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Volksdemokratische Republik Jemen / Jemen / PDR Yemen

10. Date of death of Pablo Picasso [The Family Solar [sic] - 1903] Ausgabetag: 25.07.1983

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Image of President Kim Il-Sungʼs first visit to PDR Yemen, mid-1970s.

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Cluster Munitions: According to the Cluster Munition Monitor 2021, cluster munition casualties have been on the rise since 2009, with civilians accounting for all casualties recorded since 2020 and children representing 44 percent of all known casualties. With casualties recorded in several countries (Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lao PDR, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Nagorno-Karabakh) and use in Ukraine, how are organizations handling assessments and best practices, technical/non-technical survey, land release, and risk education? #JCWD #HMA #clustermunitions #CfP

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PATA Forecasts Over 971 Million Int. Visitor Arrivals into Asia Pacific by 2024

PATA has forecast that the region it classifies as Asia Pacific, which includes places like Turkey and the Americas, will welcome close to one billion international visitor arrivals over the next five years. That is one of the key predictions from the Executive Summary of the Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2020-2024, released on Monday by PATA. Covering the years 2019 to 2024 and 39 destinations, the Executive Summary of the Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2020-2024 shows that there could be over 971 million international visitor arrivals in the region by 2024. However, destinations that you may consider to be in Asia Pacific and those 39 destinations that PATA includes in the forecast, may be very different. Here are the 39 destinations included in the forecast: Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (ROK), Lao PDR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Vanuatu and Vietnam. From the West Asia region, the PATA report only includes data from Turkey as it says that there is a lack of sufficient data from the other destinations. West Asia, as defined by the UN, consists of Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, and Yemen. Keeping all that in mind, the forecast increase in arrivals has been driven by the average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 5.3% between 2014 and 2019, and that momentum is expected to increase even further over the next five years, to average 6.3% per annum between 2019 and 2024.

This will result in an acceleration of more than 256 million additional arrivals into the region between 2019 and 2024, a significant increase over the additional volume of 162 million added between 2014 and 2019. The distribution of these arrivals in Asia Pacific is expected to change only marginally from 2019, with the Asia and Pacific regions expected to show some relative, as well as absolute increases in arrival numbers. Asia is forecast to remain the dominant destination region and is likely to improve its relative share to over 77% by 2024.The Americas will come in second, although its share is expected to reduce slightly over the period between 2019 and 2024. As a generator of arrivals into and across Asia Pacific however, Asia is predicted to continue growing in relative share, accounting for almost 68% of all arrivals into the region in 2024. This is likely to be at the expense of both the Americas and Europe, both of which are predicted to wane, at least in terms of their respective shares as source regions for Asia Pacific, between 2014 and 2024. Eleven Asia Pacific destinations are predicted to each receive more than 10 million additional arrivals between 2019 and 2024, with China leading the way, expecting to add around 38.2 million more arrivals to its inbound count and raising the aggregate volume to almost 208 million in 2024.

Japan is ranked next, followed by Macau, China and then Mexico, with all of these destinations expected to receive more than 20 million additional foreign arrivals each, over the forecast period to 2024. The top group of 11 destinations is likely to account for 77% of the arrivals volume into Asia Pacific in 2024 and more than three-quarters of the additional arrivals over that same period. In addition, it is predicted that nine out of ten destinations will have AAGRs between 2019 and 2024 in excess of 10%, ranging from 10.2% for Maldives to 21% for Cambodia. The volume bases for each of these destinations vary widely, however these very strong average rates of growth are certainly worth closely watching over the forecast period.

