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Reject World Bank advice or risk implosion, Nigerians tell Tinubu

•Say, many people on the streets are walking corpses •Can’t bear the hardship for 15 years•FG’s reforms harsh, elitist, unsustainable — Professor Uremadu •World Bank advice misguided, insulting to millions of Nigerians — ActionAid Last Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Nigerians got the shock of their lives even as they grappled with hunger and pains occasioned by government policies. The World Bank Senior Vice President, Indermit Gill, declared in Abuja that it would take at least 10 or 15 years for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms to transform the economy and advised the Federal Government not to waive but continue with the reforms in the said years ahead. In his special remarks at the Nigeria Economic Summit, the World Bank official said among others that the “oil wealth that should be used for the welfare of all Nigerians, has for too long been used to benefit just the elites. The elites are also being hurt by these reforms that started last year, but they have done very well in the past, and they have built big buffers. The ordinary Nigerians are being hurt even more, and they were hurt much more by the policies of the past. Nigeria will need to stay the course for at least another 10 or 15 years to transform this economy. It’s very difficult to do these things but the rewards are massive. ”This advice from the World Bank has provoked many Nigerians who rejected it. Nigerians from different strata of life have therefore warned President Bola Tinubu that he would face the threat of implosion by angry citizens should the Federal Government go ahead with the World Bank’s advice to sustain the prevailing stinging reforms for the next 10 to 15 years. They urged President Tinubu to ignore the World Bank, saying there was experiential evidence worldwide, including Nigeria, that the financial institution was not delivering the sustained economic growth, prosperity, and better standards of life it promised with its package. Nigeria on the throes of catastrophic collapse – Prof Ochonu A Nigerian academic, historian, author, and professor of African History at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, Prof. Moses Ochonu, asserted: “We may be on the throes of an implosion, a showdown between suffering Nigerians and their rapacious and unfeeling leaders. The 10-15-year timeline of sustained hardship suggested by the World Bank is humanly impossible to bear or adapt to. It may come down to a choice between predictable, defeatist death by hunger and heroic death by mass social upheaval, and I warn that it is not too late for Tinubu and his people to defuse the ticking incendiary device of hardship they have cultivated, incubated, and unleashed on Nigerians. They can still change course and remove the impossible choice of death by hardship and death by uprising. Any people, no matter how resilient and creatively adaptable they may be, have their limits. People are not machines, even machines break down when subjected to stress and tension over a long period. The World Bank is notorious for prescribing a self-annihilating path of economic reforms to developing countries whose leaders depend on loans to support budgets that are largely mismanaged projects. This pattern of subservience and dependence emboldens the World Bank to recommend harmful reforms to our leaders. The World Bank, we should remember, is a distant hegemonic player with no empathy for Nigerians. Its only interest is to push for so-called reforms and adjustments that fulfil the ideological fantasies of its Western funders and principals. Past Nigerian presidents since 1999 and even before proved themselves pliable, to various degrees, to the World Bank’s manipulative influence and allowed the institution to influence some aspects of their fiscal, economic, and monetary policies. Sadly, President Tinubu has taken this to unheard-of levels. He has essentially outsourced every facet of his government’s economic policy to the World Bank and its neo-liberal agenda of stripping the poor of subsidies, cushions, and state-funded opportunities to increase the pool of revenue available to political elites and to repay dubious multilateral loans. Tinubu is the most World Bank-compliant president we have ever had—no question about it. His devotion to the World Bank reform orthodoxy is uncritical and total, and he is blinded to the contradiction in the World Bank’s rhetoric on Nigeria. As long as the World Bank praises their action and they have access to World Bank financial facilities, Tinubu, and his economic team will continue to allow the World Bank people to have it both ways and escape the scrutiny they deserve. The duplicity of the World Bank is numbing. It advances reforms that decimate the Nigerian middle class and intensify the precariousness of the poor, while at the same time claiming that it is not the reforms that are deepening poverty and hardship. World Bank’s advice not only unacceptable but inhumane — ActionAid ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, in a reaction by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, said: “The recent statement made by the World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Mr. Indermit Gill at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES30) in Abuja urging the Nigerian government to sustain its current economic reforms for the next 10-15 years with no clear plans on how it will cater for the people is misguided and insulting to the millions of Nigerians living through unprecedented economic hardship. This call assumes that continuity and persistence in these policies will yield transformative results, but the evidence tells otherwise. While long-term reform is important, the strategies proposed by the World Bank seem disconnected from the immediate socio-economic realities of Nigeria, especially regarding poverty, weak institutional capacity, and structural economic deficiencies. