14th August 2012. A great Article in the New York Times today looks at the German Mittlestand .the Small and Midsize business that accounts for 60 percent of gGerman Jobs Topic: GERMAN SMALL BUSINESS REFLECTS COUNTRYS STRENGTH . nytimes Despite the persistent economic challenges particularly high level global unemployment rate , a nearly opposite mood pervades Germany ,neither the economic crises in the rest of the eurozone ,nor the instability in the continent of Africa and the Middle East has dampened a deep-seated conviction among German business leaders ,Trade Expert and Economist ,that two decades after the costly reintergration of East Germany ,the country has established its position as a trade and economic juggernaut. Germanys export have contributed two-thirds of the countrys trade and economic growths ,over the last decade and has driven its GDP per capita to increase faster than that of anyother major industrialised country and quietly Germany became the the worlds fourth largest largest exporter . When it comes to boasting export ,of course the need to maintain or even increase the size of the manufacturing sector ,has been an article of faith in major developed countries for decades ,politicians and voters alike believe that having companies that make something is a key element of trade and economic success in part because manufacturing jobs have historically paid above average wages. For all its part Germany embraced manufacturing and much of its economic and trade success is thanks to that decision. The Federal Republic of Germany credits both their Public and Private Sectors for their countrys success ,Germanys government particularly under Gerhard Schorder (SDP) who was Chancellor of Germany from 1998- 205 played an important role in the countrys economic and trade success. Meanwhile, the introduction of the euro in 1999 quietly brought Germany another advantage ,It fused the country to others whose competitivness measured by the cost of each unit of labor ,had stagnated . Meanwhile, Germanys competitivness has increased by 20 percent ,About 80 percent of Germanys trade success comes from it trade with the European Union (EU). The eurozones weak economic performance and the simmering sovereign debt crises in several peripheral eurozone countries have kept the value the value of the euro well below what the Deutsche Mark would be worth today if it is still existed (according to some estimates if Germany abandoned the euro its currency would immedeatly appreciate by 30 to 40 percent ) What ever ,it flaws the German model showed that a developed country can remain competitive ,even in a world where new trade and economic giants such as Brazil ,Russia ,India ,China and South Africa (BRICS countries ) are emerging. Germany has succeeded in large part throughs its focus on specialized manufacturing and cottage industries ,given the vastly low labour cost and quickly rising productivity in the developing world emphasizing on the top of the value-added chain is the surest way forward for advanced economies . As the German example has shown superior products ,and at least some with significant brand recognition can buoy an entire economy. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) became the Chancellor of The Federal Republic of Germany since 205 till date , She is currently encouraging Germanys growth by encouraging and focusing on its green energy industries ,such as the alternative energy sector ,in typical German fashion . Its green energy companies ,manufacture mainly niche products , such as components for solar panels and machine tools for building parts for solar devices. Thanks to its new laws aims at encouraging investment in green energy . Last year Germanys energy industry received money running into billion of dollars in new investment . In Germany ,even the Mittelstand (SME-small and midium size enterprise ) business owners are International in outlook. Germanys success as an exporter of niche manufactured goods has not been unambgious ,but on balance ,the German example shows that a combination of good private-sector performance and a sensible policy approach can encourage real growth even in place like the continent of Africa (ACP-EU-Trade/ECDPM .EPA-Economic Partnership Agreement. German drivers of economic and trade growth are widely spread across the country .Only three of Germanys 100 largest companies are Headquartered in the capital Berlin . Germanys finiancial center ,for example is Frankfurt am Main ,where the most important Stock Exchange (IHK) is located . In addition to traditional economic regions ,new clusters have evolved in Eastern Germany in recent years. EDUCATION As a Pioneer Alumni ECDPM-European Centre for Development Policy Management the Netherlands : Confirmed and Registered Trade Facilitation Expert (2009) ECDPM-WTO Expert (2011) ecdpm.org Pioneer Alumni Trade Facilitation Expert and WTO Expert :ICTSD- International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Geneva .Switzerland ictsd.org & GEG-Global Economic Governance Programme Department of Politics and International Relations University of Oxford and University College Oxford United Kingdom . Since the 22nd of Feburary,2010 : My Professional Educational Scholarly Academic Expertise Research Comments are been used for these Works : (1) GEG Trade Governance Project. (2) Global Economic Governance Programme . (3) Strengthening Multilateralism : A Mapping of Proposals on WTO Reforms. (4) Making Global Trade Governance Work for Development. GEG-Global Ecoconomic Governance Programme Department of Politics and International Relations University of Oxford and University College Oxford United Kingdom .website:globaleconomicgovernance.org As a Cosultan and Academic and Government Adminstration Expert , I comment that ,the way to leverage oppturnities are through the success story of Germany and for the Developing world continue the emerging momentum Top priorities should include meeting up with the mellennium development goal (MDGs) employment policy reform ,tackling energy ,poverty gap and Insecurity problems ,mobilizing urgently need resources for food security challenges ,investnent in Agriculyure are needed. OLAKPE,Davies Peter Member IRC-Information Resource Center IRC Member Number: 2071. United States Embassy Diplomatic Drive Central District Area Abuja .FCT . 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