The top ten strongest source markets into Asia Pacific between 2019 and 2024 are forecast to include China, the Republic of Korea and Hong Kong SAR in the top three positions, generating a collective volume of more than 369 million IVAs over that period. These three source markets alone are also predicted to generate an additional volume of more than 106 million arrivals into Asia Pacific over the same period. Much of that volume is of course, generated by internal Greater China flows, especially from China into Macau, China and Hong Kong SAR and to a lesser degree vice-versa. PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy, said, “For many destinations, there is now an immediate and necessary shift from generating arrivals to properly managing those visitors. It is no longer enough to think and talk about this, the time to put into action such management practices that ensure that visitors into and across the Asia Pacific region receive a superlative and memorable experience is now. The tourism juggernaut is a reality, and this means that, as a socio-economic sector, travel and tourism needs to ensure that it has the necessary mindset and infrastructure – both hard and soft – to enable growth of this magnitude to be properly managed. It is incumbent upon us all to deliver both memorable experiences and positive outcomes for visitors, residents and the environment in equal measure.” All the visitor arrivals data within the report comes from each national tourism organization and/or national statistic agency and their official websites. The forecasts are produced in partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More on this, specifically which countries PATA includes within Asia Pacific and where countries in the Middle East are included, to come. See also: Did Strength of Thai Baht Affect Number of Visitor Arrivals from UK in 2019? FHD Video and Podcast Interview with Tourism Authority of Thailand. 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Gender Pay Gap : An Unconscious Discrimination

Britannica defines Discrimination as “the intended or accomplished differential treatment of persons or social groups for reasons of certain generalized traits. The targets of discrimination are often minorities, but they may also be majorities, as black people were under apartheid in South Africa.” 

A number of terms have been coined as the society progressed, so are its methods to discriminate. Terms such as racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, transphobia, or cissexism (discrimination against transgender persons), classism (discrimination based on social class), lookism (discrimination based on physical appearance), and ableism (discrimination based on disability) have found its very existence among us.

One of the Socio-psychological reason behind Discrimination finds its genesis in Social Identity Theory where an individuals belonging to a more prestigious and powerful group than others finds greater boost in morale and confidence that the rest of the others belonging to less powerful group. Further,  Discrimination that allows debasing and resultant deprivation of individuals belonging to less popular groups, of wealth and other resources by those belonging to powerful and prestigious groups gives them a sense of strengthening their group and indirectly serves as boost to the self-esteem and self-worth of the individuals of the powerful group. 

Although Discrimination contributes only a small part towards the gender pay gaps in India and the World. 

According to latest report of World Economic Forum on Global Gender Pay Gap 2020,  the Global Gender Pay Gap score (based on the population-weighted average) stands at 68.6%. This means that, on average, the gap is narrower, and the remaining gap to close is now 31.4%. While no country has yet managed to achieve full gender pay parity, the top 5 countries managed to close the gender pay gap by 80% with Iceland being the best performer for consecutive 11 years with gender pay gap closing by a score of 82%, while India stands at 112th Rank with an index score of 35.4%.

Among the 10 best performers on this subindex, four are from Sub-Saharan African (Benin has closed so far 84.7% of its Economic Participation and Opportunity gap; Burundi 83.7%; Zambia, 83.1% and Guinea, 80.3%); one is from Western Europe (Iceland, 83.9%); one is from East Asia and the Pacific region (Lao PDR, 83.9%); two are from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Belarus, 83.7%, and Latvia, 81.0%); and two are from the Latin America and the Caribbean region (the Bahamas, 83.8%, and Barbados 80.8%). At the other end of the spectrum, economic opportunities for women are extremely limited in India (35.4%), Pakistan (32.7%), Yemen (27.3%), Syria (24.9%), and Iraq (22.7%).

In 1950s, the women, whether living in Asia or Europe or the United States, we’re often not educated and had not finished their college degree and not even been in one. Resultantly they come down to employed in menial jobs and grouping in Feminine Industries. 

Many factors responsible for the Gender Pay Gap were: Lower female Education Rate, Lower workforce participation of Women, Grouping in Traditionally Feminine Industries, the practice of Discrimination being completely Legal, and such other cultural norms like Women are less intelligent, Women cant hold power, Women should be HOMEMAKER, Women should raise children. Over the decades, things changed through various liberation and revolutionary movements. Many factors and cultural discrimination factors shrunk except for ONE: Women should raise children and is supposed to be a homemaker. This idea was prevalent in U.S., U.K., and even in progressive European countries. While when it comes to men, the majority of the population, even today, believes that newly become father should work full time. This is the Heart of the Pay Gap: unconscious discrimination.  

It seems Gender Pay Gap isn’t so much for being a woman but for being a ‘Mother’. It is therefore essential to change how we as a society look or perceive of women. The unconscious discrimination directly hits a sharp blow at the participation rates of women in the employment field. As a result, lesser participation due to maternity breaks, sabbatical required for family care, sick parents, etc. decreases leading to lesser promotions and a rise in an average gender pay gap.