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been deeply involved in Nigeria’s economy for decades, pushing policies that have done far more harm than good. The Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) introduced in the late 1980s remains one of the most devastating legacies of this relationship. It crippled our local industries, especially the textile sector, and opened the floodgates for Nigeria to become heavily dependent on imported goods. Before the SAP, Nigeria’s textile industry was a vibrant hub employing hundreds of thousands of workers. While the World Bank celebrates the unification of Nigeria’s exchange rate as the most effective in 20 years, it has led to severe hardship for citizens, driving inflation to a 28-year high. Additionally, the sudden removal of fuel subsidies without robust compensatory mechanisms has further eroded household incomes. These reforms disproportionately affect Nigeria’s poorest, pushing the country deeper into poverty while global financial institutions and foreign investors reap the benefits of Nigeria’s open economy. “It is not only unacceptable but inhumane to ask Nigerians to endure 15 more years of suffering in the name of reforms that have historically failed us. Millions of Nigerians can barely afford food, fuel, or basic services today. Asking them to wait for over a decade for things to get better is an affront to their dignity and a reckless gamble with the nation’s future. The question is, how many Nigerians will be alive till then to reap the benefits of these reforms, what does the future hold for our children who are currently feeling the brunt of the hardship, will there still be hope for them in 15 years’ time? “Nigerians cannot and will not wait for 15 years for economic policies that will continually inflict hardship. The people of this nation deserve urgent action, not promises of long-term recovery. Every passing day under the weight of these reforms pushes more citizens into extreme poverty and despair.“ We demand that the government rethinks its blind allegiance to the World Bank’s economic blueprint and starts prioritizing the welfare of its people.“ The government must reject the idea that growth must come at the expense of human lives and begin to invest meaningfully in local industries, small businesses, and sustainable economic models that empower Nigerians rather than enslave them. The government must impartially fight one of the root causes of this hardship which is corruption starting with the NNPC as they are at the middle of corruption and responsible for the mismanagement of funds from recent reports of the $300 million ‘bailout funds collected from the Federal Government. Amongst all, accountability to the people must take precedence and reforms must be people-centered.” Scheme to hold the nation hostage – Gbemre N-Delta activist A Niger Delta activist, Zik Gbemre, who dismissed the World Bank’s advisory, said: “I do not agree with this, it is a conspiracy aimed at keeping Nigeria perpetually in bondage, in chains and handcuffs. We were told under Ibrahim Babangida’s military administration that if Nigeria devalued her currency, that would end poverty, but since then, Nigerian currency has been worthless. Nigeria’s problems are visible and we do not need a microscope to see them.There are too many leakages in the public treasury, appointing people without capacity, and with worthless accumulated certificates and degrees/diplomas to head government parastatals and ministries/agencies. Nigeria needs sincere people. If all these wastages are stopped, credible people elected and appointed, Nigeria will overcome inflation, hardship, and poverty. Few individuals control the public treasury.” An assembly of impostors — Prof Muoboghare A Niger Delta leader and former Commissioner in Delta State, Prof Patrick Muoboghare, retorted: “The World Bank is an assemblage of first-world fraudsters braying upon the third-world and having her for a success dinner.” They have taken our govt captive —Egi, activist An activist, Engr. Mike Egi, added: “Nigerians have no choice, an agent of the World Bank and stooge of imperialism has kidnapped their government.” It is provocative —West, Bayelsa CLO chair The chairman of the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, in Bayelsa State, Mr. David West, declared: “I disagree with the World Bank on its opinion to give President Bola Tinubu administration’s reforms another 10 to 15 years or that Nigerians should continue to endure this extraneous hardship for another 10 to 15 years. It is provoking as a matter of fact. Nigerians are tired of exercising patience on this suffering. In Europe or elsewhere, the hardship is not equitable to what we are going through here in Nigeria. If what we are passing through happens in any of the European countries, I do not think they will condone it. Let us not deceive ourselves, Nigerians cannot give the government another 10 years to endure further hardship. Therefore, the federal government should not rely on this postulation by the World Bank, they should abandon it and begin to see how they will bring Nigeria out from this terrible, excruciating, hunger, hardship, and poverty.” Enemy of Nigeria – Akpan, activist The Executive Director of COMPPART Foundation for Justice and Peace Building in Akwa Ibom State, Saviour Okon Akpan, said: “When groups like the World Bank give out such advice to countries like Nigeria, the first question I ask is: Is Nigeria an independent country? And to what extent can we exercise such independence? Secondly, from the advice of the World Bank, I have seen the institution as Nigeria’s enemy because if the World Bank is serious about reforms as it claims, it should have put its feet down and stop Nigeria from the menace of borrowing to loot and re-looting the recovered stolen funds.The World Bank as far as I am concerned does not care about the lives of Nigerians, rather they are interested in protecting the economic interest of their owners through the weaponization of poverty at all fronts, not minding the effects. But what will be their gain by not allowing nations to operate their home-grown economic system within their needs, but based on what the World Bank wants? It is disheartening because our elected representatives, including the President, unfortunately, do not have a clear-cut blueprint and escape strategy to revive the economy. It will be too touchy for Nigerians – Ovo, economist Charles Oyo an economist who resides in Warri,, opined: “It is very likely those offering the advice to the federal government do so from the comfort of their air-conditioned offices and houses. They