Webinar on commercial opportunities in Malaysia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our Embassy and ICBC bank together with Fundación ICBC, jointly organized in September a webinar to promote the commercial opportunities that Malaysia has to offer to Argentinean products such as beans, honey and meat.
The webinar was headed by the Undersecretary for the Promotion of Trade and Investements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pablo Sívori, and the Ambassador of Argentina in Malaysia Manuel José Balaguer Salas, and included presentations from Howe Hoochoon, Technical and Commercial Director of BEDSON Far East, and Francisco Díaz Aguiar, Managing Director of IMARTEK.
Argentine tango lessons are back!
With the ease of circulation and meeting restrictions in Malaysia, many social activities which were restricted until recently have started to resume. Argentine tango lessons are one of the many options now available. Led by an Argentine dancer, Fame Studio, for example, is offering Boutique Classes from October 7 in Kuala Lumpur (every Monday and Thursday, 8-9pm). Advance registration is required and only fully vaccinated individuals will be allowed. More information and registration: (+60) 012-2177183.
Internationalization of Argentine companies in the sports technology sector
Argentine sports agencies and companies participated in the city of Madrid, Spain, in the World Football Summit (WFS), one of the most important meetings of the sports industry in the world.
This is the first time that a delegation of clubs and companies from the Argentine sports technology sector, coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has the opportunity to visit and carry out training, bonding and networking actions with their peers worldwide. The sports industry represents more than 700 billion dollars in turnover per year.
WSF events had more than 1,200 attendees with rigorous security measures and about 2,600 people followed the congress and conferences online.
Minister of Foreign Affairs met with unicorns and technology SMEs to promote the knowledge economy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero received in September managers of unicorns and technology-based SMEs, "with the aim of working on a common agenda with the sector to promote the export of the economy knowledge", where Argentina stands out for its young talent and the regional growth of the companies in the sector, leaders in the entire region.
The objective is to consolidate a path that began with the Knowledge Economy Law, passed in October 2020, which seeks to focus on the generation of added value, the promotion of new technologies, the creation of quality employment and the development of SMEs. In addition, it seeks to increase exports of services in an area that has wide growth opportunities abroad.
The knowledge economy includes areas as diverse as the software industry, audiovisual production or post-production, biotechnology, geological and prospecting services, services related to electronics and communications, professional services, nanotechnology and nanoscience, aerospace and satellite industry and space technologies.
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