Blog – Geopolitical Risks and Threats – Viruses and Disease Management We are in over 2 years since the first cases of COVID and still healthcare systems are struggling with their operations. New variants will continue to occur. More needs to be done in terms of emergency preparedness Tax credits should be established to better support health and wellness programs. AI will continue to be used as part of speeding up new treatments and drugs for patients Healthcare needs to re-look at its model to move to more public-private sector model.

1. GEOPOLITICAL EVENTS – VIRUSES
MANAGEMENT – WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION AND WORLD
GOVERNMENTS
Paul Young CPA CGA
June 25, 2022

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
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CPA, CGA (1996)
Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
SME – Customer Success Management
SME – Risk Management
SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
SME – Public Policy
SME – Emerging Technology
SME – Business Process Change
SME – Financial Solutions
SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
SME – Supply Chain Management
SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
SME – Internal Controls and Auditing

3. AGENDA
• Inflation
• Stock Market
• Wealth
• Cases
• Deaths
• Vaccinations by country
• Vaccinations / Delivery
• Vaccines / Approval
• Vaccinations / Procurement
• Employment – January 2021 (USA vs Canada)
• Unemployment (Canada vs OECD and G7)
• Stock Market
• Global GDP / Forecast
• Blog – Crisis Management
• Blog – New Normal
• Blog – Supply Chain
• Summary
• Training/Development

4. TOP GEOPOLITICAL THREATS
Source - https://www.ey.com/en_jo/geostrategy/when-political-disruption-surrounds-you-whats-your-next-strategic-
move
1. A two-tiered world
2. Evolving great power relationships
3. Middle powers on the global stage
4. Rise of cyber piracy
5. Climate change political nexus
6. Green mineral nationalism
7. Increase intervention supply chain
8. Technology nationalization
9. Expansion of the Brussels effect
10. Inequality and push for redistribution

5. SUMMARY
PRESENTATION TITLE 5
Summary:
The stock market rally retreated modestly for the week, though with some big daily moves in the major indexes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1% in last week's stock market trading. The S&P 500 index gave up 1.2%. The
Nasdaq composite slumped 1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 edged down 0.2%.
The 10-year Treasury yield leapt 21 basis points to 2.96%, rebounding toward 3% amid generally strong economic data and
hawkish Fed comments. That follows three weeks of significant declines in the 10-year yield.
U.S. crude oil futures rose 3.3% to $118.17 a barrel last week. Gasoline futures shot up 8.7%.
Source: - https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-futures-is-market-rally-action-bullish-
tesla-has-super-bad-sell-off-apple-in-focus/ and https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-up-with-the-stock-market-
june-3-2022pptx

6. OECD AND INFLATION

7. BMO – CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Source – BMO - https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/50960187-d37a-
449c-86bb-00b6d51efb89/
Source –
https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/1798
839d-7858-4df6-b46f-7cec5b655a9c/
CPI = Cannonading
Price Increases.pdf
Cost of Lliving - USA
- May 2022.pdf

8. WEALTH global-wealth-report-
2015.pdf
At $514 trillion, China
overtakes US in terms of amassing the biggest net worth, World News wionews.com.pdf
The rapid growth in
global wealth McKinsey.pdf

9. KEY METRICS AND COST OF LIVING

10. HOSPITALIZATION

11. COVID
Source -
https://graphics.reuters.co
m/world-coronavirus-
tracker-and-
maps/countries-and-
territories/canada/
https://www.nytimes.com/in
teractive/2021/world/covid-
cases.html

12. COVID
Source -
https://graphics.reuters.co
m/world-coronavirus-
tracker-and-
maps/countries-and-
territories/canada/
https://www.nytimes.com/in
teractive/2021/world/covid-
cases.html

13. COVID
Source -
https://graphics.reuters.co
m/world-coronavirus-
tracker-and-
maps/countries-and-
territories/canada/
https://www.nytimes.com/in
teractive/2021/world/covid-
cases.html