know Nigerians are going through the most severe hardship they have ever had since its creation in 1960. The eastern part of the country suffered more during the civil war no doubt, but as one entity, Nigerians have not had it this tough. The advice from the international agency could be the right step but the realities on the ground do not support it. It will be tough for Nigerians to bear.” Ploy to keep us in perpetual penury —Professor Uremadu Professor of Banking & Finance, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Sebastian Uremadu, described the advice by the World Bank Vice President as hypocritical and anti-people. Prof. Uremadu said Tinubu’s policies are elitist, retrogressive and unsustainable, regretting that they have rather brought pain on Nigerians. He said: “God forbid such unsolicited advice. In fact, it’s no advice but a prescription of the World Bank to keep us in perpetual penury. Nigerians are already walking corpses. From May 2023 when he unilaterally removed fuel subsidy, things went awry. Fuel subsidy affects everything, once the transportation cost goes up, it can’t come down. There is insecurity everywhere, farmers can’t go to farm again and there’s hunger everywhere. Tinubu should restore fuel subsidy, no country exists without one form of subsidy or the other. Even America subsidies for her farmers. The President’s policies on taxation are hurting and should not be sustained. Many multinationals are pulling out of Nigeria and even local companies are folding up because they can no longer cope. When you have multiple taxation you are imposing a heavy burden on the people because they are the ones that will eventually pay the tax. So, for me, the World Bank advice is bad. It’s not in the best interest of Nigerians, the people are finding life difficult, we can’t sustain Tinubu’s reforms “ . Nothing wrong with Tinubu reforms — Ambakederimo, S-South leader Convener of the South-South Reawakening Group, Elder Joseph Ambakederimo, who differed in his view, said: “Often, we have managed the Nigerian economy in an ad-hoc manner with no one leader willing to take some hard decisions that will pivot the country towards sustainability. The quick-fix measure that we have tried many times was to keep postponing the evil day. President Bola Tinubu’s economic elixir for the country is looking bad for the people with everyone shouting and even asking for the reversal of the reforms until the World Bank President spoke in favour of the reforms, asking us to allow it go through for another ten years or more before we begin to see the results. We should support the reforms and allow them to take their full course, which should be a one-off pain. The fact that the oil wealth has benefited a tiny majority of Nigerians is no news, but the question is how do we turn the narrative around for the good of the people. This is where the problem lies because mismanagement and misapplication of resources have become rife. The oil wealth is held down by a few with the majority sulking with very little or nothing, therefore, we must strive to ensure that violators of the management of our common patrimony are punished. This is the only way we can have some respite.” World Bank not after our interest, should be ignored — COSEYL President General of COSEYL, Comrade Goolldluck Ibem said: “The activities and advice of World Bank before now have shown that it is an organization that is not interested in the welfare of African countries but rather only interested in advancing her objectives and goals while pretending to care for the country they are advising. The World Bank is the reason the naira is on its knees today. Its advice to the former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida to implement the Structural Adjustment Programme, SAP, led to the galloping devaluation of the naira. Since then, we have not recovered from that huge mistake. President Bola Tinubu should ignore any advice from the World Bank. Any President who wants to succeed must prioritize the interest of his people above any interest from any quarters.” Rev. Joseph John Hayab, former CAN Chairman, of Kaduna state, said“ Many visiting world Bank chiefs love making anti-people statements whenever they come to Nigeria. Nigerians have not quickly forgotten the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) of the Babangida era, which also came from advice from some international monetary organisations that pushed the country into a poor economic state. These world bodies always advise our leaders to introduce policies that will not yield any positive results. The World Bank and other international groups cannot give leaders of European countries and the USA any economic advice that will make their citizens suffer because they know every responsible government puts its citizens first in every decision and action. Some of their statements do not show respect for our citizens, instead, they are taking our patience for granted and misleading our leaders. I will therefore advise President Tinubu to know that he is the President of many hungry Nigerians and he should find an urgent solution to the acute hunger and poverty in the land. Any economic policy or international advice that will not address hunger, poverty and lift up the standard of living of the common men and women should be discarded. The World Bank and all other international monetary agencies should only advise our government on how to reduce poverty and the gap between the rich and the poor. They must not help to increase the hardship our citizens are facing already which may push the citizens to revolt”. Suleiman Abdul-Aziz, spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), said“ I think while the World Bank’s advice to sustain the Tinubu reforms may have merit, it is essential to ensure that these reforms benefit all Nigerians and address the current hardships faced by the population. The government must prioritize the welfare of the people and implement policies that promote inclusive growth and development. Nigerians should not have to bear the burden of economic reforms alone; it is the responsibility of the government and international institutions to ensure that the benefits of these reforms are felt by all. Anthony N Z Sani, former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF): Read the full article

