Tells us stirring stories so. It makes us laugh oh and cry. Tremble and smile. Magical images and emotions that no one. Can go the magazine to every weekend on d w. Hello and welcome to your Business Update spains political crisis continue to dominate the headlines this week as calls for caution and independence grew louder on friday a drama filled day as the castle and parliament voted to declare independence and madrid responded by dissolving s. And calling Regional Elections all this turmoil has triggered Economic Uncertainty too with investors feeling jittery about the regions future sub adele catalonia second largest city isnt just the stronghold of the regions Independence Movement its also a business hub home to a host of Thriving Industries spains fourth largest bank was founded here banko sapa dell is among a number of corporations that have moved their headquarters away from the region as a result of the crisis that said many Midsize Companies are making a point of staying in catalonia take their Supermarket Chain its management recently announced it would open nearly thirty new stores in the region creating a thousand jobs. A month and i know we are building a Company Head Office right in the heart of catalonia we will move our headquarters anywhere else that will keep well and jobs in our region and thats exactly what we want you to. Some say the reports of a mass corporate exodus are being overblown and point out that major corporations and banks are choosing to change their registrations for tax purposes but keeping plants and jobs in catalonia. Regardless one sector thats already sensing the impact of the political crisis is tourism its an especially important industry in catalonia. Tours of the famous or good rather familiar at the heart of barcelonas tourist trail are attracting paltry numbers. Industry professionals are worried such a trend could continue. Were seeing more cancellations than usual were almost twenty five percent down since october people are afraid. There are no official figures yet to show just how hard the tourist industry has been hit but based on the word on the street the effect has been pretty severe a major source of concern for the four hundred thousand people in catalonia whose livelihoods depend on us. Its the end of an era on friday the last plane belonging to germanys Second Largest Airline air berlin landed in the german capital an emotional end after four decades of operation it all began in one thousand nine hundred Seventy Eight when air berlin usa was born a Charter Airline with two planes and Seventy Eight employees the first flight talk tourists from berlin to me yorka the airline was known for flying to the warmer parts of europe like the mediterranean. In one thousand nine hundred ninety eight the holiday Charter Airline went into scheduled air transport business and offered more destinations as a result but two thousand and three air berlin was the second largest carrier in germany. Three years later in two thousand and six it went public on the front for its Stock Exchange valued at more than five hundred million euros. Air berlin was growing with acquisitions that included german Leisure Airline l. T. You. But the airline has been in the red since two thousand and eight as a result the former c. E. O. And founder your him step down in two thousand and eleven in the same year the new chairman made one signed a Ground Breaking deal with gulf airline. One of the leading carriers in the middle east became the largest shareholder of air berlin. And in two thousand and fifteen air berlin posted a record loss its main shareholder and he had once again came to the rescue but no avail on aug fifteenth of this year with a debt burden of almost two billion euros air berlin declared bankruptcy its rival germanys largest carrier looked on such a quiet many of its roots within germany that prompted concerns over reduced competition and the possibility of increased prices for consumers. Without air berlin no company has stepped up to compete against love plans or for these routes easyjet sort of be in the process confident that theres been no agreement yet now customers will face the option of flying of tons of which can be very expensive or going by train or car instead. Of watching the demise of air berlin is not just a blow for customers thousands of the companys employees look set to lose their jobs. Or lets take a look at some news in brief while it was a sad week for air berlin loved ones that had reason to celebrate after its Third Quarterly figures beast analyst expectations that despite paying out big sums to take over large parts of air berlin the company said higher ticket prices helped boost revenue the figures put germanys Largest Airline on track for a Third Straight year of record earnings. And its also been a strong Third Quarter for Deutsche Bank net profit of germanys largest lender more than doubled compared to the same period last year. In a separate development this week the bank agreed to pay more than two hundred Million Dollars to forty five states across the u. S. Over its alleged manipulation of interbank lending rates the libor rate is used to work out how much banks should charge each other for borrowing money georgia has already agreed to pay fines of two and a half billion dollars to federal authorities in the u. S. U. K. Torture