The decree formally establishing this 9th office was signed last month. As Germany is a leading manufacturing center and the fourth largest economy in the world, the establishment of this office will provide increased support to exporters and investors to further explore business opportunities and increase trade.explains a spokesman for the state government.

According to the government statement, the war in Ukraine has made the need clear safe and stable food and energy products, especially in the European Union.

Last March, Prime Minister Scott Moe visited Germany to discuss food and energy security. His journey ended in Kassel, where he visited Ukrainian refugees.

Rep. Terry Dennis, who is also Legislative Secretary and responsible for Saskatchewan-Ukraine relations, traveled to Berlin with a delegation a few weeks after Scott Moe.

Germany is a key member of the European Union and hosts many of Europe’s leading trade fairs and exhibitions such asadds the speaker.

The Saskatchewan government has rapidly accelerated the opening of its international trade offices in recent years. In 2010 the first office was opened in Shanghai, China. The 2022-23 budget for the eight existing offices and the establishment of the Berlin office is US$12.4 million.

The government said its offices have been instrumental in signing letters of intent and letters of intent with government agencies in India and the United Arab Emirates, as well as securing contracts for Saskatchewan companies.

Scott Moe on a seduction mission in India

Scott Moe is on a trade mission to India this week Foster close ties between the two jurisdictions in areas such as the development of essential mineral and natural resources, agriculture and post-secondary education.

I look forward to sharing Saskatchewan’s innovative solutions with India and focusing on the trade and investment opportunities that exist now and in the future.Scott Moe said in a statement.

The government opened its trade office in New Delhi in 2021. Last year, Saskatchewan’s exports to India totaled $1.4 billion. Saskatchewan lentils account for 50% of these legume imports to India. Agriculture Minister David Marit has just returned from a nine-day trip to Dubai and Mumbai.

Asked about Mr Moe’s trip to India, opposition economic critic Aleana Young slammed the government’s economic record.

Since Scott Moe took office, Saskatchewan has ranked second to last in Canada in terms of job growth. Whether it’s full-time or part-time jobs, Scott Moe is bringing our economy back.Ms Young said in a statement.

We desperately need to sell our story to the world, but hard-working Saskatchewan families deserve to see the results of all those Saskatchewan party trips.

According to the latest figures released by the provincial government, from January 1 to September 30, 2022, they spent nearly $360,000 on out-of-province travel.

Spending on trips to the Philippines, Vietnam, France and Germany in the fall and winter of 2022 has not yet been released.

The last year of regular ministerial trips outside the province was 2019, when the government spent more than $460,000.

Between 2021 and 2022, the government opened offices in Singapore, New Delhi (India), Tokyo (Japan), Mexico City (Mexico), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), London (United Kingdom) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).