North Africa Middle East Initiative of German Business
The North Africa Middle East Initiative of German Business (abbr. NMI) serves to establish and expand bilateral business relationships with the countries of North Africa and the Middle East (MENA region). She belongs as well as z. For example, the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA) and the Eastern Committee of German Business on the regional initiatives that shape the content-related discussion on trade and investment in Germany in relation to the respective region.
The focus is on the coordination and communication of the interests of the supporting organizations to political decision-makers in Germany and in the partner countries. At the same time, the NMI is available to the Federal Government with its expertise as a point of contact for economic policy and foreign trade issues.
Supporting associations
- Federal Association of German Industry e. V. (BDI)
- German Industry and Commerce e. V. (DIHK)
- Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade, Services e. V. (BGA)
- Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e. V. (AV)
- Association of German Banks e. V. (Bankers Association)
organization
The NMI is coordinated by the BDI in the “International Markets” department. The German chambers of commerce abroad and delegate offices in the region are particularly part of the NMI network.
In order to anchor the initiative more firmly in the German economy and to strengthen the visibility of the NMI towards foreign partners, the NMI has a six-member presidium consisting of the chairman
- Siegfried Russwurm, Siemens AG
and five vice chairs
- Georg Fichtner, Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG
- Michael Diederich, UniCredit Bank AG
- Peter F. Mayr, Terramar GmbH
- Hans Christoph Atzpodien, Business Area Industrial Solutions ThyssenKrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions Germany
- Peter Ullmann, Hospital Engineering GmbH
Field of activity
The NMI's area of activity comprises a total of 21 countries or territories:
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The NMI. (No longer available online.) NMI, archived from the original on December 4, 2013 ; accessed on May 27, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
