BGA Interview

BGA presented two innovations within their group.The import Promotion Desk (IPD) is a joint initiative of BGA and sequa to promote the establishemnt of sustainable long-term trade relations between importers as well as wholesalers in Europe and companies from selected developing countries and emerging markets.
As part of the Marshall Plan with Africa and the G20 investment partnership Compact with Africa, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has launched a special initiative for vocational training and employment. The aim of this BGA-KVP project is to use innovative formats and flexible instruments to strengthen the conditions for private investment and create more and better employment opportunities for the rapidly growing young population in Africa.”
EuroCommerce is the principal European organisation representing the retail and wholesale sector. It embraces national associations in 27 countries and 5 million companies, including leading global players and many small businesses. Over a billion times a day, retailers and wholesalers distribute goods and provide an essential service to millions of business and individual customers. The sector generates 1 in 7 jobs, offering a varied career to 26 million Europeans, many of them young people. It also supports millions of further jobs throughout the supply chain, from small local suppliers to international businesses. EuroCommerce is the recognised European social partner for the retail and wholesale sector.