Foreign aid - Accountability and Transparency - July 2018paul young cpa, cga
UN mandate is to support developing countries through foreign aid. The problem is that much of the foreign aid never makes it to people as either it is caught up with UN administration or it goes to corrupt government.
Foreign aid - Transparency and Accountability - December 2016paul young cpa, cga
This presentation will focus on the following areas related to Foreign Aid
- What is Foreign Aid
- UN and Foreign Aid
- Canada and Foreign Aid
- Corruption Index
- Budget
- Foreign Aid by Country
- Key Countries/Issues
- Transparency/USA
- Transparency/Canada
- UN/Oversight Foreign Aid
Canada is ethnic diverse culture, but illegal border crossing is starting to impact the funding of social services
The Liberals have refused to designate all border crossing illegals
Opposition questions the border crossing the government goes off on tangent saying “Opposition voted down the moneys for borders and refugees)
All the opposition as well as majority Canadians want is for the borders to be secure and that people go through the proper process to immigrate to Canada
Canada is heading to a very dangerous slope when it comes to supporting the influx of refugees.
The UN agreement does not say Canada needs to accept all border jumpers.
Geo-Political Events and Business Impact - September 2018paul young cpa, cga
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Foreign aid - Accountability and Transparency - July 2018paul young cpa, cga
UN mandate is to support developing countries through foreign aid. The problem is that much of the foreign aid never makes it to people as either it is caught up with UN administration or it goes to corrupt government.
Foreign aid - Transparency and Accountability - December 2016paul young cpa, cga
This presentation will focus on the following areas related to Foreign Aid
- What is Foreign Aid
- UN and Foreign Aid
- Canada and Foreign Aid
- Corruption Index
- Budget
- Foreign Aid by Country
- Key Countries/Issues
- Transparency/USA
- Transparency/Canada
- UN/Oversight Foreign Aid
Canada is ethnic diverse culture, but illegal border crossing is starting to impact the funding of social services
The Liberals have refused to designate all border crossing illegals
Opposition questions the border crossing the government goes off on tangent saying “Opposition voted down the moneys for borders and refugees)
All the opposition as well as majority Canadians want is for the borders to be secure and that people go through the proper process to immigrate to Canada
Canada is heading to a very dangerous slope when it comes to supporting the influx of refugees.
The UN agreement does not say Canada needs to accept all border jumpers.
Geo-Political Events and Business Impact - September 2018paul young cpa, cga
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Canada Immigration and Refugees Crisis - Trudeau's Open Border Policypaul young cpa, cga
Canada is ethnic diverse culture, but illegal border crossing is starting to impact the funding of social services
The Liberals have refused to designate all border crossing illegals
Opposition questions the border crossing the government goes off on tangent saying “Opposition voted down the moneys for borders and refugees)
All the opposition as well as majority Canadians want is for the borders to be secure and that people go through the proper process to immigrate to Canada
Canada is heading to a very dangerous slope when it comes to supporting the influx of refugees.
The UN agreement does not say Canada needs to accept all border jumpers.
A briefing I built and gave for my class on "The Politics of Aid." Looks at U.S. aid priorities and presents facts regarding which countries they go to and which objectives our aid supports.
This lesson focuses on global economic flows. Global trade operates through various economic networks such as supply chains, international production networks, global commodity chains and, most importantly, global value chains. Global
value chains follow the creation of value through different stages, from the creation of a product, to its disposal after use.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
The world is heading into a period of the most instability since the cold war in the 1980s. Countries like Iran, China and India are growing in terms of size and power.
Understanding Risks as part of development risk management best practices paul young cpa, cga
All levels of government and private sector continue to review their risk models as part of ensuring they take all steps to help mitigate risk-related issues
This presentation looks at the most corrupted countries in the world.
Many of these countries have many issues like poor government or drug lords/pirates control government land or famine or extreme poverty.
This presentation will look at aid to the most corrupted countries in the world.
The world can change on a dime depending on the party in power for each country along with government corruption. Not enough is being done by the UN as part of ensuring security and prosperity for its' member nations.