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Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement   

Knowledge, Healthy Resilience, Healthy Longevity, Operational Resilience and Efficacy.  

challenges and also setting the foundation for long term Resilience and Prosperity. The world is now heavily invested in seeing The Global Structure Network Limited scale.

We invite CEOs and Investors to capitalise on this global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health ongoing success by investing in our Commercial Agenda - Modern Selfcare, Consumer Health, and Consumer Goods Branded Products and Services

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Triumphant Living, The Quantified Self, The Institution of Household Efficiency, & Operational Resilience 

Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement 

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A fully functioning global Modern Selfcare campus where Consumers will have an opportunity to mingle with our Modern Selfcare policymakers, researchers, the Multinational Institution that we are an extension of, and our CEOs, The Founder’s Gallery, and a lot more for bringing the Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health trends to life.  

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Resilience: A structural investment

Value-Based Care Practices and Actions

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Integrated Care

Precision Nutrition

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Medically Tailored Meal Programmes et al.

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I extend an invitation to CEOs, brands, and investors to join me in this business venture. Together, we can seize the opportunities that our success has created and provide new and innovative Consumer Goods, Consumer Healthcare, and Modern Selfcare Products and Services with a unique value proposition. I am looking forward to directly hearing from Investors, Brands, and CEOs from all Sectors including Infotech. info@theglobalstructurenetwork.com or gary@theglobalstructurenetwork.com

There are a trillion reasons—well, trillions of dollars https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/from-backwater-to-boomtown—why we are pushing and reaching out to Corporations, People, and Organisations all over the world who we believe share our Modern Selfcare Culture, Values and have the right Assets to enhance our Modern Selfcare Strategy, our Modern Selfcare Assets, and our Value Proposition. Finding the right Health, Development, and Triumphant Living as a Culture partner is about so much more than just financial investment or expertise; it’s about alignment, trust, and a long-term relationship. https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/the-launch-engine-to-fuel-sustainable-revenue-and-margin-growth  

There are a lot of Investment Opportunities here to unpack https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/modern-selfcare-is-soaring-what%E2%80%99s-driving-the-growth, I look forward to Investors, Stakeholders, and Corporations joining me in our Big Global Commercial Push. Let's work together as we unpack the Modern Selfcare Achievements and Initiatives in towns and cities all over the world https://www.gsdiandadvocacy.co.uk/you-have-been-strapped-into-this-roller-coaster-with-us. Investors, Stakeholders and Brands can directly contact us here: info@theglobalstructurenetwork.com or gary@theglobalstructurenetwork.com

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Gary (The Founder's Gallery)

The Founder’s Gallery (Centre for Modern Selfcare including Human Services Commercial Excellence)– Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement - (Global Freedom and Personal Health and Wellbeing Prosperity Policy Chair)

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Pacific Island Economies Face Slower Growth in 2024 | CeBoz.com

The Pacific Economic Update report predicts deceleration in growth for Pacific island countries in 2024 due to post-Covid effects and specific challenges.

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Internet Exposure Reduced Nigeria’s Poverty By Seven Percent – World Bank The World Bank has disclosed that improved access to internet over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in extreme poverty in Nigeria. Internet Exposure Reduced Nigeria’s Poverty By Seven Percent – World Bank In a new brief titled, “Digital transformation drives development in Africa,” the World Bank noted that the exposure has also led to an eight per cent increase in labour force participation and wage employment. “In 2023, a World Bank flagship report found that in Nigeria and Tanzania, extreme poverty declined by about seven per cent after three or more years of exposure to internet coverage, while labour force participation and wage employment increased by up to eight per cent,” it read. Andrew Dabalen, World Bank Chief Economist for Africa, was quoted in the brief as saying, “The minimal usage of mobile Written by Kelechi Ofor