According to the ‘Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020’ report by United Nations Women, there are an estimated 13 million households run by single mothers while single fathers are far less constituting only to a small percentage. There is a lack of any cogent data on single fathers in India as the concept itself is rare.

In the US the number of single mothers is 3 times the number of single fathers, thus the majority of the children of single mother grows up learning that women are the caregivers. The roots of this issue go deep on how we understand FAMILY and mothers and fathers and that’s why the gap is so difficult to close.

While, Women in U.S. who do not wish to have children earns 96% to the men.

TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES: Iceland and Rwanda

Rwanda: 

The two countries almost closed their wage gaps in just a few decades. Rwanda is a poorest country on the globe and few decades ago, women were denied of their basic rights such as Right to vote or even to speak in public or to open a bank account without the authorization of her husband. In 1994, everything changed in Rwanda. The days of carnage and bloodshed in this central African country swept more than half of the male population. In just the span of 3 months 800,000 of people were  dead leaving the country with 70 to 80 percent of female population. Thus in order to rebuilt Rwanda, the participation of women became crucial. What started as a survival technique post genocide became the sole reason for bringing the equality of men and women in society and thus closing of the gender pay gaps. This had not only torned apart the traditional social fabric in totality but changed the very mindsets of the masses to combat the plague of ‘Female are Homemakers’ mentality. Women are later elected and allowed seats in parliament, in Naval and armed forces, in professions like Doctors, Engineers, lawyers, etc. which were earlier traditionally captured by males. Today, Rwanda has almost closed the Gender Pay Gap as each woman in the country makes 96% on a dollar a man makes. A host of new aggressive policies were introduced post genocide, including Monitoring mechanism to ensure gender equality. The new Preamble to the Constitution of Rwanda included commitment to Equal rights for both men and women making atleast a 30% participation of women at all levels of Government. Today, women in Rwanda holds 61% of the total seats in the Parliament, being the highest in the world.

Iceland:

In 1975, Iceland faced a major revolution from women across the country against the existing pay gap despite an adequate participation rate. The entire wave of revolution lead to dire scarcity of workforce in both organised and unorganised sector. This came as a turning point where women made themselves as a visible section of the society putting across demands and objecting to gender disparity. Resultantly, in 1980, Iceland welcomed its first democratically elected female President Ms. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. In years to follow, a host of policies were introduced to boost both female participation in workforce as well as to establish pay parity. In 1981, Iceland for the first time, introduced to the world and made it mandatory for its corporate sector to provide Maternity Leave of 3 months, which was extended to 6 months in 1988. But this progressive law was rather reversing at its grassroot level as it encouraged more mothers to stay at home, strengthening the stereotypes of women being homemakers and responsible for childcare. To combat this, the country introduced mandatory Paternity Leave for newly become father which made the image of both men and women as caregivers and breadwinners. Today Iceland stands at first rank on Global Gender Pay Gap Index by with pay gap shrunk to 82% between men and women.

However the battle is far from being won worldwide and the fight somehow starts with men willing to share the burden of family equally as any gender pay gap holistically diminish the total family income. Thus it is a slap other way around on men as well. Food for thought.

About Author:

Pallavi Chauhan

A Legal Professional with over 6 years of experience in Corporate Laws and Environment Law. Presently working with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights under Ministry of Women and Child Development as a Legal Consultant.

(Views are Personal)

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MSc in African Studies, Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), MSc in Comparative Social Policy, MSc in Computer Science, MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies, MSc in Economics for Development, MPhil in Environmental Change and Management, MSc in Environmental Change and Management, MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation, MSc in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation, MSc in Financial Economics, MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy, MSc in Global Health Science, MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine, MSc in Latin American Studies, MSc in Law and Finance, Magister Juris (MJur) Master of Business Administration (MBA), MSc in Mathematical and Computational Finance, MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, MSc in Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science, MSc in Migration Studies, MSc in Modern South Asian Studies, MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance, MSc in Politics Research,Master of Public Policy (MPP), MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, MSc in Social Science of the Internet, MSc in Statistical Science, MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management About the Award: This scholarship is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, which were established through a ground-breaking new matched funding initiative to enable the creation of fully-funded scholarships for graduate students of the highest calibre from across the world. The University contributes 40% of the funds for these scholarships, together with 60% from generous donations provided by supporters of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust, including Fondation Hoffmann. Fondation Hoffmann is a Swiss-based grant making institution supporting the emergence and expansion of concrete projects which address global problems in today’s societies. You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed. Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply unless they are already Weidenfeld scholars.You should be able to demonstrate a connection between your subject of study and your longer-term career objectives, explaining how you see your professional work contributing to the improvement of public life in your country of origin or at a wider regional or international level.The above qualities will be assessed during the selection process, including using your graduate application form, your Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Questionnaire and (if relevant) your interview.Candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2020-21 are not eligible to be considered for these scholarships. Number of Scholarships: 12 What are the benefits? The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £15,009). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of a student’s fee liability for the agreed course. If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress. Eligible Countries: Eligible candidates must have an undergraduate degree and be an ordinary resident of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,  Belarus,  Belize,  Benin,  Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,  Cameroon Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, China Tibet, China, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macau SAR, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep. (Kinshasa), Congo, Rep. (Brazzaville), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (North), Korea (South), Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand – New, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria. Taiwan (Republic of China), Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe To be taken at (country): University of Oxford, UK How to Apply Applications for the Chevening-Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships must be made via the Chevening website. To be considered as an award recipient, applicants must list the University of Oxford as their first preference university choice. Chevening-Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars will also be subject to the terms and conditions of the Chevening Scholarship. Read the full article

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Poorest countries in the world – ranked

African nations dominate the ranking of the poorest countries in the world based on the latest data from the World Bank.

We all have preconceptions about places. Take Ethiopia for example. As children of the eighties, Kia and I were only too aware of the struggles Ethiopia has faced historically: political unrest, civil war and, of course, famine. It was easy then to imagine a vast desolate dust bowl ahead of our visit in 2017. 

Ethiopia is perceived by many as a representation of wider Africa: still developing, still struggling. In reality, it is a land of lush mountains, dazzling architecture and jaw-dropping natural wonders. There is poverty, but there is also hope.

Our visit prompted us to ask if Ethiopia still ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. Data from the World Bank shows that it ranks at number 18. Soberingly, 13 of the very poorest countries are located in Africa. The first non-African country on the list is Haiti, ranked 14th.

The World Bank is able to rank the poorest countries in the world using GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP).

The actual purchasing power of any currency is the quantity of that currency needed to buy a specified unit of a good or a basket of common goods and services. PPP is determined in each country based on its relative cost of living and inflation rates.

Therefore, using GDP PPP, it is possible to compare disparate regions and rank the poorest countries in the world. International dollars are used as a global currency for comparison.

Poorest countries in the world

The poorest countries in the world are located in Africa with Burundi, Central African Republic, the DRC, Niger and Liberia ranking as the very poorest.

The richest countries or states are Qatar, Macao, Luxembourg, Singapore and Ireland.

The World Bank does not have sufficient data for Andorra, Cuba, Liechtenstein, Monaco, North Korea, Somalia and Syria, but otherwise ranks the poorest countries in the world as below, based on 2018 data unless stated otherwise.

POOREST COUNTRY NAME INTERNATIONAL $ 1 Burundi 743 2 Central African Republic 872 3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 931 4 Niger 1,048 5 Liberia 1,306 6 Malawi 1,309 7 Mozambique 1,328 8 Sierra Leone 1,604 9 Madagascar 1,634 10 Gambia 1,706 11 Togo 1,761 12 Guinea-Bissau 1,796 13 South Sudan** 1,812 14 Haiti 1,863 15 Afghanistan 1,952 16 Chad 1,965 17 Burkina Faso 1,975 18 Ethiopia 2,019 19 Uganda 2,033 20 Eritrea**** 2,103 21 Rwanda 2,254 22 Kiribati 2,290 23 Mali 2,313 24 Solomon Islands 2,409 25 Benin 2420, 26 Yemen, Rep. 2,571 27 Guinea 2,630 28 Djibouti**** 2,744 29 Comoros 2,828 30 Zimbabwe 3,024 31 Nepal 3,064 32 Vanuatu 3,202 33 Lesotho 3223, 34 Tanzania 3,227 35 Sao Tome and Principe 3,413 36 Tajikistan 3,444 37 Kenya 3,461 38 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 3,596 39 Cameroon 3,771 40 Senegal 3,776 41 Kyrgyz Republic 3,878 42 Tuvalu 4,042 43 Marshall Islands 4,048 44 Mauritania 4,190 45 Cote d’Ivoire 4,200 46 Zambia 4,216 47 Papua New Guinea 4,299 48 Cambodia 4,354 49 Bangladesh 4,364 50 Ghana 4,738 51 Sudan 4,759 52 Honduras 5,130 53 West Bank and Gaza 5,148 54 Nicaragua 5,524 55 Pakistan 5,544 56 Congo, Rep. 5,652 57 Nigeria 5,980 58 Tonga 6,408 59 Angola 6,441 60 Myanmar 6,662 61 Samoa 6,850 62 Uzbekistan 7,020 63 South Asia 7,080 64 Moldova 7,301 65 Vietnam 7,435 66 Lao PDR 7,441 67 Cabo Verde 7,495 68 Timor-Leste 7,645 69 India 7,762 70 Bolivia 7,859 71 El Salvador 8,317 72 Guatemala 8,447 73 Guyana 8,569 74 Morocco 8,587 75 Belize 8,786 76 Philippines 8,935 77 Ukraine 9,233 78 Jamaica 9,299 79 Jordan 9,348 80 Armenia 10,325 81 Bhutan 10,516 82 Dominica 10,650 83 Eswatini 10,722 84 Fiji 11,004 85 Namibia 11,135 86 Kosovo 11,368 87 Georgia 11,421 88 Ecuador 11,714 89 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12,307 90 Egypt, Arab Rep. 12,390 91 Tunisia 12,484 92 Albania* 12,930 93 Indonesia 13,057 94 Lebanon 13,058 95 Sri Lanka 13,450 96 Paraguay 13,571 97 South Africa 13,661 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina* 13,735 99 Mongolia 13,735 100 St. Lucia 13,887 101 Peru 14,393 102 Colombia 14,999 103 Nauru 15,045 104 North Macedonia* 15,299 105 Maldives 15,312 106 Suriname 15,498 107 Algeria 15,622 108 Grenada 15,717 109 Brazil 16,068 110 Serbia* 16,433 111 Iraq 17,510 112 Costa Rica 17,645 113 Dominican Republic 17,799 114 Gabon 17,912 115 Azerbaijan 18,012 116 Venezuela*** 18,102 117 China 18,210 118 Barbados* 18,526 119 Botswana 18,583 120 Thailand 19,018 121 Turkmenistan 19,270 122 Palau 19,353 123 Montenegro* 19,355 124 Belarus 19,960 125 Mexico 19,969 126 Argentina 20,567 127 Libya 20,706 128 Bulgaria* 20,948 129 Iran, Islamic Rep.* 21,011 130 Equatorial Guinea 23,473 131 Uruguay 23,531 132 Mauritius 23,709 133 Chile 25,284 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 25,326 135 Panama 25,509 136 Croatia* 26,296 137 Romania* 26,595 138 Antigua and Barbuda 26,739 139 Russian Federation 27,147 140 Kazakhstan 27,831 141 Latvia* 28,362 142 Turkey 28,816 143 Greece 29,874 144 Seychelles 30,503 145 Hungary 30,979 146 Bahamas* 31,581 147 Malaysia 31,698 148 St. Kitts and Nevis 31,831 149 Trinidad and Tobago 32,228 150 Poland 32,357 151 Lithuania* 33,253 152 Portugal 34,065 153 Slovak Republic 34,329 154 Estonia 35,747 155 Cyprus* 36,155 156 Slovenia 38,674 157 Aruba* 39,455 158 Puerto Rico 39,471 159 Czech Republic 39,998 160 Korea, Rep. 40,479 161 Israel 40,786 162 Spain 40,855 163 Oman 41,435 164 Malta* 41,549 165 New Zealand 41,703 166 Italy 42,080 167 Japan 43,349 168 France 45,877 169 United Kingdom 46,240 170 Bahrain 47,220 171 Canada 47,871 172 Finland 48,636 173 Belgium 50,775 175 Australia 51,545 176 Sweden 53,120 177 Germany 54,327 178 Saudi Arabia 55,120 179 Denmark 56,120 180 Austria 56,253 181 Netherlands 56,772 182 Iceland 57,597 184 United States 62,641 185 San Marino* 63,037 186 Norway 63,756 187 Hong Kong SAR, China 64,488 188 Switzerland 68,943 189 Cayman Islands* 72,608 190 Kuwait 73,705 191 United Arab Emirates 74,943 192 Brunei Darussalam 80,778 193 Ireland 84,069 194 Singapore 101,353 195 Luxembourg 111,908 196 Macao SAR, China 122,435 197 Qatar 126,598

