Hannover Messe is the world’s leading event for industrial technology. The trade fair, which is located in Germany, is expected to draw more than 200,000 attendees...

Explore New Export Opportunities in Argentina and Chile ARGENTINA Situated in the southern hemisphere bordering Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay, Argentina has a population of 43.4 million, 92 percent of whom live in urban areas. Despite two sovereign debt defaults in the last 15 years and the end of the commodity boom, Argentina presents significant long-term…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s information and communications technology (ICT) spending forecast for 2016 is expected to grow $104 billion, up from $101 billion last year. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are the front-runners in the Middle East’s spending surge on ICT. Within the region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are the two largest ICT markets, followed by Qatar.

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of South Korea recently announced a plan to establish strategies for the development of the intelligence information industry and invest one billion dollars in fostering the specialist labor force and data infrastructure for the next five years. The intelligence information affected includes artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), the cloud, and big data. The government plans to enhance the artificial intelligence technology that is currently lagging behind that of other developed countries.

South Africa's Western Cape province serves as an example of a strong agricultural region that will benefit from food processing technology. Almost all of Africa's food processing machinery is imported, presenting a strong opportunity for Wisconsin exports in that sector. In the Western Cape, agriculture is one of the most important sectors, and involves all the various activities that link the entire value chain from the farm/forest/fishery to the consumer. This includes inputs, production, processing, marketing and distribution of agricultural, forestry and fishing products.

Market News Update Market: Italy Date: September 2015 Milan Expo: "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" Why this is important to Wisconsin businesses: Opportunities for companies in Wisconsin's food and agriculture sectors Industry/sector: Food and Beverage, Agriculture/Timber Alhough Expo Milano 2015, the globe’s largest exposition with an average of 20 million visitors, is almost over (it runs May 1…

The Russian government has moderated the embargo conditions placed on products imported from the U.S., Canada, Australia, the EU countries, Ukraine and several other European countries. According to a ruling published on the official site of the Russian Legal Information Service, the ban has been lifted on poultry meat, frozen beef, and dried and frozen vegetables used in the production of baby food. Importers will have to prove that products entering Russia are intended for children’s consumption. The Ministry of Agriculture has been tasked with developing a method for authenticating these deliveries. It will also determine the acceptable volumes of the imported products that are no longer affected by the ban.

Panama is the fastest growing and most dynamic economy in Latin America, with GDP growth of 6.0 percent in 2015 and estimated 6.3 percent in 2016. With a population of 3.9 million, a GDP of $46.2 billion in 2014, and a diversified economy based on a well-developed service sector (the Panama Canal, logistics services, banking, free trade zones, insurance, container ports, tourism, etc.), the country has maintained sustained economic growth, averaging 8.2 per year over the past decade. All of this growth has become a challenge for the energy sector by demanding more electricity and new energy sources.

The Clean Industry Program was launched in Mexico in 1992; this program is one of the Mexican government’s pillars of enforcement strategy, along with inspections and citizen complaints. Companies volunteering to join the program pay for an environmental audit by an accredited third-party inspector. The audits assess both plants’ compliance with relevant environmental regulations and their adherence to international environmental management best practices not covered by regulations.

Market News Update Market: Luxembourg Date: December 2015 Luxembourg: Where Data Meets Medicine Why this is important to Wisconsin businesses: Given Wisconsin’s expertise in information and communication technology as well as medical devices, this trend presents opportunities for Wisconsin companies. Industry/sector: Bioscience, Health Technology, Medical & Scientific, Information Technology As Europe prepares to face major demographic changes, there is an…

Based on the Japanese attitude favoring healthy living and environmental awareness, as well as the events of the 2011 Japan earthquake, awareness of cycling as an effective means of transport is growing. More people are using bicycles, and the number of bicycles owned in Japan is on the rise. That total was 71.9 million in 2014, a number approaching that for automobile ownership, which sits at 76.7 million.

Indonesia is the world's ninth-largest paper producer, with the top three being China, the U.S. and Japan. Every year, Indonesia produces around 10 million tons of paper, much of it designated for exports. The Indonesian government aims to rise in the rankings from the ninth-largest paper producer to the sixth-largest, and from the sixth-largest pulp producer to the third.

India’s construction sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world. The sector contributes nearly 7 percent to India's GDP, and is expected to emerge as the third-largest in the world by 2025, which creates a huge demand for construction equipment in the coming years. The construction equipment industry’s revenue is valued at $6.5 billion, and is expected to reach $15 billion by 2020.

The Canadian aerospace manufacturing industry encompasses civil and defense activities as well as space systems manufacturing. Canada’s civil aircraft production growth is forecast to outpace the global market for the period 2014 through 2021, with 22 percent growth in Canada versus 11 percent for global civil aircraft production.

Ten Chinese ministries including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Environment Protection and the Ministry of Commerce recently issued joint guidelines on promoting green consumption, aiming to encourage green consumption, protect the environment and boost sustainable development.

Despite the economic difficulties Brazil is facing due to a political crisis, forecasts for the energy sector are optimistic. According to the Brazilian Electrical Energy Agency, investments in this segment for the next four years are expected to amount to about $13 billion.

Queensland is geographically the second-largest of Australia’s six states, occupying about 25 percent of the continent. Its population of 4.7 million is expected to increase to 6.1 million within 10 years, and most of this growth will occur in the southeast corner. Queensland has the most geographically dispersed

Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s energy agenda, Plan RenovAr, as well as a recent new law, stipulates that 8 percent of the nation’s energy grid must be supplied by renewable sources by the end of 2017, and 20 percent, or 10,000 megawatts, by 2025. Currently, renewable energy accounts for only 1.8 percent of power consumption. Thus, massive investment will be required in the Argentine energy sector to meet rising demand and diversify the country’s energy matrix. The new law offers fiscal benefits for investors in renewable energy and promises the creation of a trust fund to provide payment guarantees and project financing.