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China Has Achieved An Economic Miracle

China has achieved an economic miracle by being one of the few developing countries to shift its status up and into a world superpower. A billion people have together created a modern economy in record time. Only a handful of nations have made the jump to developed economy from developing status in recent times and they are Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea. According to Professor Richard Werner none of the developing nations primarily being helped by the IMF or the World Bank have made this transition. Why is that? Why has the West and the US in particular been so unsuccessful in their efforts to facilitate such economic progress, despite their wealth? In his estimation, as an international economist, it is because the help these financial entities offer is largely exploitative. Bankers just want to make money, it is in their DNA, and they come from investment banks and their associates are still tied to these banks and corporations. Miners and engineering firms are in it for their own profitability above all other considerations when operating in third world places. There are, also, disagreements around economic policy, as there always are in economics. “For example, in the Asian crisis of 1997, many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were required by IMF to pursue tight monetary policy (higher interest rates) and tight fiscal policy to reduce the budget deficit and strengthen exchange rates. However, these policies caused a minor slowdown to turn into a serious recession with very high levels of unemployment.” (https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/imf-criticism/)

The Economic Battle Between China & America

America’s attitude toward China in 2023 is aggressively competitive and geopolitically toxic. It is as if they invited China to play in the game they call global economics and were soundly beaten at it, and now are crying cheat and bully to the world at large. Accusing China of massive amounts of cyber espionage and stealing IP from American business. Beating the drums of war and pointing accusatory fingers at Chinese aggression toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea. China is a communist nation and I don’t think they ever tried to hide this. There are constant campaigns directed at drawing attention to human rights abuses by the CCP of its citizens. There is no denying that these things do go on and it would be better if they ceased. However, China is not alone on this score. “We see this over and over again. U.S. analysts and policymakers reiterate the “upward trend of unhelpful and coercive and irresponsible Chinese actions in the South China Sea” and their threat to Southeast Asia’s maritime interests. And Chinese analysts and policymakers underscore to Southeast Asian counterparts the dangers associated with the so-called U.S. “Cold War” provocations and destabilizing economic policies. This suggests that U.S.-China tensions are leading to growing pressure on Southeast Asian states to make a choice between two critical relationships.  “ (https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/09/southeast-asia-us-china-competition-more-two-player-game)   

Human Rights Abuses Begin At Home What is that saying about people who live in glass houses should not throw stones! If you are a Native American or African American you may have a few things to say about human rights abuses in your own neck of the woods. The land of the free is OK if you are a white man, preferably an Anglo Saxon. Similarly, if you are an Indigenous person in Australia you may not consider your own plight to be so hunky dory. White men like to talk about the world as if they alone own it. The financial systems in our Western nations are set up by these chaps and are designed to favour them. White supremacists in the US have found their orange Jesus and are looking forward to another chapter of favoured status in 2025 and beyond.

American Climate Change Denial Mark Blyth, another impressively intelligent economist from Brown University, talks about the problem child America has become. Blyth identifies the split in the US, as determined by the carbon dependent economies in the red states vs the blue states. The global warming denial so prevalent within the GOP is a manifestation of the current economic reality for these red states. The supposed ideological opposition to the green transition is driven by the concerns of fossil fuel industries and their investors/employees. The populist Trump is their climate change denying champion. Blyth predicts that Trump will win the next presidential election and put the global energy transition back a decade. Trump’s isolationist policies will feed Putin’s ‘sphere of influence’ aspirations for a new world order, according to Blyth.

China Investing More In Green Transition Meanwhile China is investing far more in the green energy transition than most other developed economies. China has pumped more into offshore wind than any other nation in the last 5 years. China virtually owns the EV market. “China once again topped the world in clean energy investments last year, a trend that could challenge U.S. efforts to develop more homegrown manufacturing. Nearly half of the world's low-carbon spending took place in China, according to a recent analysis from market research firm BloombergNEF. The country spent $546 billion in 2022 on investments that included solar and wind energy, electric vehicles and batteries. That is nearly four times the amount of U.S. investments, which totaled $141 billion. The European Union was second to China with $180 billion in clean energy investments. China also dominated in low-carbon manufacturing, accounting for more than 90 percent of the $79 billion invested in that sector last year, according to the report.” Remind me who is the bad guy again! https://youtu.be/DEeZTB4J67k In Australia, the conservative Coalition LNP are in opposition, and their leaders are jumping up and down about the threat China poses. Senator James Paterson and Peter Dutton are both yellow peril tragics. However, with the looming presence of Trump hanging over our major ally it would be wise to remember the complexity inherent within the real world. China is invested in decarbonisation for its own national interests. Global warming will devastate large parts of China. Biden has been rectifying American tardiness in the green energy investment stakes. Economically, the US is travelling pretty well right now, as it comes out of the high inflationary period. Predictions of economic recessions are still rife but we are not there yet. The seemingly irrational nature of domestic politics in America makes the future uncertain for us all.

