Många svenska företag står just nu i akut materialbrist eller riskerar att hamna där inom kort. Det påverkar inte bara leverantörer utan spiller nu också över i underleverantörsleden. Det syns redan en ökning av antalet frågor kring korttidspermitteringar för företag som har utmaningar med sina leveranser eftersom man börjar få svårt att upprätthålla produktion i […]
In order to maintain effective operations during the Covid-19 crisis your organisation will need to develop robust contingency plans. Although it may be too early to fully understand the severity of this crisis and its long-term implications, there are several steps your company can take now to help improve its long-term chances of survival. It […]
IWEC 2016 international entrepreneurship award to Hälsingestintan and Löwengrip Care&Color. Three successful Swedish business women are among the 42 IWEC awardees from 21 countries. IWEC, International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge, is an international nonprofit organization, promoting women in international business. Britt-Marie Stegs changed the industry of meat production through her company Hälsingestintan, by introducing ethical meat production, […]
The European Aid for Trade network, TRIC, met in November in The Hague for experience sharing and planning of joint activities. The participation of Chamber Trade Sweden in the TRIC-network brings value both to Swedish SMEs that want to engage in trade and to SMEs from development countries that are interested in exporting to the Swedish market. […]
Chamber Trade Sweden hosted, in cooperation with Nido (Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation), a business forum gathering Nigerian business people from all over Europe to meet with possible new business contacts in Sweden. 40 Nigerian businesses met with 10 Swedish companies, mainly from renewable energy, communication and financial solutions’ sectors. The Nigerian market is the largest […]
We were not able to make the Swedish Political Power week in Almedalen this year. Instead we were in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya and Iraq making a difference for trade and developement. Read more in our newsletter here
Sustainability and ethical behavior are key factors for attracting Nordic companies to invest and do business in Africa. Ruth Brännvall from Impact Invest, and a part of the CTS team who joined the Zimbabwean and Zambian Chambers annual meetings in June, spoke on competitiveness. Ruth gave an overview and a roadmap forward challenging the chambers […]
Chamber Trade Sweden has been involved in Iraq for the past two years working with and through the chambers in Kurdistan and the Private Sector Development Centre. Iraq mentorship programs Starting off the mentorship programs in Iraq meant spending time on introducing the concept and the gain of being involved in mentorship. Now there are […]
Agribusiness is the mainstay of Africa and where a lot of women entrepreneurs are found– which is the reasons that it is a focus sector for the Chamber Academy programme of CTS. One of the other pillars within this programme is networking and networks. CTS are always striving to increase the network – for our […]
Chamber Trade Sweden met with corresponding European partners who also support imports from developing countries, in June in Zurich. The group has been gathering for more than 5 years now to share best practices and develop joint activities. The partners are usually connected to the foreign ministries/Development Agencies of the respective countries and to federations […]