Pay a one point four billion euro penalty related to an e.u. probe of a collusion in the diesel. the german comic has sent the charge brought quarterly profits down to five hundred eighty eight million euros around seventy five percent less than the same period a year ago once it was investors but a big fine from the european commission was likely brussels ledge b.m.w. colluded with dima unfolds to avoid competing on emissions control technology. and that s it for me on the business africa team here in berlin for more business news and features go to our website. slash based with his quick check on global markets news africa with any market is up next so stay with.
Is active in more than one hundred fifty. entries and it s five hundred brands include upmarket brands like budweiser becks and corona which are becoming increasingly popular in asia one has a has a market share of about fifteen percent in china alone on the say the i.p.o. could bring in up to fifty billion dollars worth of revenues well over eight percent up from just under five billion dollars. and here are some of the other business headlines from today b.m.w. s first quarter profits plunged as it has to pay a one point four billion euro penalty related soon e.u. probe over collusion in the diesel gate scandal the comic has said the charge brought quarterly profits down to five or five hundred eighty eight million euros that s wrong seventy five percent less than the same period a year ago the month had warned investors that a big fund from the european commission was likely brussels alleges b.m.w. colluded with dima and folks to avoid competing on emissions control technology.
A first world problem hundreds of millions of people in sub-saharan africa live with no electricity the current figo is around five hundred eighty eight million that s more than every second person a study by the international energy agency predicts that number will rise to well over a six hundred million in the coming is. a german entrepreneurs doing his bit to bring electricity to these pots with mobile solar power stations and he s stopping at nothing. a village in the desert of new chair gets electricity fine and. solar plants like this one bring power to hundreds of homes each plant can fit inside a cargo container. german entrepreneur thorsten schreiber has installed a number of such plants across africa even in places where conflicts are raging.
A first world problem hundreds of millions of people in sub-saharan africa live with no electricity the current figure is around five hundred eighty eight million that s more than every second person a study by the international energy agency predicts that number will rise to well over a six hundred million in the coming is. a german entrepreneurs doing his bit to bring electricity to these pots with mobile solar power stations and he s stopping at nothing. a village in the desert of me share gets electricity fine and. solar plants like this one bring power to hundreds of homes each plant can fit inside a cargo container. german entrepreneur thorsten schreiber has installed a number of such plants across africa even in places where conflicts are raging.