Sino-US Relations in the 21st Century: Is a Sino-US War Possible?Bright Mhango
This paper grapples with this question and concludes that war between the two can break out even tonight if certain conditions are met. However, for now, with China’s military not advanced enough, any war would have to be started by the US. And it so happens that the US actually has enough motives to engage China before it fully modernizes but cannot just do so from the blue. The US is thus trying to force China to give it the reason to justify a war to its increasingly war skeptical allies and domestic publics.
The reasons why the two cannot fight for now range from interdependence, the fact that Taiwan has not declared independence yet and the fact that Sino-Japan relations do not boil beyond the Yasukuni rhetoric. It is also due to the fact that China is powerless and relies on the US for many things such as access to lucrative markets and technology. The characters and personalities of the leaders of the two countries are also partly the reason there is not enough bad-blood to sound the war cry yet.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
United Nations needs to return to its’ mandate of world peace including accountability and transparency when it comes to aid
Too many countries still have autocratic rules, especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Liberals around the world are to busy coddling extremism as way to deflect it from happening in their country. The problem is radical extremism will never be defeated through hugs and kisses. The root cause of extremism comes back to radical beliefs of what their religion is telling them in terms of their own Caliphate.
Global protectionism is on the rise as USA is looking for fair trade deals
Canada Immigration and Refugees Crisis - Trudeau's Open Border Policypaul young cpa, cga
Canada is ethnic diverse culture, but illegal border crossing is starting to impact the funding of social services
The Liberals have refused to designate all border crossing illegals
Opposition questions the border crossing the government goes off on tangent saying “Opposition voted down the moneys for borders and refugees)
All the opposition as well as majority Canadians want is for the borders to be secure and that people go through the proper process to immigrate to Canada
Canada is heading to a very dangerous slope when it comes to supporting the influx of refugees.
The UN agreement does not say Canada needs to accept all border jumpers.
A briefing I built and gave for my class on "The Politics of Aid." Looks at U.S. aid priorities and presents facts regarding which countries they go to and which objectives our aid supports.
This lesson focuses on global economic flows. Global trade operates through various economic networks such as supply chains, international production networks, global commodity chains and, most importantly, global value chains. Global
value chains follow the creation of value through different stages, from the creation of a product, to its disposal after use.
Business relies on government as part of setting policies that allow business to invest either domestically or internationally
Countries require FDI as part of supporting their economy as such geopolitics can drive risks to both government as well as business
The world is heading into a period of the most instability since the cold war in the 1980s. Countries like Iran, China and India are growing in terms of size and power.
Understanding Risks as part of development risk management best practices paul young cpa, cga
All levels of government and private sector continue to review their risk models as part of ensuring they take all steps to help mitigate risk-related issues
This presentation looks at the most corrupted countries in the world.
Many of these countries have many issues like poor government or drug lords/pirates control government land or famine or extreme poverty.
This presentation will look at aid to the most corrupted countries in the world.
The world can change on a dime depending on the party in power for each country along with government corruption. Not enough is being done by the UN as part of ensuring security and prosperity for its' member nations.
Sino-US Relations in the 21st Century: Is a Sino-US War Possible?Bright Mhango
This paper grapples with this question and concludes that war between the two can break out even tonight if certain conditions are met. However, for now, with China’s military not advanced enough, any war would have to be started by the US. And it so happens that the US actually has enough motives to engage China before it fully modernizes but cannot just do so from the blue. The US is thus trying to force China to give it the reason to justify a war to its increasingly war skeptical allies and domestic publics.
The reasons why the two cannot fight for now range from interdependence, the fact that Taiwan has not declared independence yet and the fact that Sino-Japan relations do not boil beyond the Yasukuni rhetoric. It is also due to the fact that China is powerless and relies on the US for many things such as access to lucrative markets and technology. The characters and personalities of the leaders of the two countries are also partly the reason there is not enough bad-blood to sound the war cry yet.
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1. Which outline do you personally like the best and why?
