management responsibility for up to 2,000 employees, Graf Westarp has already managed…

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Investments Malaysia

Investments

Investments Malaysia and Germany/Austria offer you immense investment and trade potential - provided you are aware of important key information. Which Malaysian authorities do you need to contact to obtain important information and permits? Where are the important contacts located that will open doors for you in the local economy? Which German associations will support…

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Malaysia Trade

Trade

Trade As the third strongest ASEAN country, Malaysia is an economically highly interesting partner that exports large quantities of raw materials such as oil and palm oil, as well as rubber products and chemical precursors, in addition to cutting-edge electronic technology. In particular, Germany exports electronic products, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products and machinery to Malaysia.…

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