الأربعاء، 22 فبراير 2017

الماكينة الألمانية تحقق أعلى أداء اقتصادي خلال German machine achieve higher economic performance during 2016


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        كشف المركز الإحصائي الاتحادي في فيزبادن عن تحقيق الاقتصاد الألماني معدل نمو بلغ 1,9% خلال 2016 مقارنة بـ 1,7% خلال 2015 و1,6% خلال 2014، كما شاهد معدل البطالة انخفاضاً تاريخياً تحت مستوى 2,7 مليون عاطل، وبمعدل بطالة بلغ 5,8% الأقل منذ ربع قرن. في حين بلغ معدل البطالة في دول الاتحاد الأوروبي 8,3%، وفي منطقة اليورو 9,8% بإجمالي عدد عاطلين 20,5 مليون عاطل أوروبي. وأغلق صندوق دعم العاطلين على فائض بلغ 5,4 مليار يورو.
        كشف أحدث تقارير غرفة التجارة والصناعة العربية الألمانية Ghorfa أن المائة شركة ألمانية الأكبر حققت خلال التسعة أشهر الأولى من العام الماضي معدل نمو في الربحية بلغ 24% ما يعادل 90 مليار يورو تقريباً نقلاً عن مؤسسة التصنيف والاستشارات الأمريكية Ernst & Young في مؤشر على تحقيق الصناعة الألمانية أداءً متميزاً خلال نفس العام.
        حققت موازنة الحكومة الألمانية خلال العام الماضي فائضاً بلغ 6,2 مليار يورو، بإضافة فوائض حكومات الولايات الستة عشر والبلديات ليرتفع الفائض إلى 19,2 مليار يورو. ويدور الجدل داخلياً حول الجدوى الأفضل لاستثمار هذا الفائض من توجه يتبناه الاتحاد المسيحي الديمقراطي الحاكم من ضرورة تعزيز المركز المالي للدولة واستمرار التقشف وخفض الدين العام، ورأي شريكه في الائتلاف الحزب الاشتراكي الداعي لتحسين مستوى المعيشة ورفع مستوى التعليم والاستثمار في البنية التحتية.
        من المتوقع أن يحقق الاقتصاد الألماني نمواً يبلغ 0,5% خلال الربع الأول من العام الحالي، مع تأثره بدرجة أقل من المتوقع نتيجة خروج بريطانيا من الاتحاد الأوروبي، وتخوفه من نتائج السياسات الحمائية الأمريكية المتوقعة مع الإدارة الجمهورية الجديدة في واشنطن.
        يشار إلى أن معدل النمو الاقتصادي الألماني البارز خلال العام الماضي تأثر إيجاباً بالإنفاق الحكومي على خطط دمج اللاجئين بالسوق الداخلي مما ساعد على تحقيق معدل النمو المرتفع المشار إليه، في حين تظل الشركات الألمانية باحثه عن أيدي عاملة جديدة وتبذل المزيد من الوقت لشغل الوظائف الخالية. في حين يسود تفائل ملموس بين أوساط العاملين حول أداء اقتصاد الدولة الأولى في أوروبا خلال العام الحالي في مؤشر أخر على تحسن مناخ الأعمال بالنسبة للماكينة الألمانية.


German machine achieve higher economic performance during 2016

Federal Statistical Center in Wiesbaden said German economy  achieved a growth rate of 1.9% during 2016, compared with 1.7% in 2015 and 1.6% in 2014, also saw the unemployment rate below historic low level of 2.7 million unemployed, the rate of unemployment It amounted to 5.8% lowest level a quarter of a century. Unemployed fund surplus 5.4 billion euros
 
While the unemployment rate in EU countries amounted to 8.3%, 9.8% in the euro area with a total of 20.5 million unemployed in the European unemployed
        
The latest reports of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry German Ghorfa revealed that the hundred larger German company achieved during the first nine months of last year the growth rate of the profitability reached 24% of the equivalent of 90 billion euros ,US consultancy Ernst & Young in referring to achievements the German industry outstanding performance during the same year

        The German government's budget has achieved over the past year a surplus of 6.2 billion euros, adding surpluses sixteen municipalities and state governments to increase the surplus to 19.2 billion euros. The debate internally about the best feasibility of investing this surplus trend embraced by the Christian Democratic Union, the ruling of the need to strengthen the financial position of the state and continued austerity and reduce public debt, and the opinion of his partner in the coalition SPD calling for improve the standard of living and raise the level of education and investment in infrastructure

        
It is expected that the German economy to achieve growth of 0.5% during the first quarter of this year, with affected to a lesser extent than expected as a result of Britain's exit from the European Union, and the fear of the expected results of American protectionist policies with the management of the new republic in Washington