2. Based on the thesis and topic sentences, which author will have the easier time writing the first draft and why?
3. Which draft has a better mixture of the appeals and strategies in each paragraph/section?
4. Please offer one specific piece of advice for Example Outline 1 to improve the outline. Be sure to explain HOW it would help as well.
5. Please offer one specific piece of advice for Example Outline 2 to improve the outline. Be sure to explain HOW it would help as well.
Persuasive Essay (Title?)
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: The idea of helping a nation in need with foreign aid sounds nice, but when put into action, is just a waste of time.
B. Preview of main points:
i. Foreign Aid is stolen or wasted.
ii. Foreign Aid delays economic growth.
iii. Foreign Aid dependency forms from the countries receiving it.
C. Thesis: The United States needs to cut foreign aid to developing nations because resources are stolen or wasted, economic growth is delayed, and a dependency on aid is formed.
II. The idea of helping a nation in need with foreign aid sounds beneficial and necessary but when put into action it doesn’t work.
A. Too much foreign aid is being sent to the nations in need for it to be wasted and to not be used correctly.
a. Marian Tupy, a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute in London, in an article of the Wall Street Journal, said “Over the last half-century, hundreds of billions in foreign-aid dollars, pounds, and euros have been stolen or wasted” (17).
i. Not only is money being wasted but it’s also being stolen by elite, high-status members of the countries receiving aid.
ii. In the same article by Tupy, the Nigerian president of 2002, Olusegun Obasanjo, said that $140 billion has been pocketed by African leaders.
b. The money being used to fund these prodigal nations is a way for middle to low-class taxpayers in rich countries to pay for wealthy elite in poor countries.
i. The poor stay poor and earn ire contempt of politicians and citizens alike in rich countries, while more well-off businesses and middlemen take it to the bank.
ii. In the Washington Times, Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute said, “As much as a billion dollars has disappeared from public funds or been st.
Presentation by John Hurley, Visiting Policy Fellow Centre for Global Development and former lead US negotiator for the Addis Ababa Action Agenda at SITE Development Day 2017
We live in an era of globalisation as such business needs to expand in order to grow their business beyond their domestic market.
The problem for business is dealing with various governments around the world as part of getting access to new markets.
The world bank have said that corruption cost the world economy well over 1.5 trillion dollars on annual basis.
The Project addresses the need for Nigerians to deal decisively with the menace of Financial misconduct at all levels of the national life if significant development would be made. Financial crimes and Misconducts have been identified as the singular bane to Nigeria's dvelopment
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Global Housing Market Analysis and Commentary- September 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
Homebuilders are walking a fine line when it comes to new projects as high mortgage rates curb demand.
New residential construction, including single-family homes and multifamily, dropped 11.3% month over month in August to 1.283 million units on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. That's down 14.8% compared with a year ago and well below the 1.44 million units economists surveyed by Bloomberg projected.
But authorized residential permits — an indicator of potential future activity — rose 6.9% to 1.543 million permits in August from July. That was still down 2.7% from last August. Single-family permits, though, were up 2% from July to 949,000. Multifamily permits came in at 535,000.
The data reflects two opposing forces builders are trying to balance: the ongoing need for new construction to fill in limited inventory and elevated mortgage rates that are hurting their biggest customer right now, the first-time homebuyer.
"High mortgage rates are clearly taking a toll on builder confidence and consumer demand, as a growing number of buyers are electing to defer a home purchase until long-term rates move lower," Robert Dietz, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders, said Monday in a press release after builder confidence dropped for the second straight month.
