1. International Financial Institutesin Crisis: Integritytest to Madame LaGarde and MonsieurKim:
Justmonthsago, the WorldBank group employeesdidaskthe boardtofire theirPresident,JimYoung
Kim,forscaring managerial style includingfiringof talentedemployees,intimidationof employeesand
more. Anotherproof of this culture isthat just4 yearsin his5 yearsterm, Chairmanof the Board of
Governors,Kimwasinsteadreappointedforanotherterm. Thisearlyreappointment isaproof of
misuse of power,nothinginthe scale of Paul Wolfowitz(readthe spellingverywell,itisnot
Wolfensohn)resignation.
Acrossthe street,about6 yearsago, IMF managingdirectorDominique StraussKahnwashandcuffed
out of hisoffice notbecause of hismanagerial style butbecause of hispervertlifestyle tiedtoquickand
easylowclass paidsex on demandor ‘bordel’. Until now,we donotknow if Monsieur Dominique
StraussKahn didfavorthe approval of concessional loansandgrantstocountrieswithlegalizedsex
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2. worksor diddenyun-concessional loanstocountriesbecauseof theiraggressive enforcementof sex
workcrimes. It wouldhave beenadirectlinktohis managerial style. Un-appealedrulingof the case of
France versus LaGardeis a clearevidence of questionable integritytofavorfriends(mostlypolitical
friends) overheremployershe wassupposedtorepresentandidentifyherself with. While takingthe
stepsof loansapproval ina global environmentleadedbythe oldestinternational financialinstitutions
includingthe WorldBankGroupand the International MonetaryFund,we mustaddintegrityinour
leadersmanagerial style onthe road towardto global loansor grantsto poor or rich countries,Eastor
WestCountries,differentlinguisticcountriesorformeror actual enemiescountries. [189countries
members,may beCuba will rejoin soon with Obama help but North Korea is still testing its nuclear
against] The simple factsthatpeople fromthese countries look,worship, talk,walk,eat,live andmarry
differently cannotbe usedtojustifywhytheywere deniedopportunitiestodevelopthemselvesand
theircountries. Itiswhyleadersof these Multilateral(Multinational)organizationsmustinform
themselvesfullybefore makinganydecision. Thisstrategycancreate a positive advantageinavery
competitiveecosystem. Althoughwe cannotpositivelyquantifythe costs relatedtothe executive’s
failure tofullyinformhimself,we believe thatthisstrategywill helphim toavoidanylegal,publicor
mediaticchallengesof hisknowledge,integrityandincentive. Thatsaid,once thisinformationof this
processwill be availabletotheirinvestors,itwill helpthemtounderstandthe quality,quantity and
viabilityof the processleadingtothe executive decisionmaking. Itwill addclaritytothe processand
helpinvestorstounderstandhowthe executivesdidmanage the riskrelatedtothisdecisionmade and
if theywere guidedbyreasonable sources(theirnames,experiences, knowledge of thistype of issues,
and proximity)andmore. We will notremindyouthatDr Kimdidtake hisjobat the Bank withthe belief
that the WorldBank group employeeswerethe problemof the group,itis a false assessment. Atthe
same token,Mademoiselle LaGarde didnotfullyinformherself, forinstance she didnotconsulther
ministerialchief of staff before enriching BernardTapie (knowinglyorjustgrossnegligence,Idonot
know). Havingsaidthat I will addthatI believethese International FinancialInstitutionswere founded
72 yearsago to survive anyleaders. ItiswhyUS, the majorcontributorof these institutionsdoesnot
stopgivingthemmore liquidfortheirworkstobuildafair andopenglobal economyonthe road toward
expandingfreedom,democracy,righttolive andopportunity. Unlike whatwe have beenreading,
wealthy countriesare investingalotof moneyinthese International Financial Institutionstoprovide
financial assistance topoorandmiddle income countriesinordertoreduce global poverty,advance
democracyand national security (includingcybersecuritysoon), overcome environmental challenges,
helpenhance foodsecurity,andquicklyrespondtoemergingnatural disasters,pandemicandrefugees
crisiswhile developingtheireconomies(buildingof resilience tofuture crises,addressglobal priorities
and more). All of these activities werebudgeted in2016 tothe US by the US Treasuryfor$2.3 Billionin
orderfor US to sustainitsleadershipstatusinInternational development. More than70 yearslater,U.S
isstill numberone donorinconcessional lending. Thismoney (concessional loans) comesfromthe
wealthy countriesincludingsome transfers. Donorcountriesmeettogetherevery3or 5 yearsto
replenishthese resources(replenishment)justtosave the poorestcountrieswithneededcash. USand
otherswealthy countriesbelieve thatthese countriesare notpoorjust because of drug/drinking
problem,failed conversion therapy,local executive/judicial racketeeringstyle with criminal records,
denieddocuments,forcedmarriage topolice,jailersandmore justtoadvance local court approved
program (cocaine,…),theyare poorbecause of wars,birthsfrompoorwombsand/orecosystem andthe
3. like. Itiswhy theyneedhelpnotjustasfellow humanbeingsbutalsotoput a stop signto this
mentality,epidemicandpractice fromreachingthe US andothercountries. Also,Ihave to admitthat I
couldnot trace whatwentwrongwith$60 Millionrequest inthe 2016 for the IMF, didit join US
TreasurybudgetunmetcommitmentstoMDBs,I don’tknow. At the time of thisincreasedeconomic
uncertainty,the IMFwithitssurveillance,technical assistance andlendingpracticesisworkingtolessen
the toll relatedtolowoil pricescrisis,financial marketvolatility,questionable economicpolicyand
financing, we believe thatUSand US Dept Treasurydidthe right thing. Inaddition,Ihave alsoto admit
that the US budgetedcontributiontrendisnotgoodforthe future,maybe because of the MDB’s voting
powerreformtowardequalitywithoutequaledcontributionandownership. But,Letme reassure that
US still holdssome vetopowerpens. But,Ifeel verysorryforJapan,Germany,France,U.K, Saudi Arabia
and Chinawhoare contributingalotof moneyandreceivinglessvotingpower. Unfortunately,these
poorestcountriesare gettingeverything forfree withthe helpof selectedcapital increasesand special
fundscreatedandfundedbyrich countries. Inshort,if youcouldaffordto listenthissongtitled‘pygmy
divorce’ fromFrancisBEBEY, a Sorbonne andNYU educatedpoet,musicianandambassador,he asksthis
questiontohisdivorcingwife ”whowill payme?”. That said,letme repeatthisquestion,“whowill pay
US and these wealthycountriesforall these contributionsandsharingsuccess?”. We do not believe
that US and itspeersare lookingforanyreimbursement(onlycumulativecontributiontothe IDA is
closedat $100 BillionforUSalone).