* 2017 data ** 2016 data *** 2014 data **** 2011 data

Source: World Development Indicators from the World Bank; GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP); data last updated on 10/07/19.

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Bio Enterprises - Financing & Investments for SMEs in Developing countries

For Algeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Niger, Benin, The Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Cabo Verde, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Somalia, Central African Republic, Kenya, Chad, South Sudan, Comoros, Lesotho, Tanzania, Congo, Liberia, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Tunisia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Uganda, Djibouti, Mali, West Bank, Egypt, Mauritania, Yemen, Zambia, Eritrea, Morocco, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Lao PDR, The Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras

The mission of the Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO) is to support a strong private sector in developing and emerging countries, to enable them to gain access to growth and sustainable development within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.

SMEs are of the utmost importance for economic growth in developing countries. Because they create jobs, they are key actors in the fight against poverty. They are also instrumental in disseminating expertise and strengthening social cohesion by developing local value chains and by increasing government income.

BIO provides medium- to long-term financing and technical assistance that builds management capacity and accelerates the transfer of know-how. This is done with a strong emphasis on responsible development, ethical and transparent governance, and a strict commitment to social and environmental standards.

Amount: 1 million Euro - 15 million Euro

Focus

Existing enterprises in Agribusiness, Industry, Services to the population (i.e. health & education), Energy efficiency

Procedures to submit your funding request

BIO helps businesses flourish while at the same time introducing environmental, social and governance standards that attract additional sources of investment.

This is done with a variety of financial instruments, including equity, quasi-equity, loans and guarantees.

Investments can be made in local currency, which eliminates the risks related to foreign exchange fluctuations for client companies.

Any application must be accompanied by a business plan that includes:

A description of the business concept A presentation of products, clients, competitors, suppliers and the management team An investment plan and preliminary financing plan Profitability forecasts For existing companies, the financial history for a minimum of three years

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Judge Malcolm Simmons explains The EU Framework Legislation on Anti-Money Laundering and Preventing the Financing of Terrorism

It is essential that banks and other ‘gatekeepers’ apply measures to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Judge Malcolm Simmons explained that traceability of financial information has an important deterrent effect. The European Union adopted the first anti-money laundering Directive in 1990 in order to prevent the misuse of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering. It provides that gatekeepers (‘obliged entities’) shall apply customer due diligence requirements when entering into a business relationship (i.e. identify and verify the identity of clients, monitor transactions and report suspicious transactions). This legislation has been constantly revised in order to mitigate risks relating to money laundering and terrorist financing.

In 2015, the EU adopted a modernised regulatory framework encompassing Directive (EU) 2015/849 on preventing the use of the financial system for money laundering or terrorist financing and Regulation (EU) 2015/847 on information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds – makes fund transfers more transparent, thereby helping law enforcement authorities to track down terrorists and criminals.

Both instruments take into account the 2012 Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (see MEMO/12/246), and go further on a number of issues to promote the highest standards for anti-money laundering and to counter terrorism financing.

​The 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which amends the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 June 2018. The Member States must transpose this Directive by 10 January 2020.

These amendments introduce substantial improvement to better equip the Union to prevent the financial system from being used for money laundering and for funding terrorist activities.  

These amendments will:

Enhance transparency by setting up publicly available registers for companies, trusts and other legal arrangements;

enhance the powers of EU Financial Intelligence Units, and provide them with access to broad information for the carrying out of their tasks;

limit the anonymity related to virtual currencies and wallet providers, but also for pre-paid cards;

broaden the criteria for the assessment of high-risk third countries and improve the safeguards for financial transactions to and from such countries;

set up central bank account registries or retrieval systems in all Member States;

improve the cooperation and enhance of information between anti-money laundering supervisors between them and between them and prudential supervisors and the European Central Bank.

