A TRADE mission from Bavaria will arrive in Edinburgh this week to promote business links between the German region and Scotland.

The delegation is led by Minister Ilse Aigner of the Bavarian ministry of economic affairs and media, energy and technology. The visit is the return leg of an outward mission to Munich last October and will conclude on Friday when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon signs a Joint Declaration on Friday that will help pave the way for increased business activity between Bavaria and Scotland.

The twenty Bavarian companies represented on the mission include renewable energy firms as well as startups.