Tabular Representation ofUS Contributions to theMDBs
Year
Founded
Type ofFinancing Type ofBorrowers US
Executive
directors
(ambassad
or rank)
US Contribution U.S
Voting
Power
Subscription’s
amounts
US
contribution
percentage
Subscription’s
percentage
World
Bank
IBRD 1944 Non concessional
loans and loan
guarantees
Approved $23.5Billionin 2015
in loans andtechnical
assistanceto middleincome
countries. Mainrecipients
include Europeand Central
Asia (28%), Latin America and
Caribbean(24%) andEast Asia
and Pacific (19%)
Matthew
McGuire
2,857,000,000 17.58 16.63
IFC 1956 Privatesector arm
ofthe World Bank
Group, provides
non concessional
loans, equity
investments and
loan guarantees
Approved $10.5Billionin 2015
to middle andlowincome
countries
569,379,000 22.19 20.99
IDA 1960 Concessionalloans
and grants
Committed $19 Billion in2015
top 77 poorestcountries.
1,197,128,000 20.75 (1st) 18.28 10.33
MIGA Politicalrisk
insurance
Provided $2.8Billionin
guarantees with45% in the
poorest countries including 15
% supporting fragile and
conflict affectedcountries
67,406,000 18.36 15.02
IMF 1944 Concessionalloan
and non
High and lesser economically
borrowers wiling to implement
Vacant
Sunil
82,994 Million
SDR
17.47 16.74
4. concessionalloan
for countries
experiencing actual
balance payments
problems
some tariffandotherimposed
measures
Sabhaved (in addition,US
did providea
loan to theIMF,
more than$10
Billion)
African
Development
Bank (AfDB)
1964 Non concessional
loans, equity
investments, and
loan
Middle-incomecountries,
some creditworthy lowincome
countries,and privatesector
firms in theregion
34,118,027
African
Development
Fund (AfDF)
1972 Concessionalloans
and grants
Low incomegovernments in
the region
175,668,000 10.91 (2nd)
Asian
Development
Fund (AsDF)
1973 Concessionalloans
and grants
low incomegovernments in
the region
104,977,000 10.25 (2nd)
Asian
Development
Banks (AsDB)
1966 Non-concessional
loans, equity
investments and
loans
Middle incomecountries,
some creditworthy lowincome
countries,and privatesector
firms in theregion
5,608,425
European Bank
Reconstruction
and Development
(EBRD)
1991 Non concessional
loans, equity
investments and
loan guarantees
Primarily private sector firms
in developing countries in the
region, alsodeveloping
countries in theregion
Inter-American
Development
Bank (IDB)
1959 Non concessional
loans and loan
guarantees
Middle-incomecountries,
some creditworthy lowincome
countries andprivatesector
firms in theregion
102,020,448 49.58% (1st)
North American
Development
Bank (NADB)
1994 Loans to US and
Mexico public and
private sectors
Any size but must belocated
around theborder, Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico…
10,000,000
It istoo expensiveforMICand poor countries. WhatUS wants isto preserve itscharitable
contribution. Itrequiresagoodgovernance,integrityanddevotedmanagementwithnoattemptto
favoror loot thisveryimportantglobal investment. Asamanagingdirectorof the IMF or I preferthe
Presidentof the WorldBankgroup,youbring a lotof health,wealthandjoytostrangeraroundthe
Worldfrom anyremote camp. You can become addictedvisiting ‘atlast’happypeople. Asaleaderof a
veryimportantworldinstitution,youshouldthinkaboutyourlegacy,sometimes,becauseof
uncontrollableeventsyoucanelecttopass this‘torch’soonerinthe bestinterestof the institutionyou
love,yourlegacyandfuture. Congressional reportsincludingmonthlyvote reportwithUSpositionwill
not make thisdecisionforyou. Canyou puta mirrorinfront of you andsay to that image ‘youhave
done whatyou couldto help,nowitistime to dosomethingelse’? Surely, justaclind’oeil tothis
graduationlist(bottom) youwill seeyourbalance score card,althoughsome of countriesdidreturnand
will return,youdidnotjustentertainthemlike KanyeWestordestroyor misuse theirhumancapital like
Mayor, youdid workto save lives,feedthe hungry,cure the sick,educate the illiterates,show lightto
the dark and house the political abused.Youhave reasontobe proud of your hard workand effort. If it
isyour time to leave, make sure thatyoudidreduce these institutionsreputationcostsforgenerations
to come. Thank youfor everything.
5. I did lose one of my
flash drives my
friend could not fix
its thumb, a lot of
works I did design is
in need for re-
design, here I did
just scan it. India
may graduate in
2017 instead of
2014
RecentWorldBank employeesprotestagainstPdtJimY Kim, H and PA building