New Austrian Foreign Trade Strategy: Growth, Jobs, Prosperity

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: December 20, 2018; 12:27 ♦ (Vindobona)

In a joint event in the Aula of Sciences, the Federal Government's new foreign trade strategy was presented by Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck, Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and President of the Chamber of Commerce Harald Mahrer. The key points of the strategy are the following: Perspective, value orientation, location effect, focal points, future orientation, communication, efficient coordination.

The new Austrian foreign trade strategy (Außenwirtschaftsstrategie) was presented by Schramböck, Mahrer and Kneissl. / Picture: © BMDW Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs / Hartberger

The new Austrian foreign trade strategy was launched in April and developed this year under the auspices of the BMDW Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs together with the BMEIA Federal Ministry for Europe Integration and Foreign Affairs and the WKO Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce in a participatory process.

As part of the development of the foreign trade…