Official inauguration of the Transatlantic Circle Thuringia (TACT)

What a start at Schloss Ettersburg near Weimar.! Together with 40 participants, Wolfgang Tiefensee, Andreas Krey, as well as the US‑American Consul General Kenichiro Toko and the head of the Canadian consular representation in Munich, David Dunkerley, gave the official kick‑off for the Transatlantic Circle Thuringia (TACT).

With the #TACT we want to further intensify Thuringian-transatlantic economic relations in the future and offer companies active in transatlantic trade a suitable platform for dialogue. In addition to classic information events, regular company visits, regulars' tables, and other activities are planned.

That this is indeed worthwhile is shown by a look at the current economic situation: Thuringian products are in demand in the USA, with an upward trend. Even in 2020, exports from the Free State to the United States grew by more than eleven percent. And in the first half of 2021, export volumes are again significantly above the previous year's level: In April alone, a new monthly export record to the USA was achieved with 218 million euros. TACT is thus coming at exactly the right time and is only one important building block: To expand and deepen contacts, we are currently also preparing business trips and presentations at important Trade Fairs in the region, including the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago.