Ulrich Schlick, deputy managing director of the German Chamber of Commerce in Austria, discusses the Chamber’s role in facilitating business opportunities for German companies in Austria and vice versa. He also provides an overview of the cultural ties and differences between the countries and the potential of Austria for German companies to be a gateway, and regional hub, for eastern Europe.
Could you describe the organisation’s history in Austria and some of the areas you have been working in recently?
"As a result of cultural similarities and the German chamber’s role facilitating business, many German companies decide to use Austria as a hub for their activities in eastern Europe."
