EXPO REAL, the 11th International Commercial Property Exposition which took place in Munich from 6 to 8 October attracted 24,500 trade visitors this year, up from the 23,800 visitors seen at the 2007 edition of Expo Real, the organiser Messe M眉nchen said. In both years, visitors from 77 countries attended. With over 17,500 company representatives at exhibition stands, a total of 42,000 participated in the latest edition of the trade fair, a 7.7% increase over 2007.
EXPO REAL, the 11th International Commercial Property Exposition which took place in Munich from 6 to 8 October attracted 24,500 trade visitors this year, up from the 23,800 visitors seen at the 2007 edition of Expo Real, the organiser Messe M眉nchen said. In both years, visitors from 77 countries attended. With over 17,500 company representatives at exhibition stands, a total of 42,000 participated in the latest edition of the trade fair, a 7.7% increase over 2007.
'These figures show that even and especially in a time of uncertain financial markets the sector needs a forum in which it can analyse the situation and develop perspectives for the future,' said Eugen Egetenmeir, a member of the management board of Messe M眉nchen.
The top ten countries of origin among the visitors, after Germany were Great Britain, Netherlands, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, the US, France and Spain. A total of 1,856 companies from 45 countries exhibited at EXPO REAL 2008, with 487 of the corporate participants coming from outside Germany.
Along with the subjects of investment and finance strategies, another focus of the fair was sustainability. The most popular events, organisers said, were those on financial themes such as strategies for crisis management, global capital flows and financing investments against a background of declining liquidity.
The next EXPO REAL takes place from 5 to 7 October 2009 in Munich.