14. COVID
Source -
https://graphics.reuters.co
m/world-coronavirus-
tracker-and-
maps/countries-and-
territories/canada/
https://www.nytimes.com/in
teractive/2021/world/covid-
cases.html

15. VACCINES
APPROVAL
Source -
https://www.nytimes.com/inter
active/2020/science/coronaviru
s-vaccine-tracker.html

16. PROCUREMENT
/
VACCINATIONS
Source -
https://launchandscalefaster.or
g/COVID-19

17. VACCINATION
DOSAGE
Source -
https://www.economist.co
m/graphic-
detail/tracking-
coronavirus-across-the-
world

18. USA VS CANADA EMPLOYMENT Cdn Jobs Silver
Lining in Reopening Playbook.pdf
BMO - USA
Employment - 202203.pdf
Canadian Jobless
Rate Going Low.pdf
U.S. Jobs Still Hiring
Like a Maverick.pdf
Canadian
Employment (May) — Labour Market Stays Strong.pdf

19. GDP – CANADA VS USA
Source - https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/5d512b38-d983-47d7-
b6e9-a343cbe5c8a7/ or https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/economy/us-
economic-forecast/united-states-outlook-analysis.html MSM never mentioned how GDP went from 3.0% in 2017 to 1.6 in 2019. Trudeau
also never mentioned how inflation.
16 https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2016-november-2016-gdp-gross-
domestic-product-canada
18 https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gdp-canada-the-real-truth
Oct/21 https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gdp-canada-analysis-and-
commentary-october-2021

20. USA VS CANADA – RETAIL SALES
BMO -
https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/b7e404f1-
97b4-430e-aa03-0ee1fd85d38e/
BMO -
https://economics.bmo.com/en/publicati
ons/detail/40296250-18d5-4f35-b594-
c634a495ef98/
U.S. Retail Sales May
Showers.pdf
Consumers Showing
Up in April.pdf

21. GDP FORECAST
Source – Scotiabank

22. BLOG – CRISIS MANAGEMENT
There are emergency management
depts for a reason. So, why has
emergency management not been
subjected to annual audits as part of
scrutinization when it comes to
geopolitical events?
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcg
a/crisis-and-emergency-management-
how-best-to-manage-risk

23. AUDIT REPORT / CANADA PANDEMIC
Crisis Management
Auditor/Report
Despite nearly two decades of warnings, planning and government spending, the
Public Health Agency of Canada was not ready for the global pandemic and did not
appreciate the threat it posed in its early stages, Canada's auditor general says.
In a hard-hitting review released today, Auditor General Karen Hogan took the
country's primary pandemic response agency to task for failures in early warning,
surveillance, risk assessments, data-sharing with the provinces and follow-up on
Canadian travelers who were ordered into quarantine.
"The agency was not adequately prepared to respond to the pandemic, and it
underestimated the potential impact of the virus at the onset of the pandemic," said
the AG's review — one of three that looked at the Liberal government's management
of the COVID-19 crisis, which as of Thursday had killed 22,780 Canadians and
brought the country's economy to its knees.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/auditor-general-pandemic-covid-phac-1.5963895
Here is my work on crisis management -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/why-there-needs-to-be-audited-reports-of-
crisis-emergency-management-policies-and-procedures

24. NEW NORMAL
Here are many links on great work by Mckinsey Group - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-
leading-through-the-crisis?cid=other-eml-nsl-mip-
mck&hlkid=e220291424cb421991e4e6a3b37ecb2d&hctky=11493232&hdpid=b812b692-ed48-496d-a1e4-
9eb133561e6b#
I can add a bit more color in terms of what needs to transpire:
1. Careers in demand are those that are in areas like skills trades or healthcare or Information technology.
2. World continues to grow public sector employment at higher rate than the goods-producing sector.
3. Targeting policies that will support the reshoring of key parts of the supply chain.
4. Better balance between regulations when it comes to supporting getting goods to market.
5. More targeted focus of customers on areas like customer success to better help drive transformation of both the
public and private sectors.
6. Information technology will play a key role in terms of transforming the economy.
7. Fixing issues with global trade including the elimination of protectionism policies.
8. Reforming taxation including transforming tax acts as well as closing-down tax havens.
9. Reforming the housing market to ensure it is more affordable.
10. Reforming the size of government as part of moving to a digital model
Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/new-normal-canada-and-the-world-february-2021-242414576