Dumb, Disinterested, & Easily Misinformed The majority of voters all around the planet are not savvy when it comes to global economics and the future of the planet. They vote emotively and this is purposely stirred up by political strategists via their negative campaigning. The other guy in the race is always worse and polarisation is the name of the game. American GOP politicians point the finger at minorities and claim the lefties are under the control of special interest groups. Welfare is seen as a socialist plot. In Australia, a recent referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution was defeated via campaigning rich in misinformation and negativity. Why should these generationally economically disadvantaged people get special treatment? Billions have been wasted on spending on Aboriginal Affairs! Ignorance and low levels of voter educational standards made the job of sowing doubt too easy. “On the 14th of October 2023, Australians voted on a proposal ‘To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.’ Only 39.9 per cent of legal votes were in favour of this change, and there was not a majority or close to a majority in any of the six Australian States (there was a majority, however, in the Australian Capital Territory). In order to support an informed discussion about the referendum and its aftermath, the Australian National University collected a detailed survey immediately following the referendum (the October 2023 Australian Constitutional Referendum Study (ACRS)/ANUpoll) from a broadly representative sample of over 4,000 adult Australians. The survey data is available from the Australian Data Archive (doi:10.26193/13NPGQ). There is no evidence in the data to suggest that Australians are against the idea of constitutional recognition in general. Of those who were willing to give an opinion as to what their vote would have been if the referendum was just about recognition those who would vote yes outnumber those who would vote no by a margin of almost five-to-one. The vote also did not signal a lack of support for reconciliation, for the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders having a voice/say in matters that affect them, truth-telling processes, or for a lack of pride in First Nations cultures. All of these notions were supported in our survey by around eight-in-ten Australians, or even more. We did find, however, that compared to start of the year, Australians are far less satisfied with democracy, less confident in the government, less satisfied with the direction of the country, and less satisfied with their own life. Our survey data tells us a few things about who was more or less likely to vote yes. No voters were more likely to be male, older, speaking a language other than English at home, with low levels of education, living outside of capital cities, and living in low-income households. Furthermore, a higher proportion of people who didn’t end up voting said that they would have voted yes when asked in August, implying that low turnout suppressed the yes vote. There were also a number of attitudinal variables that predicted a no vote. Trust in social media, disliking the Prime Minister, thinking that land rights/native title unfair, and thinking that if Indigenous Australians tried harder they could be just as well off as the non-Indigenous population were all associated with voting no in the referendum. Those Australians who were left-of-centre, those who disliked the Opposition Leader, those who trusted the federal government, those who thought that Indigenous people deserve special cultural protection, those that supported reconciliation, and those that thought that land rights/native title had not gone far enough were all more likely to vote yes.” (https://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/research/publications/detailed-analysis-2023-voice-parliament-referendum-and-related-social-and)

The China vs America Race Needs To Be Re-Assessed China has achieved an economic miracle and it would be useful for all of us to take a breath and step back. Look at the self-interest of the US in the global economy and geopolitically. This is not a case of saints and sinners. It is a far more nuanced situation. The ideological stupidity exposed during the Covid pandemic in America is cause for serious reflection. Nearly a million Americans died in one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Science was disputed for political reasons. Mask wearing during an air borne viral pandemic was made out to be contentious. President Trump behaved like the incompetent fool he is. Narcissists are not the kind of person you want running the country during times of real crisis. The consequences of global warming are likely to be far, far worse for much longer than the pandemic. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom.  ©WordsForWeb Read the full article

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Worldwide Governance Indicators

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Gaza Conflict Could Push Oil Prices to $157/barrel, Warns World Bank

The World Bank has warned that trouble in the Middle East could make it hard to get oil. Every day, anywhere from 500,000 to 2 million barrels of oil could be taken off the world ALSO READ: Interesting stories market because of a small problem there. This could cause the price of oil to rise to between $93 and $102 per barrel. The price of a barrel could go up to $121 if the problem gets worse and there are 3 to 5 million barrels of oil lost every day. The worst thing that could happen is that 6 to 8 million barrels of oil a day could be taken away. This is just as bad as what happened during the Arab oil boycott in 1973. Then the price of a barrel of oil might go up to $157. LEARN MORE: Read blogs and articles here!!! The fighting between Israel and Hamas hasn't really messed up the oil market yet. According to a report, this might be because the world economy is better at dealing with problems caused by oil prices. If there was an energy problem in the 1970s, many countries did things to keep their oil prices from going up or down too much. Among other things, they cut down on the amount of oil they needed, found more energy sources, and stocked up on oil. Based on the World Bank's general estimate, the price of a barrel of oil will be around $90 this quarter and then fall to an average of $81 next year because the world economy is not growing very quickly. They also think that prices for things like supplies and goods will go down by 4.1% next year and then stay the same in 2025 and thereafter.

