Who controls the rails of value transfer in the digital century?
The next decade determines if: CBDCs dominate through state power,
Stablecoin dominate through market efficiency,Or hybrid. Stablecoin improves trade, enables commodity finance,and alternative to dollar dependency.
A currency is not the value itself, it is a claim on value, productivity, trust, and future utility. network-based utility currencies are emerging. Airline miles are worth billions, utility+network +redemption trust, monetary value without sovereign backing. Stabelcoin > CBDCs.
The broader lesson is that capital markets, supply chain infrastructure, and trade together form the true foundation of influence , while community oriented and structure that’s decentralized sustain. The infrastructure (blockchain ) First!
Policy lobbying is a skill in itself especially in Ethiopia where regulatory and control mechanisms shape the speed of execution. unless an organization is built for it, the system can become a choke point. As such,competitive advantage is institutional navigation capacity
Ethiopia’s ambition to join the Pax Silica framework isn’t only about technology, it’s about supply chains shaped by trusted networks that secure strategic minerals,logistics, and reliable& traceable supply systems become essential partners.
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In emerging markets, the classic formula for growth/production: capital, labor, and land misses the fundamental factor which is Access. Where real constraint isn't a lack of resources, but a lack trusted networks, actionable information, and the confidence to navigate uncertainty
Ethiopia is liberalizing but regulation is still shaped by Meles-era fear and lacks a framework for modern financial products.Sustainable reform means moving from banning instruments to managing risk through smart oversight. That shift must start with public-sector culture.
Larry Silverstein had breakfast in the North Tower EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Except on 9/11.
Coincidentally, that’s the day the towers were brought down. Also coincidentally, both his son and daughter were running late to work that morning.
Growing up, I watched my father speak of God’s goodness in every space from board meetings, client meetings, even in his reports. I used to wondered why he brought faith into business.
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:6
Bridging the gap between traditional finance and commodity production, ATBN-SIII-015 series and other issued notes in Afrovalley platform trades at around 105 Birr/share with an ROI of 21.79%. all linked to verified trade assets in Afrovalley’s ecosystem.
This is actually an extraordinary admission to make for a US Vice President https://t.co/VXRNYuVFdc
Vance explains that "the idea of globalization was that rich countries would move further up the value chain while the poor countries made the simpler things."
But he laments that it didn't quite work out this way: as he explains it turns out that poor countries (mostly China) didn't want to just remain cheap labor forever and started moving up the value chain themselves. Which is why, according to him, globalization was a failure.
Meaning that the objective of globalization wasn't to reduce global inequalities but very much to maintain them, to institute a system of permanent economic hierarchy where rich countries would maintain their hold over the most profitable sectors while relegating poor countries to perpetual subordination in lower-value production.
This is basically all you need to know to explain 90% of U.S. foreign policy these past few years: colonial thinking is alive and well, and America's shift of strategy in recent years - away from the previous "Washington Consensus" of "free" markets towards a much more overt attempt to contain and restrict China's development - stems precisely from this mindset.
From semiconductor export controls to investment restrictions, these policies aren't about 'national security' in any genuine sense - they're about trying to preserve a global economic order where, simply put, poorer nations know their assigned place and stay there. At the very core, that's the "China threat": a China that stepped out of the economic lane assigned to it by the West.
It's deeply ironic when you think of it: a global game allegedly designed to "spread market principles" worldwide is being abandoned precisely because it worked too well. When China succeeded better than expected, the response wasn't to celebrate the validation of the game's effectiveness but to change its rules. Precisely because the real unspoken game - but now clearly stated by the U.S. Vice President - was to maintain global inequality, not eliminate it.
All in all, in case they hadn't yet gotten the memo, this sends a very clear message to the developing world: economic development will require challenging a U.S.-dominated economic order that views their advancement as a threat rather than a success. Which incidentally is why Vance's words might actually help accelerate the very redistribution of global economic power he laments, pushing more nations to recognize that genuine development requires strategic independence from a system intended to keep them in their place.
In conversation with @EP_President Roberta Metsola, TBI Executive Chairman Tony Blair emphasises the importance of the technological revolution in driving economic growth and geopolitical stability for #Europe
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been loud in his vocal and financial support for Donald Trump, attending his #USElection2024 rallies and donating millions. He could get a role in government too ⤵️