An interview with Dr. Nikolaus Seiwald, Trade Counsellor of the Embassy of Austria
Austria Is a Large Import Market Dr. Nikolaus Seiwald is a career diplomat and has been the Austrian Trade Counsellor to the Czech Republic for the last two and half years. In the course of his professional career he worked in Zimbabwe, in the Arabian Gulf, Moscow, India and Belgrade, accommodating different trade and business cultures. He says it pays off to stay in the ďŹ eld of economic diplomacy for a lifelong career, because an extensive experience of business and marketing is needed as well as a deep knowledge of one’s own market and companies.
Photo: Paul Pacey
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