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NEWS TO GO<br />
THE CAPITAL IS BOOMING<br />
Whether it‘s the housing or labor market, investment figures of <strong>to</strong>urist numbers –<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong> is on course for growth: here are the latest figures, projects and other activities<br />
Utilizing millions<br />
in incentives<br />
At the first <strong>Berlin</strong> Economic Development<br />
Day, <strong>Berlin</strong> Sena<strong>to</strong>r for Economics,<br />
Cornelia Yzer, and the CEO of IBB,<br />
Dr. Allerkamp, presented the subsidy<br />
instruments available in <strong>Berlin</strong> <strong>to</strong> companies.<br />
These include the new program<br />
“Investitionszuschüsse 2.0” (Investment<br />
Grants 2.0), set up by the Senate Department<br />
for Economics. In the biennial<br />
budget for 2016/2017, 35 million euros<br />
were allocated <strong>to</strong> this program, which<br />
is aimed at supporting those companies<br />
whose requests <strong>to</strong> the GRW (Joint<br />
Task Program for the Improvement of<br />
Regional Economic Structures) have<br />
previously not been considered. Approximately<br />
850 million euros of European<br />
funding and approximately 900 million<br />
euros from the Joint Task Program are<br />
available for the 2014-2020 funding<br />
period. For the Joint Task Program (GRW)<br />
as well as the European Regional Development<br />
Fund (ERDF) and the European<br />
Social Fund (ESF) new approval criteria<br />
are now applied <strong>to</strong> project applications.<br />
More apartments for <strong>Berlin</strong><br />
According <strong>to</strong> the “2014 IBB Housing Market Report”, the number of people living<br />
in <strong>Berlin</strong> rose by around 160,000 between 2009 and 2013, which led <strong>to</strong> an increased<br />
demand for housing. The housing market responded accordingly: Since 2012 the<br />
numer of completed construction projects has been rising again for the first time.<br />
Overall, approximately 6600 new apartments were built in 2013, with another<br />
9000 added in 2014. The developers included state-owned housing associations<br />
as well as private developers. The municipal housing s<strong>to</strong>ck is planned <strong>to</strong> reach a<br />
<strong>to</strong>tal of 300,000 apartments by 2016.<br />
Job genera<strong>to</strong>r <strong>Berlin</strong><br />
According <strong>to</strong> the “Statistical Office for<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong>-Brandenburg”, 1,805 million people<br />
were employed in <strong>Berlin</strong> in 2014 – 1.7<br />
percent more than in 2013. This means<br />
<strong>Berlin</strong> not only showed the strongest<br />
growth rate for the third consecutive<br />
year (against a national average of<br />
0.9 percent), but the <strong>to</strong>tal number of<br />
employees reached the highest level<br />
since 2000. In just the past three years,<br />
100,000 new jobs have been created,<br />
particularly in the service sec<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
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