25. SUPPLY CHAIN
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/china-s-trade-unexpectedly-surges-despite-virus-outbreaks-
1.1648671?taid=61373efe2b6d260001ced600&utm_campaign=trueAnthem+Manual&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_sour
ce=twitter
There are enormous issues with ports, rails, and other parts of the infrastructure's ability to move goods to the end consumer.
https://ibm.box.com/s/bqy9mr0ktlgi64sbf49o4rg5d9w0rqkn
Blog – How to build a resilient Supply Chain using Data and AI
https://ibm.box.com/s/bqy9mr0ktlgi64sbf49o4rg5d9w0rqkn

26. SUPPLY CHAIN
Blog – Ecommerce and Retail – Container Shortage and Risks to Supply Chain
Ship-building companies continue to work on building ever larger container vessels, and there’s little
evidence this trend will stop anytime soon.
Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that – including virtually
all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances – packed in large steel containers. The rest is mainly
commodities like oil or grains that are poured directly into the hull. In total, about US$14 trillion of the
world’s goods spend some time inside a big metal box.
In short, without the standardized container, the global supply chain that society depends upon – and that I
study – would not exist.
A recent shortage of these containers is raising costs and snarling supply chains of thousands of products
across the world. The situation highlights the importance of the simple yet essential cargo containers that,
from a distance, resemble Lego blocks floating on the sea.
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/global-shortage-of-shipping-containers-highlights-their-importance-
in-getting-goods-to-amazon-warehouses-store-shelves-and-your-door-in-time-for-christmas/

27. NEXT PANDEMIC
Source - https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/g20-leaders-urged-at-
global-health-summit-to-take-bold-action-to-prevent-future-pandemics-
868068233.html
TORONTO, May 21, 2021 /CNW/ - As G20 leaders meet for a Global Health Summit, the global
charity World Animal Protection is urging them to prioritize pandemic prevention and to curb the
global commercial wildlife trade due to its role in this pandemic and previous epidemics.
How come you never demand performance audits from @WHO
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/the-importance-of-
value-for-money-and-perfomance-based-audits

28. RISK MANAGEMENT
Blog – Managing Data as part of Mitigating Geopolitical Risks –
Private and Public Sector
• This ties nicely into my many blogs around how best to
managed data as it relates to geopolitical events:
• Audit and Risk Analytics
https://ibm.ent.box.com/folder/116292560123
• Crisis and Emergency Management -
https://ibm.box.com/s/rsp6p9tez8uru9fo0wu5d13bxt7rtrr0

29. OTHER GEOPOLITICAL RISKS
Source - https://globalriskinsights.com/
1. Chile Election
2. Sudan political instability
3. EMEA dependence on Russia Natural Gas
4. South Africa political instability
5. Future Pandemic outbreak
6. China and Taiwan
7. Ukraine and Russia Conflict
8. Military coups in Africa
9. Iran nuclear weapons
10. Hamas and Hezbollah

30. IMPROVING IMMUNE SYSTEMS
• Improving the immune system - https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2020/mar/5-ways-to-boost-
your-immune-system/
• Food and immune system - https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/foods-that-boost-the-immune-
system
• Startups - https://www.medicalstartups.org/top/immunotherapy/
• Gene and cell therapy = https://www.drugtargetreview.com/article/100201/highlights-from-drug-target-
reviews-cell-gene-therapy-advancements-online-summit/

31. BOOSTER SHOTS
Source - https://fortune.com/2022/01/19/covid-19-
boosters-block-immunity-omicron-study-finds/
COVID boosters do
not provide protection against Omicron, study finds Fortune - Heatlhcare.pdf

