World Champion Austria Export Day 2020
The highlights of this year’s virtual Export Day The annual get-together of the Austrian export trade agency Advantage Austria became a plea for open markets and a strong Europe.
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he Export Day is considered the annual highlight of Austria’s export trade and is Advantage Austria’s most important event. This year it was held in the digital world due to the Covid crisis. The central topic was kickstarting the Austrian export engine: Where do new opportunities arise? How will the markets develop during and after the crisis? And which subsidies are available to Austrian exporters?
export sector, supporting businesses with exclusive information through services such as the Export Radar. Austrian businesses are already in a strong position on the global market thanks to their high-quality products and services; this is a foundation to build upon.
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Focusing on the European Recovery Fund The Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Economic Chamber Mariana Kühnel discussed the European Recovery Fund and the The new economic world order after Covid-19 effects on the Austrian economy with EU Commissioner for One of the many illustrious discussion groups talked about the Budget and Administration Jonew economic order and rechannes Hahn. The central ommendations for specific acquestion was the availability of tions among businesses the new support mechanisms post-Covid-19. Participants – when would they come and were the Minister for Digitisawhich sectors would be eligition and the Business Location ble. “The main task is to reMargarete Schramböck, Depustart the Austrian economy, ty Secretary General of the which is of course closely conAustrian Economic Chamber nected to the European econoMariana Kühnel and the keymy,” Kühnel said. “80 percent note speakers Matthias Horx, of the rules and regulations Parag Khanna and Gernot that affect our businesses Wagner. “It is obvious what come from Brussels.” Johannes we learned from the crisis: We Hahn stressed the importance need to pay more attention to of securing the supply chains resilience,” Schramböck said. of European key industries and Global trade will continue to productions, and called for exist, of course, but we need to more courage when it comes have an eye on where producto taking risks in order to contion is taking place, the Ministinue being economically sucter added. Kühnel underlined cessful after the Covid crises is the relief measures of Advanover. EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn joined the Export Day via a live link. tage Austria for the Austrian
