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The North Africa Middle East Initiative of German Business (NMI)
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Key Messages of the NMI:
The NMI has set itself the target to deepen the economic relations between Germany and the MENA region. The main focus is on the coordination and communication of the interests of the NMI member organizations vis-à-vis political decision-makers in Germany and the MENA region. At the same time, the NMI offers its support to the German Federal government in questions relating to economic policies and activities in foreign trade and market access. The initiative relies on the expertise of its five member organizations and their broad network.
Members of the NMI:
Organizational structure:
Dr. Olaf Berlien, Member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, has been Chairman of the NMI since 31 March 2011.
The Initiative is coordinated by the BDI's department "Asia and Africa, Foreign Trade Promotion".
Leading German business representatives are actively supporting the NMI. The Initiative can therefore make use of a broad network and high level contacts in the field of business as well as politics.
Former Chaimen of the NMI are:
The NMI covers 21 countries:
Website: www.nordafrika-mittelost-initiative.de and www.nm-initiative.de
The NMI has set itself the target to deepen the economic relations between Germany and the MENA region. The main focus is on the coordination and communication of the interests of the NMI member organizations vis-à-vis political decision-makers in Germany and the MENA region. At the same time, the NMI offers its support to the German Federal government in questions relating to economic policies and activities in foreign trade and market access. The initiative relies on the expertise of its five member organizations and their broad network.
Members of the NMI:
- Federation of German Industries (BDI),
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK),
- Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA),
- German-African Business Association (AV),
- Association of German Banks (Bankenverband).
Organizational structure:
Dr. Olaf Berlien, Member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, has been Chairman of the NMI since 31 March 2011.
The Initiative is coordinated by the BDI's department "Asia and Africa, Foreign Trade Promotion".
Leading German business representatives are actively supporting the NMI. The Initiative can therefore make use of a broad network and high level contacts in the field of business as well as politics.
Former Chaimen of the NMI are:
- Michael Pohr, ABB AG (1996-1998)
- Dr. Heinrich Binder, Philipp Holzmann AG (1998-2000)
- Prof. Dr. Ing. Klaus G. Lederer, Babcock Borsig AG (2000-2002)
- Dr. Ing. Axel Wippermann, MAN Ferrostaal AG (2002-2006)
- Dr. Matthias Mitscherlich, MAN Ferrostaal AG (2006-2010)
The NMI covers 21 countries:
- AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
- AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
- EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- Irak
- IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
- IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
- Jemen
- JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
- KuwaitKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
- LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
- LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
- MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
- OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
- Palestinian TerritoriesPalestinian territoriesThe Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
- QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
- Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
- SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
- TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
- United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
Website: www.nordafrika-mittelost-initiative.de and www.nm-initiative.de