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World Bank: India's Economy Expected to Grow at 7.5% Next Fiscal Year #economicgrowth #India #output #statistics #worldbank

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THE NEW FRONTIER: MODERN SELFCARE AND CONSUMER HEALTH

Welcome to the global Modern Selfcare, Consumer Health and Consumer Product neighbourhood www.theglobalstructurenetwork.com has Design. 

The Global Structure Network Limited will be the first ever Life Science, Finance, Insurance, and Academia led Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health enterprise. 

We are a Globally Commercially Driven Enterprise. 

INVESTING IN PEOPLE, TRUST AND DERISKING, AND HEALTHY

MODERN SELFCARE, CONSUMER HEALTH, AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND CAPITAL YOU THE CONSUMER CAN BELIEVE IN!

We are the world’s most Valuable Consumer Healthcare Asset and Mega force 

Investors, Stakeholders and Brands can directly contact us here: 

info@theglobalstructurenetwork.com or gary@theglobalstructurenetwork.com 

https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/how-to-engage-us

Modern Selfcare Economies (Consumer Health and Development, Nutrition, Agriculture, Complementary and Integrative Health, Value-Based-and-Integrated Care, Food is Medicine, Medically Tailored Meal Programmes, Modern Selfcare Over the Counter, Wellness, Wellness Infrastructure and Human Services upstream and downstream interventions just to name a few)

For the latest Sector News, click here: https://www.gsdiandadvocacy.co.uk/news

The next industrial revolution has begun 

We are the indispensable Modern Selfcare, Consumer Health and Consumer Goods Asset, the Mega force, shaping, supporting, driving and defending Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health policies, the rebuilding of the Consumer and Household Infrastructure and the scaling of the Modern Selfcare economy as a whole.

The Global Structure Network Limited (Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health) has fulfilled the world’s highest expectations, and as a result, we have notched up some major policy wins over the past years. We have reached the policy pinnacle. Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health: The Global Structure Network Limited is everywhere and changing everything. Our Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Value Proposition has become the nexus of governments and the Private Sector's response to an ageing population, a growing chronic disease burden, accelerating healthcare expenditure and the need to pursue growth strategies that prioritises quality Human Capital and Economic Advancement. It is and will continue to be a game changer for Consumers with Knowledge, Healthy Resilience, Healthy Longevity, Operational Resilience and Efficacy ambitions as well as for pharmaceutical companies with Consumer Health Assets.

It has opened a whole new world of possibilities. Further, it has been acknowledged that it is the global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Economy supported by our Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement framework powered by my more than 20 years of Healthy Structural Performance, Operational Resilience, and Efficacy that is best suited to continue Driving Productivity. We have exponentially increased the market value of the Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health economy.

We have successfully positioned Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health as a global economy that can serve as a multiplier of impact in the emerging effort to deliver Knowledge, Healthy Resilience, Healthy Longevity, Operational Resilience and Efficacy. We are staying on the offensive by continuing to invest in The Global Structure Network Limited, the global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health neighbourhood Asset powered by my more than 20 years of Healthy Structural Performance, Operational Resilience, Efficacy and our People First and Human Centred ecosystems.  

To protect consumers with ambitions for Modern Selfcare from being taken advantage of by those seeking to line their pockets from branded goods that are unfit for purpose and will not satisfy consumers' needs for Health, Development, and Triumphant Living as a Culture, one aspect of remaining on the offensive is our unwavering focus on our Commercial Agenda. A Global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Model for Value Creation.

Delivering sustainable Long-term Value 

Our Brand and Culture have always been about Triumphant Living - Preventive Care as opposed to curative care.  A People First and Human-Centred approach—a life-course and whole-person care. As a result, Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health is now highly sought after in fast-growing Health and Healthcare markets. Consumers can expect from us a fit-for-purpose portfolio of iconic brands and Modern Selfcare solutions. Big Policy hawks are bullish on us. They are so bullish that they have built an entire global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health policy neighbourhood - History's First. Today, because of The Global Structure Network Limited powered by my more than 20 years of Healthy Structural Performance, Operational Resilience and Efficacy, Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health represent a sound investment.

