Taipei, June 7 (CNA) A business matchmaking event will take place in Taipei July 12 - 13 in hopes of boosting trade relations between Taiwanese and German companies from the federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg, a German Trade Office spokesman said Thursday.
Several German companies in the selected health care, environmental protection, renewable energy and automotive industries will come to Taiwan seeking strong and reliable business partners at the event, which is jointly organized by the German Trade Office, DE International (The German Chamber Network) and Baden-Wurttemberg International, the spokesman said.
Baden-Wurttemberg, located in Southwest Germany, is the third largest of Germany's 16 states in terms both of areas and population (10.7 million) . The capital city, Stuggart, the University City, Heidelberg, as well as the Rhine river are all well-known to Taiwanese.
Economically, Baden-Wurttemberg is the No. 1 export state in Germany. Over 40 percent of Germany's domestic production comes from this federal state alone. Not surprisingly, the state boasts the highest economic growth rate in Germany.
One in five machines in the world are produced in Germany and the majority of them come from Baden-Wurttemberg. Global players such as Daimler-Chrysler, Bosch, Porsche, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, SAP and many others are based in the state.