Source: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/homebuilders-face-a-tough-balancing-act-on-new-construction-amid-high-mortgage-rates-130744368.html
Blog – What is next for the Mining Sector – September 2023
The mining sector provides critical material that support solar, wind, and lithium-ion batteries as part of the green transition. https://www.iea.org/news/critical-minerals-market-sees-unprecedented-growth-as-clean-energy-demand-drives-strong-increase-in-investment
The mining sector products play a key role with the global GDP - https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/global-mining-industry-value-was-69-of-world-gdp-last-year-china-says
Mining practices need to be sustainable including following all ESG policies - https://www.linkedin.com/advice/1/how-can-you-monitor-sustainable-mining-practices
Other links and sources –
Lithium Supply and Price - https://zbr.com.mx/en/sin-categoria-es/lithium-prices-fall-44-in-china-due-to-lack-of-demand/138168/
Cobalt - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mahmut-karada%C5%9F-a2b7a5151_china-exportrestrictions-gallium-activity-7082603182589157376-Zrty/?trk=public_profile_like_view
Nickel https://www.eureporter.co/business/2023/09/15/stanislav-kondrashov-from-telf-ag-nickel-prices-outlook-remains-positive/
Iron-ore - https://www.brecorder.com/news/40263584/sgx-iron-ore-set-for-best-week-in-3-months
TD Bank / Metals - https://www.tdsecurities.com/ca/en/setting-the-stage-for-gold-outlook
Biodiversity / Mining - https://worldcrunch.com/green/lithium-green-energy-argentina-indigenous
ESG - https://iriscarbon.com/the-added-value-of-integrated-esg-reporting-a-threefold-framework/
Blog – Manufacturing Shipments and Orders – The United States – August 2023
Summary:
New orders for manufacturing technology in the United States totaled $353.9 million in July 2023, as per the latest report by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This figure marked a 12.4% decline from June 2023 but remained only 10.5% lower than July 2022. Year-to-date orders amounted to $2.83 billion, reflecting a 12.7% decrease compared to the same period the previous year.
Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT, noted that July is typically a slower month for manufacturing technology orders, so a slight drop was expected. However, he pointed out a notable trend: over the last two months, the year-to-date order gap has narrowed during historically slow periods. While job shops have seen decreased orders, other industries that benefited from reshoring or government investments have helped fill the gap.
Among specific sectors, job shops, the largest customer segment, placed their lowest total monthly orders since August 2020. In contrast, metal valve manufacturers recorded their third-highest monthly order value on record, last seen in September 2018, making up nearly 5% of the total manufacturing technology order value for July 2023. Manufacturers of motor vehicle transmissions continued to order machinery at an elevated pace. However, the aerospace industry continued to order below its early 2022 peaks, with hopes that recent projects like the federal government's $1.5 billion investment in communications satellites might reverse this trend.
Source: https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2023/september/u.s.-manufacturing-technology-orders-dip-in-july-but-show-resilience-amid-economic-uncertainty
Stock Market Analysis and Commentary for WE September 15 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Blog – Analysis and Commentary – Stock Market – WE September 15 2023
Summary:
Stocks fell Friday as investors wrap up a volatile week ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
The Dow Jones Industrials tumbled 288.87 points to close out Friday and the week at 34,618.24. At its lows, it completely wiped out Thursday's 332-point rally.
The S&P 500 index sank 54.78 points, or 1.2%, to 4,450.32.
The NASDAQ index plunged 217.72 points, or 1.6%, to 13,708.33.
The Dow held onto a winning week. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ both closed out the week with losses.
Information technology was the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500, down nearly 2%. Adobe shares fell more than 4% even after the software firm posted better-than-expected quarterly results. Shares of Arm Holdings were lower one day after its successful public debut.
Auto stocks General Motors and Stellantis N.V. were higher Friday, while Ford Motor was about flat. Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers went on strike after failing to reach a deal with the automakers Thursday night.
Elsewhere, Lennar shares slid 3%. The home construction firm posted third-quarter results that beat on the top and bottom lines.
On the economic front, the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey showed one-year inflation expectations dropped to 3.1% in
September, tied for the lowest since January 2021. Also, the five-year outlook fell to 2.7%, matching its lowest since December 2020.
Electricity Analysis - Canada and the OECD - June 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
Over three-quarters of the world’s total coal-generated electricity is consumed in just three countries. China is the top user of coal, making up 53.3% of global coal demand, followed by India at 13.6%, and the U.S. at 8.9%.
Burning coal—for electricity, as well as metallurgy and cement production—is the world’s single largest source of CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, its use in electricity generation has actually grown 91.2% since 1997, the year when the first global climate agreement was signed in Kyoto, Japan.
However, even as non-renewables enjoy their time in the sun, their days could be numbered.
In 2022, renewables, such as wind, solar, and geothermal, represented 14.4% of total electricity generation with an extraordinary annual growth rate of 14.7%, driven by big gains in solar and wind. Non-renewables, by contrast, only managed an anemic 0.4%.
The authors of the Statistical Review do not include hydroelectric in their renewable calculations, even though many others, including the International Energy Agency, consider it a “well-established renewable power technology.”
With hydroelectric moved into the renewable column, together they accounted for over 29.3% of all electricity generated in 2022, with an annual growth rate of 7.4%.
Source - https://energynow.ca/2023/09/infographic-what-electricity-sources-power-the-world-see-them-here-visual-capitalist/
Stock Market Analysis and Commentary for WE September 9 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
What did the markets tell us this week?
1. Housing supply and costs continue to plague countries around the world.
2. Gasoline prices are on the rise that puts pressure on central banks ability to hit their core inflation targets.
3. ESG adoption by both the private and public sector is leading to both funding concerns and the overall cost of implementing ESG policies.
4. Adopting technology as part of increasing food production is facing both capital and operational funding concerns.
5. Strike at LNG facility in Australia is leading to concerns around a supply chain disruption of natural gas for EMEA and Asia.
6. The threat of China dumping batteries into markets - https://www.ft.com/content/b6038e51-7b5b-4f97-a5da-9202e71562fc
7. Adoption of generative AI has been facing many challenges related to security, privacy, and ethical issues.
8. Lack of biodiversity planning as part of the overall climate mitigation including sustainable mining, forestry, oil, gas, agriculture, and housing
9. Geopolitical issues continue to impact supply chain.
10. The concerns of recession continue to plague both the private and public sector.
11. Productivity issues continue to plague governments around the world.
Global (Mining Oil and Gas Forestry and Agriculture) Analysis and Commentary ...paul young cpa, cga
The mining, oil, gas, agriculture, forestry, and mining continue to face environmental, social, and governance policy review including reporting of key metrics as part of ESG reporting cycle.
There is more focus on profitability and investment returns as part of the integrated planning and reporting cycle.
Summary:
The global economy faces what at least one forecaster is calling a mild trade recession as shipments from China slump and German factories downshift.
China’s export declines extended into August, though there were signs that the worst of a world trade slowdown may be over for the leading exporter.
Overseas shipments from China fell 8.8% in dollar terms from a year earlier while imports contracted 7.3%, both better than economists’ estimates and significantly less severe than July’s downturn.
Other data have suggested trade may be stabilizing after weakening for most of this year. Exports from South Korea also declined at a more moderate pace in August than the previous month.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-07/supply-chain-latest-world-trade-faces-a-shallow-recession?srnd=economics-v2
Additional sources and links:
Lithium - https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/falling-lithium-prices-challenge-potential-cost-advantages-of-sodium-batteries
Oil Production - https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/business/oil-price-goldman-sachs/index.html
Natural gas - https://www.fxstreet.com/news/natural-gas-holds-up-as-markets-in-limbo-over-strikes-202309070956
Lumber - https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/sawmill-capacity-closures-reshape-us-lumber-supply
Critical metals - https://www.wasterecyclingmag.ca/feature/how-recycling-could-solve-the-shortage-of-minerals-essential-to-clean-energy/
Agriculture - https://www.morningagclips.com/economists-forecast-positive-end-of-year-crop-outlook-despite-warmer-midwestern-climate/
ESG - https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2023/09/the-informed-board/the-eus-new-esg-disclosure-rules
Ports - https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/HAPAG-LLOYD-AG-24857717/news/Hapag-Lloyd-chief-warns-of-rougher-seas-ahead-for-container-shipping-44789017/
Top destination for reshoring - https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2023/08/29/uae-in-top-10-most-powerful-passports-for-investment-opportunity/
Global Trade - https://phys.org/news/2023-09-opinion-broke-global-climate-finish.html
What is next for the Forestry Sector and Lumber Production - September 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Lumber production in Canada continues to face many hurdles
Canada forest management practices are some of the bests in the world
Canada planted over 440M in seedlings back in 2018. It is now 2022 which means close 2M seedlings have been planted.
All levels need to put more focus on urban and rural planning solutions
More work including spending on wildfire and forest fire mitigation
Canada and USA need to find a path forward to resolve the softwood lumber dispute
There needs to a better balanced between climate change policies and growing the economy in a sustainable way
3D printing for housing needs to become mainstream
More protection needs to happen with key ecosystems like wetlands, forest, and peatlands.
There is a risk of debt default if interest rates are hike over the next few months
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2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Financial Solutions
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Business Strategy and Restructuring
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com
4. Agenda
• What is Foreign Aid
• UN and Foreign Aid
• Canada and Foreign Aid
• Corruption Index
• Budget
• Foreign Aid by Country
• Key Countries/Issues
• North Korean and Africa
• Transparency/USA
• Transparency/Canada
• UN/Oversight Foreign Aid
• Blog – Foreign Aid
5. What is Foreign Aid?
• economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for
purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for
mutual defense.
6. UN and Foreign Aid
• Foreign aid or (development assistance) is often regarded as being too much, or wasted on
corrupt recipient governments despite any good intentions from donor countries. In reality, both
the quantity and quality of aid have been poor and donor nations have not been held to
account.
• There are numerous forms of aid, from humanitarian emergency assistance, to food aid, military
assistance, etc. Development aid has long been recognized as crucial to help poor developing
nations grow out of poverty.
• In 1970, the world’s rich countries agreed to give 0.7% of their GNI (Gross National Income) as
official international development aid, annually. Since that time, despite billions given each year,
rich nations have rarely met their actual promised targets. For example, the US is often the
largest donor in dollar terms, but ranks amongst the lowest in terms of meeting the stated 0.7%
target.
• Furthermore, aid has often come with a price of its own for the developing nations:
– Aid is often wasted on conditions that the recipient must use overpriced goods and services
from donor countries
– Most aid does not actually go to the poorest who would need it the most
– Aid amounts are dwarfed by rich country protectionism that denies market access for poor
country products, while rich nations use aid as a lever to open poor country markets to their
products
– Large projects or massive grand strategies often fail to help the vulnerable as money can
often be embezzled away
7. Oversight / UK view
• Foreign aid contractors that make huge profits and spend taxpayers' money on lavish salaries will be named and shamed for the first time
under Government plans.
• Priti Patel, the International Development Secretary, has written to all her department's suppliers, demanding that they in future "deliver value
for money" for taxpayers.
• That will include giving a detailed breakdown of employees' salaries as well as profits being made by the company as a result of its contract
with the foreign aid department.
• Senior Conservatives are demanding that Theresa May reviews the Government's legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP annually on
foreign aid. Britain currently spends more than £12billion annually on foreign aid.
• David Miliband, the former Labour MP who is now president of the US-based International Rescue Committee, receives £530,922. His charity
has been given £3.6m in British aid.
• Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Danish Prime Minister who is now head of Save the Children, receives a pay and pension package worth
£246,750 a year.
• The organisation was last year given aid contracts worth £104million by Dfid. In recent days it has also emerged that Britain gave £1.3billion in
foreign aid to help people in the 20 most corrupt countries in the world in 2015, research claims.
• Analysis of an annual index of global corruption compiled by the respected organisation Transparency International has shown the UK's
spending on corrupt countries has increased from just over £1 billion last year. Aid rose by more than 50 per cent in Afghanistan to £300
million and by 11 per cent in Nigeria to £263 million
• Source - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/25/foreign-aid-contractors-do-not-deliver-value-money-named-shamed/
9. LPC / Foreign Aid
Source - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2017/06/12/the-trudeau-
government-falls-short-on-foreign-aid-editorial.html
10. Liberal Party of Canada and Conservative
Party of Canada – Foreign Aid
• Source -
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeau-
taking-foreign-policy-cue-from-tory-
Globe & Mail – March 8, 2017
17. Namibia
Source = http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/22/africa/north-korea-
africa/index.html?sr=twCNN102317north-korea-
Heroes' Acre looms on a hill overlooking Windhoek, Namibia's tidy capital.
Under a brilliant blue sky, a series of granite steps slope upwards in a wedge toward a triumphant bronze
statue of an unknown soldier.
In one hand the liberation-struggle soldier carries a Kalashnikov rifle. In the other, he's throwing what
looks like a Soviet-era stick grenade.
The communist-style design is no coincidence. Heroes' Acre was built by a North Korean firm.
18. African countries and North Korea
Source = http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/22/africa/north-korea-
africa/index.html?sr=twCNN102317north-korea-
21. UN/Foreign Aid
• Source - https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/75938/un-ambassador-danon-launches-battle-block-aid-money-hamas/
22. USA/Trump and Foreign Aid
• http://www.humanosphere.org/world-politics/2017/05/trumps-foreign-aid-cuts-pose-threat-to-development-in-latin-america/
The proposed budget cuts for the 2018 fiscal year would slash current
foreign aid funding (which makes up less than 1 percent of the budget)
by one-third. If the cuts are approved by Congress, U.S. funds for foreign
assistance would reach levels not seen since the 1970s and 1990s.
Foreign policy experts warn that the cuts would be felt deeply by countries
across Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2016, the United States
provided more than $1 billion in development aid to countries in the
Western Hemisphere. The draft budget seeks to reduce that figure by
almost 40 percent, zeroing out funding for development programs in the
region’s most economically stressed countries – El Salvador, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru, among others.
23. UN and Foreign Aid
• http://news.nationalpost.com/opinion/geoffrey-clarfield-the-united-nations-is-losing-
staggering-sums-to-corruption-mismanagement-and-bad-decision-making
National Post – June 15, 2017
24. Palestine and Funding
Source - http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/266645/palestinian-authority-boss-refuses-stop-funding-daniel-greenfield
The Palestinian Authority provides salaries to convicted terrorists and
to the families of dead terrorists, including Hamas. A sizable portion of
the PA budget, which is funded by foreign aid, a lot of it coming from
us, goes to funding terrorism.
The PA has made it very clear that it will go on funding terrorism. Abbas
shouldn't have been rewarded with a trip to meet with Trump until he
committed to ending those payments. There should be no talk of further
negotiations until the PA stops funding terrorism.
The Islamic terror funded by the Palestinian Authority and Abbas hasn't
just killed Israelis or even just American Jews, but Americans who
happened to be there when a terrorist struck.
25. PM – Justin Trudeau / Foreign Aid
Source - https://www.spencerfernando.com/2017/05/25/globalist-trudeau-gives-billions-foreign-aid-53-reserves-lack-real-fire-protection/
Spencer Fernando – May 25, 2017
26. Blog – Foreign Aid
• UN does little to enforce oversight when it comes to foreign aid – Here are a few examples:
• The United Nations is losing staggering sums to corruption, mismanagement and bad
decision-making ” http://nationalpost.com/opinion/geoffrey-clarfield-the-united-nations-is-
losing-staggering-sums-to-corruption-mismanagement-and-bad-decision-making “
• UN and corruption - https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/how-corrupt-is-the-
united-nations/
• “The cost of corruption to society is enormous. In its 2017 report, Global Financial Integrity
estimates that illicit financial flows (IFFs) in 2014 alone ranged from US$1.4 trillion to $2.5
trillion. The World Economic Forum estimates that the cost of corruption today equals more
than 5 percent of global GDP ($2.6
trillion).”http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2017/fighting-corruption-for-
global-peace--development-and-security.html
• Hamas/Foreign Aid - http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/21183/
• Somalia - https://fee.org/articles/how-foreign-aid-hurts-famine-relief-in-somalia/
Summary:
• The bottom line is the UN has failed to ensure foreign aid is getting to the most needed
people in the world
http://www.business-anti-corruption.com/country-profiles/sub-saharan-africa/mali.aspx or http://www.irinnews.org/report/98528/analysis-mali%E2%80%99s-aid-problem