Creating lasting Value for Investors. We are the most powerful Driver of Consumption Growth

The Global Structure Network Limited offers an unrivalled competitive advantage: the ability for investors and CEOs looking to invest in Products, and Services in line with the global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health trends to differentiate themselves from competitors and deliver value to consumers.

Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Trends:

Resilience: A structural investment

Value-Based Care Practices and Actions

Complementary and Integrative Health

Integrated Care

Precision Nutrition

Food is Medicine

Medically Tailored Meal Programmes et al.

Consumer Products: the creation of entirely new product lines that offer unique value propositions.

Consumer Health: new products that meet evolving consumer demands and to capitalise on new and emerging trends.

Consumer Development: The Quantified Self

Human Services: People-Centred Practices

We are the indispensable Modern Selfcare Asset, the Mega force, Brand, and Culture, shaping, supporting, and defending Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health policies and we are also the Centre of Commercial Excellence for Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Investment. It is our Differentiated Value that generates our Competitive Value, our Efficacy Profile that generates the global Megatrends, and our Value Creation Framework that enables us to mobilise them profitably and provide differentiated and enhanced investment returns for Investors, collaborating with us on our Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Products and Services agenda. I am looking forward to directly hearing from Investors, Brands, and CEOs from all Sectors including Infotech.

We invite CEOs and Investors to capitalise on this global Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health ongoing success by investing in our Commercial Agenda

My more than 20 years of Healthy Structural Performance, Operational Resilience, Efficacy, and our Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health Value Proposition helped build a policy field better positioned to help people get solutions to thorny issues at the intersection of:

Triumphant Living, The Quantified Self, The Institution of Household Efficiency, & Operational Resilience 

Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement 

Knowledge, Healthy Resilience, Healthy Longevity, Operational Resilience and Efficacy.

The global economy and neighbourhoods of Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health are being constructed on solid foundations.

This new global Modern Selfcare transformation being undertaken by the private sector and government proves that The Global Structure Network Limited, powered by my more than 20 years of Healthy Structural Performance, Operational Resilience, Efficacy, and our Value Proposition has made its mark. CEOs, Policymakers, Stakeholders, and Investors are betting on Modern Selfcare as the new landscape for opportunities and prosperity, which means they are betting on a fully functioning Global Structure Network Limited: 

A fully functioning Modern Selfcare Platform

A Modern Selfcare Branded Products, Services, and Capital marketplace.

A fully functioning global Modern Selfcare campus where Consumers will have an opportunity to mingle with our Modern Selfcare policymakers, researchers, the Multinational Institution that we are an extension of, and our CEOs, The Founder’s Gallery, and a lot more for bringing the Modern Selfcare and Consumer Health trends to life.  

There are a trillion reasons—well, trillions of dollars https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/from-backwater-to-boomtown—why we are pushing and reaching out to Corporations, People, and Organisations all over the world who we believe share our Modern Selfcare Culture, Values and have the right Assets to enhance our Modern Selfcare Strategy, our Modern Selfcare Assets, and our Value Proposition. Finding the right Health, Development, and Triumphant Living as a Culture partner is about so much more than just financial investment or expertise; it’s about alignment, trust, and a long-term relationship. https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/the-launch-engine-to-fuel-sustainable-revenue-and-margin-growth  

There are a lot of Investment Opportunities here to unpack https://theglobalstructurenetwork.com/f/modern-selfcare-is-soaring-what%E2%80%99s-driving-the-growth, I look forward to Investors, Stakeholders, and Corporations joining me in our Big Global Commercial Push. Let's work together as we unpack the Modern Selfcare Achievements and Initiatives in towns and cities all over the world https://www.gsdiandadvocacy.co.uk/you-have-been-strapped-into-this-roller-coaster-with-us. Investors, Stakeholders and Brands can directly contact us here: info@theglobalstructurenetwork.com or gary@theglobalstructurenetwork.com

Your Centre for Modern Selfcare Commercial Excellence and Your Modern Selfcare Root of Trust, 

Gary (The Founder's Gallery)

The Founder’s Gallery (Centre for Modern Selfcare including Human Services Commercial Excellence)– Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Cultural Transformation, and Quality Enhancement - (Global Freedom and Personal Health and Wellbeing Prosperity Policy Chair)

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 www.gsdiandadvocacy.co.uk 

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Why World Bank has approved $200m loan to Bangladesh?

About 2.5 million children in different parts of Dhaka, Narayanganj and Chattogram will benefit from the project, the World Bank said.