        It is noteworthy that the German economic prominent growth rate over the past year positively affected by government spending on the integration of refugees internal market plans, which helped to achieve high growth indicated rate, while the remains of German companies researcher for new hands working and making more   time to fill the vacancies 

While tangible optimism among workers about the performance of the state economy in Europe prevail during the current year in another indicator of improvement in the business climate for German machine 


الأربعاء، 15 فبراير 2017

New exhibition layout for IFAT

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  • New halls, C5 and C6, come into service
  • IFAT 2018 now to cover 260,000 square meters
  • Another conceptual sponsor joins: DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water)
After two years of building work, the number of exhibition halls available at Messe München will rise to eighteen, providing a total of 200,000 square meters of exhibition space. The two newly built halls—C5 and C6—will be used by exhibitors for the first time at the next IFAT, which takes place between May 14 to 18, 2018. The total area covered by IFAT 2018, including the outdoor exhibition site, will thus expand to 260,000 square meters
New exhibition layout
As part of this expansion, changes are being made to the layout of the exhibition: The section on water and sewage will occupy the halls at the western end and the open-air site to the north of the C halls; the section on recycling and municipal technologies will be located in the halls at the eastern end and on the adjacent open-air site, at F7 and F8. Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München, is confident that “with this clear arrangement according to themes, visitors will find their way around easily and more quickly. Our customers will therefore be able to reach all the key companies of interest to them more effectively. In addition we now again have the capability of expanding further and can offer more companies the opportunity of taking part in IFAT”

DVGW becomes another conceptual partner of IFAT
IFAT 2018 also welcomes an additional conceptual partner for the show, in particular for the section on water supply and drinking water: the DVGW (Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V.), which is the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water. “I am confident,” said Rummel, “that this addition will help us develop a stronger concept for this area of the show also”

Exhibition spectrum
In the wake of these new developments, the breakdown of the exhibition sections at the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management has also been revised and adapted. A full listing of all the focal areas can be found on the show’s website at: www.ifat.de/exhibition-sectors

The plan of the fairgrounds can be downloaded at www.ifat.de/trade-fair-venue.html

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Plan of the fairgrounds

الخميس، 9 فبراير 2017

GreenTec Awards

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An interdisciplinary jury decides about the nominees and winners of the GreenTec Awards. With over 70 members the jury is composed of independent representatives from economy, science, associations, and media
The award ceremony of the GreenTec Awards takes place once a year. We honored Elon Musk by Tesla when the majority was still mistaking it for a formula. Or Car2Go – back then the concept was still critically questioned – nowadays the development of Car2Go speaks for itself. Another laureate on stage was Morten Harket – to the majority primarily known as the lead singer of the band a-ha – but who is actually also highly committed to the environment in his home country Norway. We had the pleasure to support the electrical training airplane by Airbus – a pioneer in the field of electric flying. Currently on stage was the water backpack “Paul” that provides clean drinking water in Third World countries and crisis regions. Each project is unique in its kind
2017 is a special year for us. The GreenTec Awards celebrate their 10th anniversary. We have teamed up with our first partnerland Canada to raise awareness of outstanding projects that aim to save the environment as well as to promote best practices. We cannot wait to discover the next projects that make our world a little bit greener. May 12, 2017 in Berlin





الثلاثاء، 7 فبراير 2017

Making an impact

District of Columbia rolls out first environmental impact bond in U.S


The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority signed a deal in September to set up an environmental impact bond, the first of its kind in the United States
Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group and the Calvert Foundation purchased the $25 million (U.S.) bond, which will pay for the construction and maintenance of green infrastructure intended to reduce storm water runoff during periods of heavy precipitation. At present, overflowing drainage infrastructure leads to over two billion gallons of sewage flowing into the Anacostia and Potomac rivers each year.
A twist on the pay-for-performance bonds most commonly associated with social impact bonds (seehere), the municipal government will pay for the installation of the green infrastructure. If it fails to meet performance targets, the two bondholders will pay D.C. Water a risk share payment of $3.3 million, allowing the municipality to hedge its bets. If the infrastructure hits tier-2 performance, the investors are paid their principal and 3.43 per cent interest. With tier-1 performance, which involves a reduction of stormwater runoff greater than 41.3 per cent, the investors receive an outcome payment of $3 million.
The project was also supported by a federal Social Innovation Fund Pay for Success Grant, which is looking to support pilot projects around pay-for-performance initiatives across the nation. “In launching a project that is the first of its kind in the nation, D.C. Water has opened the door for others to follow their example,” said Dave Wilkinson, director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation