Tag: World Bank
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The IMF and World Bank: Seventy-Five Years of Debt Colonialism Masquerading as Development
Since their creation at Bretton Woods in 1944, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have positioned themselves as guardians of global stability and engines of development. In reality, their legacy tells a far darker story—one of debt dependency, failed infrastructure promises, and a financial architecture that has quietly enslaved much of the…
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Private Placement Trading: A Deep Dive into Its Evolution, Sovereign Trade Desks, and the Seven Major Platforms
The Beginning: Bretton Woods and the Foundations of Private Placement Trading Private Placement Trading, often referred to as Private Placement Programs (PPP), has its origins in the post-World War II monetary restructuring efforts that led to the establishment of the Bretton Woods system in 1944. The agreement sought to stabilize global currencies, peg them to…
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A Golden Age of Digital Assets: Charting a Path Forward
The world is entering a golden age of digital assets, where the rapid evolution of financial technology is reshaping global markets. The United States is at the forefront of this transformation, and the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (a division of the Committee on Financial Services) is playing a crucial role…
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Open Letter to Canada by Jason Lavigne on X
Canada, The World Economic Forum (WEF) is very real, and they and their “friends” are responsible for the “culture of woke” and the decline of Canada. In the report (below), issued in April 2016, the WEF set a clear strategy to reshape global governance, finance, workforce development, and energy policies. As a major participant in…
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World Bank Bureaucrats Lose Track of $24 Billion in Climate Funds: Comedy or Catastrophe?
The World Bank, an institution with a storied history of bureaucracy and questionable financial oversight, has outdone itself yet again. This time, it’s not just millions of dollars misplaced or misallocated — it’s a jaw-dropping $24 billion of climate change funds that have apparently wandered off into the financial ether. And here’s the kicker: that…
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Luxembourg: The Premier Hub for International Bond Listings
Luxembourg has long been recognized as a pivotal center for finance, but its role in the listing and trading of international bonds is particularly noteworthy. As the global leader in this domain, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) offers a compelling case study of how a financial marketplace can achieve prominence through innovation, strategic positioning, and…
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Open AI on Private Placement Programs (PPP)
Open AI; Explain how private placement programs work? Private Placement Programs (PPP) are investment opportunities offered by private entities to a limited number of investors who are typically high-net-worth individuals or institutional investors. These programs are often used for alternative investments that are not available through public markets. The basic structure of a PPP involves…
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The World Bank’s incoherent approach to taxes
The World Bank should revise its Doing Business report to bring coherence to its work on taxes. The World Bank’s Doing Business report came under fire last week for its alleged political bias against Chile. Doing Business is a sort of international competitiveness ranking. It measures on an annual basis the ease of doing business…
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White Dragon Society, IMF, GCR, Heritage Bonds and Bank Trading Programs
Over the past several years we have received requests from dozens of legitimate groups claiming to have imminent closings and requesting us to supply them with high level receiving bank accounts and trading programs. Not a single one has ever received any funds. • Chinese Bonds – The Beijing government has stopped redeeming these. They…