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how to sell pi coins in all Africa Countries.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network for other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, usdt , Ethereum and other currencies And this is done easily with the help from a pi merchant.
What is a pi merchant ?
Since pi is not launched yet in any exchange. The only way you can sell right now is through merchants.
A verified Pi merchant is someone who buys pi network coins from miners and resell them to investors looking forward to hold massive quantities of pi coins before mainnet launch in 2026.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
US Economic Outlook - Being Decided - M Capital Group August 2021.pdfpchutichetpong
The U.S. economy is continuing its impressive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and not slowing down despite re-occurring bumps. The U.S. savings rate reached its highest ever recorded level at 34% in April 2020 and Americans seem ready to spend. The sectors that had been hurt the most by the pandemic specifically reduced consumer spending, like retail, leisure, hospitality, and travel, are now experiencing massive growth in revenue and job openings.
Could this growth lead to a “Roaring Twenties”? As quickly as the U.S. economy contracted, experiencing a 9.1% drop in economic output relative to the business cycle in Q2 2020, the largest in recorded history, it has rebounded beyond expectations. This surprising growth seems to be fueled by the U.S. government’s aggressive fiscal and monetary policies, and an increase in consumer spending as mobility restrictions are lifted. Unemployment rates between June 2020 and June 2021 decreased by 5.2%, while the demand for labor is increasing, coupled with increasing wages to incentivize Americans to rejoin the labor force. Schools and businesses are expected to fully reopen soon. In parallel, vaccination rates across the country and the world continue to rise, with full vaccination rates of 50% and 14.8% respectively.
However, it is not completely smooth sailing from here. According to M Capital Group, the main risks that threaten the continued growth of the U.S. economy are inflation, unsettled trade relations, and another wave of Covid-19 mutations that could shut down the world again. Have we learned from the past year of COVID-19 and adapted our economy accordingly?
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What price will pi network be listed on exchangesDOT TECH
The rate at which pi will be listed is practically unknown. But due to speculations surrounding it the predicted rate is tends to be from 30$ — 50$.
So if you are interested in selling your pi network coins at a high rate tho. Or you can't wait till the mainnet launch in 2026. You can easily trade your pi coins with a merchant.
A merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive quantities till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
how can I sell pi coins after successfully completing KYCDOT TECH
Pi coins is not launched yet in any exchange 💱 this means it's not swappable, the current pi displaying on coin market cap is the iou version of pi. And you can learn all about that on my previous post.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY WAY you can sell pi coins is through verified pi merchants. A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges and crypto whales. Looking forward to hold massive quantities of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale or ico offerings, the only way to get my coins is from buying from miners. So a merchant facilitates the transactions between the miners and these exchanges holding pi.
I and my friends has sold more than 6000 pi coins successfully with this method. I will be happy to share the contact of my personal pi merchant. The one i trade with, if you have your own merchant you can trade with them. For those who are new.
Message: @Pi_vendor_247 on telegram.
I wouldn't advise you selling all percentage of the pi coins. Leave at least a before so its a win win during open mainnet. Have a nice day pioneers ♥️
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how to sell pi coins at high rate quickly.DOT TECH
Where can I sell my pi coins at a high rate.
Pi is not launched yet on any exchange. But one can easily sell his or her pi coins to investors who want to hold pi till mainnet launch.
This means crypto whales want to hold pi. And you can get a good rate for selling pi to them. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor below.
A vendor is someone who buys from a miner and resell it to a holder or crypto whale.
Here is the telegram contact of my vendor:
@Pi_vendor_247
what is the future of Pi Network currency.DOT TECH
The future of the Pi cryptocurrency is uncertain, and its success will depend on several factors. Pi is a relatively new cryptocurrency that aims to be user-friendly and accessible to a wide audience. Here are a few key considerations for its future:
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1. Mainnet Launch: As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, Pi was still in the testnet phase. Its success will depend on a successful transition to a mainnet, where actual transactions can take place.
2. User Adoption: Pi's success will be closely tied to user adoption. The more users who join the network and actively participate, the stronger the ecosystem can become.
3. Utility and Use Cases: For a cryptocurrency to thrive, it must offer utility and practical use cases. The Pi team has talked about various applications, including peer-to-peer transactions, smart contracts, and more. The development and implementation of these features will be essential.
4. Regulatory Environment: The regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies is evolving globally. How Pi navigates and complies with regulations in various jurisdictions will significantly impact its future.
5. Technology Development: The Pi network must continue to develop and improve its technology, security, and scalability to compete with established cryptocurrencies.
6. Community Engagement: The Pi community plays a critical role in its future. Engaged users can help build trust and grow the network.
7. Monetization and Sustainability: The Pi team's monetization strategy, such as fees, partnerships, or other revenue sources, will affect its long-term sustainability.
It's essential to approach Pi or any new cryptocurrency with caution and conduct due diligence. Cryptocurrency investments involve risks, and potential rewards can be uncertain. The success and future of Pi will depend on the collective efforts of its team, community, and the broader cryptocurrency market dynamics. It's advisable to stay updated on Pi's development and follow any updates from the official Pi Network website or announcements from the team.
Even tho Pi network is not listed on any exchange yet.
Buying/Selling or investing in pi network coins is highly possible through the help of vendors. You can buy from vendors[ buy directly from the pi network miners and resell it]. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal vendor.
@Pi_vendor_247
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We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
how can i use my minded pi coins I need some funds.DOT TECH
If you are interested in selling your pi coins, i have a verified pi merchant, who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
Because the core team has announced that pi network will not be doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges like huobi, bitmart and hotbit can get pi is by buying from miners.
