Could already meet this requirement now but another demand could pose a problem for some manufacturers seventy five percent of the components used in production must now also be produced in the u. S. Currently dimer and b. M. W. Dont pass that test on the whole however german manufacturers welcome the agreement theyve invested billions in mexico and are dependent on open borders. In an interview on thursday donald trump also announced he wants to move ahead with additional tariffs on chinese goods worth Two Hundred Billion dollars starting next week the Trade Dispute with the u. S. Has already led china to launch a new economic Stimulus Package companies there are now eligible for tax cuts totaling up to five point Six Billion Euros beijing also wants to strengthen exports and has already promised more investment in infrastructure. To ensure
nothing like volkswagens Admission Scandal happens again the u. S. Government appointed an official to keep a close eye on the german carmaker were not in his first Annual ReportLarry Thompson called for Greater Transparency at the company saying v. W. Lawyers were uncooperative when it came to sharing certain information thomson wants proof that folks walk in is complying with agreements the company made with u. S. Authorities. German foreign minister heiko mass has proposed an alternative International Money transfer system to help circumvent u. S. Sanctions against companies doing business with iran at present a majority of global Money Transfers between Bank Institutions use the american controlled swift Banking System and the u. S. Can monitor all those transactions in the past weeks many large German Companies like dime were and deutsche of bond have either Stop Doing Business in iran or have drastically reduced it. The i. F. A. Electronics trade fair kicked off in berlin on friday more than eight hundred
exhibitors are showing off their latest products at the event hot topics include Networking Computers household devices and intertainment platforms as well as tech that responds to voice commands the latest generation of High Definition ultra thin t. V. s was also on display alongside fun stuff like this cuddly robot around Two Hundred Fifty Thousand visitors are expected to attend the fair. German chancellor Angela Merkel has been accompanying an official Business Delegation in africa on the tour shes visiting Senegal Ghana and Nigeria Merkel assured the west african countries of german support and expanding infrastructure and in the Energy Sector but shes also called for better cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration like on this stop in senegal. This Isnt In Yemen and this is a human we know that your country is a Young Country she said with Three Hundred Thousand young people entering the job
market every year and looking for opportunities therefore its in both our interests that there is Successful Development in your country. German companies are planning to invest around A Billion Euros in africa this year several deals were signed during miracles visit. What many europeans are demanding is already a reality in kenya at the popular can game the market in nairobi you can find practically anything except plastic bags theyve been banned for a year reduceable bags are available at each stand but they cost about twenty cents each thats why many people bring their own bags along now theyve adapted to the change but not everyone agrees with the ban including mouth and into. The meeting addicts that look well yes i know the ban is to help the environment she says its
bad for my business. She used to sell her yams and plastic bags so they would stay fresh longer that. But now they dry out quickly but i think its yet that. Nearby there are piles of discarded plastic bags people have simply tossed them there illegally nevertheless say officials from kenyas Environmental Authority the bag ban has been a Great Success a year after the laws were passed they insist fewer bags are being discarded in public spaces and fewer are ending up in fishermens nets. At the beginning it was a talent everybody sing out and we continued to pass things but we were able to demonstrate a lead time now over the months that it is possible to carry on your own business and activities without it and therefore change of behavior thats at that minute and that just means that people have had to do. That has been positive. Violators face a fine of Thirty Two Thousand Euros or up to four years in prison so far nobody has been jailed. But around one hundred people have been fined. One vocal critic of the ban is the Kenya Association of manufacturers its chairman such and good heads a company that makes products labels for african markets he says One Hundred Seventy plastic producing companies have shut down and that Sixty Thousand people have lost their jobs the timeframe given. Of six months was to short to make Investment Decisions and for people to reallocate resources and youre not given time to to plan investors face uncertainty and this causes tremendous aftershocks for manufacturers when when of a short time span its given. Despite the criticism the environment management
authority says it hopes that kenya is setting an example for its neighbors as well as countries beyond africa. Everything is getting pricier in Argentina Food Electricity buses schools this year inflation in the country is expected to reach around thirty percent and at the same time the peso continues to tumble since the beginning of the year the argentinian currency has lost forty five percent of its value against the dollar the countrys central bank has spent weeks desperately selling off its Currency Reserves in an attempt to stabilize the peso but it hasnt helped nor has president motorists your mccreadys appealed to the i. M. F. To speed up december first months from the countrys Fifty Billion Dollar line of credit Foreign Investors and the public have lost faith we could all give me the market doesnt trust the government and especially the governments Economic Team i
think that if the Finance Minister and Central Bank PresidentLouise Capital Doesnt Step aside very soon things will get much worse the main problem is that those in charge have lost. Credibility of bodies at the moment. And yet until recently the center right president was seen as a dynamic reformer he opened argentina up for trade and investments attracted companies to the country all paid for with foreign capital but now its not clear if the loans will be repaid Debt Payments of almost Twenty Five Billion Dollars are due next year. One reason for the crisis Rising Interest Rates in the us its becoming more lucrative to park cash there and thats not just affecting argentina the russian ruble the South African Rand the turkish lira and the brazilian re are are all falling against the dollar political conflicts in those countries are making things worse argentina may have further to fall protests
against the government are growing and the nations Biggest Union the c g t says it has a strike planned to. German industry fears the racism and xenophobia being expressed in the current wave of Anti Migration Protests in the eastern german city of kennett could deter foreign applicants from seeking work in germany leading economists agreed that foreign professionals will only consider coming to germany if it remains an open and tolerant society. That protests could undercut efforts by firms and Service Providers like berlin shout a hospital to attract skilled four and staff. In albania and. He was unemployed along with Twenty Thousand other nurses but here at the shop he found a job only applicants with good german skills were considered for it otherwise the
paperwork would have been too difficult. How ill go through the hospitals at home he says we have a different system here the documentation is more important everything has to be recorded the organization here is better structured though that it is in my country or. You know best. They are jobs are scarce and the pay in germany is attractive here in Berlin Christian earns Twenty Two Hundred euros a month net in albania it would have been a tenth of that. The working conditions are harder here he says with far fewer staff on the wards but the twenty four year old sees his job in germany as a huge chance he has an open ended contract because skilled workers like him are sought after in germany the seventys three main facilities lack hundreds of caregivers so the director in charge of nursing hired workers from abroad and missionary from albania soon more will be arriving. We set one basic
conditions says you to taper it had to be a country that was not itself suffering from a shortage of Nursing Staff albania surprisingly produces and trains more caregivers than it needs thats how we got the idea of albania. Movie louise as a place was hired to help integrate the seventy albanians in the Program Question has come for advice on finding a new apartment ever since he arrived last year escalation has been the go to person for any problems. We help take care of a lot of official things she says we get them Health Insurance open a bank account go to the Company Doctor get the contract signed. By christian isnt sure how long hell. Stay in germany but says he feels comfortable on the ward a sign of the programs success in october itll start bringing a Nursing Staff from mexico and that was the week in business. So this is the view from my seat in the horn section. Sarah with knows her stuff. And conductor. And she shows just how diverse Classical Music can be. Sarahs music contemporary classical. W. And the french are going on appearing swedish and. Dont miss this story for john j. Should johnson takes you along on a thrilling bone chilling journey. As you can discover tonys and much a. Telling his story on instagram