32. FOOD COSTS
1. Trucker shortage
2. Factor labor shortage
3. Rising warehouse costs
4. Food scarcity
5. Supply chain delays
https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/5-reasons-why-groceries-are-so-expensive-right-now/?ecms_id=6176bbf5-ba66-
4d82-89f1-df3e9ceb9969&ecms_short=ART6517&doc_type=ted_article&sponsored=&acct=&parent_id=d2286731-
fef9-4f48-8a45-
df0f64c043f9&utm_content=featuredstory&position=2&linktype=title&channel=email&campaign_type=thomas_ind
ustry_update&campaign_name=tiu220204&utm_campaign=tiu220204&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thomas_i
ndustry_update&tinid=221763045
Here is my work - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/transportation-sector-analysis-and-commentary-
december-2021

33. SUMMARY
• More and more countries are lifting vaccine mandates.
• Supply chain continues to face many challenges.
• Immune and gene therapy continue to explore at different ways to treat diseases.
• Little has been said about the need for all levels of government to have better crisis and risk
management policies and procedures.
• WHO governance model needs to have more audits as part ensuring steps are taking to
mitigate future pandemics.
Blog – Geopolitical Risks and Threats – Viruses and Disease Management
We are in over 2 years since the first cases of COVID and still healthcare systems are struggling with their
operations.
New variants will continue to occur. More needs to be done in terms of emergency preparedness
Tax credits should be established to better support health and wellness programs.
AI will continue to be used as part of speeding up new treatments and drugs for patients
Healthcare needs to re-look at its model to move to more public-private sector model.
Global Risk Analytics
Market to See Incredible Growth by Global Industry Players During 2022- 2030 - MarketWatch.pdf
Streamlining
Emergency Management Issues, Impacts, and Options for Improvement RAND.pdf
Supply chain
disruption due to Ukraine war is not a showstopper Intel Deccan Herald.pdf
How Analytics Can
Mitigate the Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Supply Chains SupplyChainBrain.pdf
Chances of global
recession nearing 50_ -Citigroup Euronews.pdf
The Diplomat – The
Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis
UN chief warns of
'catastrophe' from global food shortage CTV News.pdf
Government of
Canada announces interest relief for farmers Farms.com.pdf
5 Sustainable
Agriculture Practices Shaping the Industry Eden Green Technology.pdf
Weekly U.S. Influenza
Surveillance Report CDC.pdf
Interoperability and
integration to future proof healthcare.pdf
2022-06-24-who-hep
r-june-2022.pdf
1. Geopolitical issues - https://thediplomat.com/
2. Food crisis - https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/un-chief-warns-of-catastrophe-from-global-food-
shortage-1.5961309
3. Farming - https://www.farms.com/news/government-of-canada-announces-interest-relief-for-
farmers-181436.aspx or https://www.edengreen.com/blog-collection/sustainable-farming-
practices
4. Flu - https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm
5. Future proofing healthcare - https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/interoperability-
integration-future-proof-healthcare-vitalhub/138279/
6. AI https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/ai-research-holds-the-key-to-affordable-and-accessible-
drug-development/
7. Risk - https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/global-risk-analytics-market-to-see-
incredible-growth-by-global-industry-players-during-2022--2030-2022-06-
24?mod=search_headline
8. Emergency preparedness - https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1440-5.html
9. Supply chain - https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/supply-chain-
disruption-due-to-ukraine-war-is-not-a-showstopper-intel-1121091.html and
https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/35145-how-analytics-can-mitigate-
the-impact-of-the-russia-ukraine-war-on-supply-chains
10. Global recession - https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/06/24/globaleconomy-recession

34. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
• If you like to learn more
about trade and/or other
subjects as part of your
professional learning, and
development then feel
free to review my material
on
https://www.udemy.com/
(search Paul Young CPA
CGA)
• These subjects address
how to fixed issues with
housing and/or systemic
issues related to economy
including government
policies