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Future for Palestine Anton F. Börner President Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Who is the BGA? Ministries National government Administration BGA 26 regional employers´ associations 43 branch associations Seite 3 Trading companies Wholesale and foreign trade sector in Germany BGA represents • • • • • 120.000 companies 1.200.000 employees 850 billon € turnover only within Germany Exports: 960 billion € Imports: 806 billion € Seite 4 The majority of our members are medium-sized enterprises Major objectives of the BGA • Political consulting / lobbying for free trade • Informing our members about current issues in all fields of trade e.g. finance, regulatory reforms, tax, customs, social policy or environmental requirements Seite 5 • Organising events, workshops, seminars and delegations to inform about new developments and to foster business ties Where we are now: Major world trade flows Seite 6 Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics Participation in Goods & Services Regional Trade Agreements Seite 7 Source: WTO Free Trade Agreements and International Cooperation Treaties EC - Palestinian Authority: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; The Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip EFTA - Palestinian Authority: Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; The Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA): Algeria; Bahrain; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; The Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen Seite 8 Trade Agreements with the USA, Canada, Israel, Russia, Turkey Economically active population, by level of education in Palestine 1.47% 8.25% 8.28% No schooling First level (kindergarten) 15.60% 18.78% Second level, first stage Second level, second stage University degrees such as a "Bachelor’s degree", a "Licence", etc. Programmes leading to a post-graduate university degree Education not definable by level 15.56% Source: ILO Seite 9 32.04% Your Advantages • Very well educated young generation • Hub for the islamic countries Seite 10 • Close ties with Israel Business in a globalised world is not a question of land Transit Trade •Pays the bill •Organises the transport of goods •Knows the buyer Seite 11 European/Asian Supplier offers a product and is looking for a trading company that handels the distribution/trading business Palestine Trading Company offers: •Consulting services for entering the Arabien world •Financial solutions •After-sales services for the projects in the region •Market information •etc. direct delivery of goods •Financial solutions such as credits •After-sales services •etc. Buyer in the Middle East •using a trading company for the sourcing •Concentrates on the selling to the consumer Business in a globalised world is not a question of land Seite 12 IT-Business Source: http://internet-via-satellite.atrexx.com/ Palestine Software Company offers: •Programming of software •Customised software solutions for the arabian world •etc. How is business under occupation possible? Business follows peace Peace follows business Seite 13 Let me give you an example from my country where we had a paradigm shift when the cold war forced us to overcome ideological barriers What was our starting point? Berlin Seite 14 Cologne http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/75/Koeln_1945.jpg https://dokuwiki.noctrl.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=ger:370:2010:winter:unterd enlinden1945ds9.jpg Seite 15 14 million refugees Seite 16 Example for border controlls 1946: Family Abel is asking for free passage to buy a goat Starting point • Palestine has not been taking part in the process of globalisation • Therefore it cannot benefit from the chances Seite 17 • From the view of an entrepreneur you must start to make use of these chances first What are the requirements? • Forget about what has happened • Accept the current situation • Cooperate peacefully • Start with local business Seite 18 • Then, the occupational pressure will decrease Seite 19 What are the big challenges? Source: http://live-the-solution.com/wp-content/uploads/pop-mindmap.jpg What are the responsibilities of nations within the globalisation? • Administer law • Protect the freedom of the individual Seite 20 • The state must be based on transparent administration but not on family relations What does business needs? • Peace • Security Seite 21 • Stability Conclusion I • The global problems can only be solved together. • Everybody must contribute with what he can do best. • Germany is good at managing and developing complex systems with its smallest ramifications. Seite 22 • Palestine has strong assets that make you competitive in a globalised world. Conclusion II • Palestine is invited to take part in the globalisation and to make use of these chances • Leave ideology behind • Ideology has never led to an increase in welfare in history Seite 23 • There is a shift of paradigms at the moment in the Arabian world. Some have started to walk the road out of ideology Thank you for your attention Anton F. Börner President Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) Seite 24 Am Weidendamm 1A 10117 Berlin Germany phone: +49 30 59 00 99 5-0 fax: +49 30 59 00 99 519 email: [email protected]