Now a merchant stands in between these exchanges and the miners. As a link to make transactions smooth. Because right now in the enclosed mainnet you can't sell pi coins your self. You need the help of a merchant,
i will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant below. 👇 I and my friends has traded more than 3000pi coins with him successfully.
@Pi_vendor_247
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Economic Impact
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3. PEFC Forest Certification and
the Finance Sector
Ben Gunneberg, Secretary General, PEFC International
London, 25th October 2012
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4. What is PEFC?
§ Global, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in
Geneva, Switzerland
§ Voluntary mechanism promoting sustainable forest management
providing independent, third party certification of good practices
§ Alliance of national forest certification systems with global
representation and an international chain of custody
§ World's largest forest certification system and provider of two thirds of
the world’s certified sustainably managed wood
§ Certification system of choice for small family forest-owners
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Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
5. Finance, Forestry & Certification
Financial Significance Sustainability Significance
§ Global investment universe of § 17% of global CO2 emissions
managed forests: ~300-500 bn § 1 in 5 people depend on forests
USD (+100 bn USD by 2030) § 80% of terrestrial biodiversity
§ Physical assets
§ 10-15 bn USD assets and
§ Financial assets revenues lost annually from illegal
§ Lending, investing, banking, logging
commodity trading, credit ratings
Enhances the underlying asset value Reduces risk
Sustainable Forest Management
Standards, assurance, transparency and traceability
5 Forest Certification
6. What is Forest Certification?
Elements of Certification Certification Delivers
Sustainable wood raw material is:
• legal: the wood is harvested following
local legislation and international
agreements and the forest owner has
been compensated accordingly
Forest Management Certification
• from well managed forests: forestry
operations have been conducted
maintaining forest s ecological, social
Chain of Custody Certification and economic values
• traceable: the raw material supply chain
is controlled and verified from the
harvesting site up until finished products
6
7. PEFC Sustainable Forest
Management Requirements
§ Requires compliance with all fundamental ILO conventions
§ Tailored to specific needs ranging from company to family and
community owned forestry
§ Sets highest standards for forest certification aligned with the
majority of world’s governments, including
– Maintaining & enhancing biodiversity
– Prohibition of forest conversions
– Prohibition of most hazardous chemicals, GMOs
– Protecting workers rights & welfare
– Encouraging local employment
– Recognizes principles of FPIC (free, prior, informed consent), UN
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, ILO 169
§ Provisions for consultation with local people and stakeholders
§ Exclusion of certification of plantations established by
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conversions
8. Relevance of Forest Certification
to Finance Sector
§ Globally recognized mechanism to codify sustainable forest
management standards & verify practices
§ Screening indicator for financial and ESG-related decision-
making
§ Provides assurance throughout the entire supply chain;
strengthening of traceability
§ Ensures long-term management of forest assets
§ Elimination of illegal activities; deforestation of primary forests
§ Improved access to markets
§ Better environmental risk management
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9. Increasing the recognition of
Forest Certification
§ ESG issues have potential to create or diminish shareholder
value so need to be managed
§ Over 70 leading banks signed up to the Equator Principles for
project finance. Principle 3 recommends compliance with IFC’s
Performance Standards, including Standard 6 - Biodiversity
which requires independent certification of sustainable practices.
§ Following Rio+20 Earth Summit – 40 institutions have signed
Natural Capital Declaration supporting development of
methodologies to integrate natural capital considerations into
decision making process for all financial products and services
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11. Certification Globally
9% 26% 66%
§ Only 9% of the world’s forests are certified
§ Only 26% of the world’s industrial roundwood supply is certified
§ 66% of the total area certified is to PEFC
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12. Acceptance by Government
Procurement Policies
§ PEFC is recognised by the Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish,
French, German, Japanese, and Swiss Timber Procurement Policies
§ Recommended by the European Commission Guidelines on Green
Public Procurement
§ EU Ecolabel
§ European Retail Environmental Sustainability Code
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13. Acceptance by Other
Procurement Policies
§ Green Building Councils in Australia, Italy, and Singapore, the Code
for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM in the Netherlands and the UK,
and SKA rating in the UK
§ Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings and
the National Green Building Standard (US), and Built Green
(Canada)
§ Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environmental
Efficiency (CASBEE) Japan
§ Singapore Environment Council
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15. UK Public Procurement CPET
According to the assessment reports, the certification systems comply with the
CPET criteria as follows:
§ FSC: 92%*
§ PEFC: 89% (97% for revised standard**)
* for for chip and fibre products with less than 70%. certified material
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Source: CPET 2010 Review of forest certification schemes
** own assessment
16. Conclusions
§ Forest certification provides benchmark and assurance tool of
SFM practices and is one of several ESG indicators
§ Helps to verify compliance and mitigate risk
§ When investing in or lending to forest related projects:
– Screens for quality re selection/inclusion in funds and for projects /companies
– Risk mitigation tool when dealing with smaller enterprises
§ When insuring forest – related activities:
– Increases assurances when providing insurance to forest enterprises – esp
smaller actors
§ When trading forest products including timber:
– Traceability and risk mitigation
§ Should also be incorporated into financial institutions’ own
procurement policies
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17. Why PEFC?
PEFC is the world’s largest forest certification system
1. Basedon intergovernmental agreements & internationally
recognized processes
2. Upholds highest SFM standards without exceptions
3. Intentioned
to maintain focus on promoting Sustainable Forest
Management
4. Level of stakeholder engagement equally high for all standards
5. Demands independence between the different aspects of the
forest certification
17 BUILDing on local action, PEFC cares for our forests globally