burrs abbas cast and ken guitar has announced hell step down by the end of the year the c. E. O. Of the frankfurt Stock Exchange operator came under fire for buying vast quantities of shares of his company shortly before announcing it plan to merge with the london Stock Exchange the new century and or to further up the merger has not since materialized can get turned over to bertha deny any wrongdoing. This week saw the delivery of a hotly anticipated announcement concerning the future of the European Central bank Bond Buying Program despite extending the scheme until september of next year e. C. B. Had mario draghi opted to have the e. C. B. His monthly asset purchases from sixty to thirty billion euros todays Monetary Policy decisions were taken to preserve the very favorable for announcing conditions that are still needed for a sustained return of inflation rates towards levels that are below but close to two percent. Deciding on the future of the program has been a tough balancing act inflation levels are still below the e. C. B. As two percent target race on the other hand Economic Growth in the eurozone continues to be solid for now the markets will continue to be flooded with cheap money though there wont be as much of it as before meanwhile the e. C. B. Is urging governments to pursue policies to spur growth the implementation of Structural Reforms in all your account trees needs to be substantially stepped up to increase resilience reduce structural unemployment. Euro area productivity growth potential. But the e. C. B. Isnt closing any doors yes it could even in a further extension of its Bond Buying Program. Its the most commonly used herbicide in the world in europe farmers to break life assess on a raw and heart of all fields used to raise commercial crops. Critics including environmental organizations greenpeace want to see it banned citing claims that it could be carcinogenic. This week the European Union postponed a decision on whether to allow farmers to continue to use the weed killer at the conclusion of the meeting no vote was taken the commission took note of the position of different delegations of Member States with no reflect outside environmental activists expressed their attitude in no Uncertain Terms they accuse european authorities of being in bed with pharmaceutical companies so these dont agree on whether glyphosate poses a concert risk or not the World Health Organization has said it could pose a danger the e. U. Food Safety Authority says its harmless but members of the green party in the European Parliament say more impartial studies are needed. We need to look at independent studies not just ones carried out by the industry we have to finally end this thing with life there are standard farming methods that work fine with the heavy use of chemicals. But standard farming methods hoisting means organic agriculture but many farmers say those methods are too expensive they believe use of the herbicide could simply be bantering the period directly before harvest conservative any peace blame Member States for not reaching a decision. I find it very regrettable that for more than two years the Member States dont have a clear position they are always prospering theres no majority for any position e. U. Countries will be asked to vote on a proposal to renew the permit for like the city again next month the current license expires at the end of the year. And metropolis built on sand if constructed as planned the saudi megacity naome will be the largest building site on earth covering more than twenty six thousand square kilometers the cost five hundred billion dollars it will be located on the coast of the red sea not far from the hundreds of ships that head for the suez canal every year so the arabia wants naome to be a new Global Center for trade a crossroads between asia africa and europe the saudis also want to Drug Companies from the field of transport robotics biotech food science Internet Technology and energy. The countrys crown prince used an interesting analogy. What should a difference is going to be as a zone as a city of today its going to be with difference between this third of us and theres so. Much to be attractive for Foreign Investors and stuff the countries strict islamic based laws will not apply within the city limits. Have its own systems and regulations to separated from the rest of saudi arabia men and women for example will be allowed to work together. Its an ambitious plan but throwing money at it is no guarantee of success there are still many vacancies at a similar joint project the King Abdullah economic city and plans for dubai is large Carbon Neutral urban center city still rely on conventional energy sources. The plan is for the new mega city to be powered so they buy Renewable Energy saudi arabia says it plans to finish by twenty thirty five the futuristic project as part of the arab countries attempt to get away from a reliance on oil and replant itself as a forward looking nation. In good shape hepatitis the silent killer. Ever tightest a b. C. D. In many patients dont even know if they are infected onto the liver goes on strike. To custom level to talks to experts about new treatments and typical risk factors. Which next. He searched his home for a place to call. The jewish poet. 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