Judge Malcolm Simmons explained that these amendments introduce substantial improvement to better equip the Union to prevent the financial system from being used for money laundering and for funding terrorist activities.  

These amendments will:

Enhance transparency by setting up publicly available registers for companies, trusts and other legal arrangements;

enhance the powers of EU Financial Intelligence Units, and provide them with access to broad information for the carrying out of their tasks;

limit the anonymity related to virtual currencies and wallet providers, but also for pre-paid cards;

broaden the criteria for the assessment of high-risk third countries and improve the safeguards for financial transactions to and from such countries;

set up central bank account registries or retrieval systems in all Member States;

improve the cooperation and enhance of information between anti-money laundering supervisors between them and between them and prudential supervisors and the European Central Bank.

The Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2015/849 was presented by the Commission on 5 July 2016 in the context of the implementation of the Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing adopted in February 2016 and of the Panama Papers revelations of April 2016.

On 26 June 2017 the Commission published its first Supranational Risk Assessment Report as required by the 4th Anti-money Laundering Directive. The Commission assessed the vulnerability of financial products and services to risks of money laundering and terrorist financing. This risk analysis is conceived as a key tool to identify, analyse and address money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the EU. It aims at providing a comprehensive mapping of risks on all relevant areas, as well as recommendations to Member States, European Supervisory Authorities and obliged entities to mitigate these risks. This risk analysis support Member States and obliged entities when carrying out their respective risk assessments.

The Commission adopted Delegated Regulation (UE) 1675/2016 identifying third countries presenting strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT).

Delegated Regulation (UE) 1675/2016: identifies the following countries as presenting strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regime: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guyana, Iraq, Lao PDR, Syria, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Judge Malcolm Simmons described how terrorists and criminals have demonstrated their ability to transfer funds quickly between different banks, often in different countries, but lack of timely access to financial information means that many investigations come to a dead end. There is therefore a clear need to enhance cooperation between authorities responsible for combating terrorism and serious crime when financial information is a key part of an investigation.

Judge Malcolm Simmons explained that the Commission is proposing to enhance the use of financial information by giving law-enforcement authorities direct access to information about the identity of bank-account holders contained in national centralised registries. In addition, the proposal gives law enforcement the possibility to access certain information from national Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) – including data on financial transactions – and will also improve the information exchange between FIUs as well as their access to law enforcement information necessary for the performance of their tasks. These measures will speed up criminal investigations and enable authorities to combat cross-border crime more effectively.

The Commission’s services work closely with the European Supervisory Authorities in the implementation of the AML/CFT rules. The joint committee of the European Supervisory Authorities on AML/CFT issues guidelines and opinions to help national competent authorities to understand the regulatory expectations.

The European Commission has adopted on 8 November 2018 an opinion, in exercise of its powers under the EBA Regulation, requiring the Maltese anti-money laundering supervisor (Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit) to continue taking additional measures to fully comply with its obligations under the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

EU- Wide Cooperation

Expert Group on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing meets regularly to share views and help the Commission define policy and draft new legislation.

Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing may also be convened to give its opinion on implementing measures put forward by the Commission.

The European Commission takes part in the informal network of Financial Intelligence Units (the EU FIUs Platform).

International Context The Commission is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the main international body concerned with combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and other threats to the integrity of the international financial system.

The Commission is an observer in Moneyval – the Council of Europe body assessing compliance with AML/CFT standards.

Judge Malcolm Simmons explained that the Commission is an observer at the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, that draws upon operational experience to inform policy considerations, and works to improve the understanding of ML/TF risks amongst its stakeholders. It also provides an international platform for the secure exchange of expertise and financial intelligence between FIUs across the globe (including all EU FIUs).

Judge Malcolm Simmons has been a judicial trainer for more than 15 years and has lectured around the world.

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V celkovom hodnotení uspelo Španielsko, Francúzsko, Nemecko, Japonsko s Anglickom, čo nie je až takým prekvapením, ale v kategóriach cenovej konkurencieschopnosti sú skôr na chvoste rebríčka. Anglicko konkrétne na predposlednom mieste.

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