BVMW DELEGATION IN THE PHILIPPINES TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMES
BVMW delegation paid a courtesy call on DTI Secretary Maria Cristina A. Roque
The German Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (BVMW e.V.) delegation, led by its Managing Director Andreas Jahn, visited Manila from 14-15 July for meetings with Philippine agencies and business groups.
The delegation paid a courtesy call on DTI Secretary Maria Cristina A. Roque on 14 July 2025 to brief her on the objectives of the mission and for a discussion on opportunities for Philippine and German SMEs. Mr. Jahn conveyed an invitation to Sec. Roque to speak at BVMW’s SME Future Day scheduled to take place in April 2026.
The delegation also received briefings from the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DepDev) on the country’s economic performance and outlook and with the Department of Migrant Workers on Philippine labor deployment policies. They also met officials of the IT Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP).
The said meetings were arranged through the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Berlin.
The delegation proceeded to Cebu for the second leg of the mission.
DTI Secretary Maria Cristina A. Roque with BMVW Managing Director Andreas Jahn and German Ambassador Andreas Pfaffernoschke
The BVMW delegation met with IBPAP and ACCENTURE, an IBPAP member company
DEPDev and DMW gave a joint briefing at the DEPDev offices
