“Jasmine Revolution”
Symbol of peace: Flowers placed on the barrel of a tank
in very much calmer protests than in recent days in Tunisia

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011
Mannoubia Bouazizi, the mother of Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi. "Mohammed suffered a lot. He worked hard. but when he set fire to himself, it wasn’t about his scales being confiscated. It was about his dignity." (Peter Hapak for TIME)

1 - TUNISIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


How eyepatches became a symbol of Egypt's revolution - Graffiti depicting a high ranking army officer with an eye patch Photograph: Nasser Nasser/ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 - EGYPT Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


''17 February Revolution"

3 - LIBYA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

5 - SYRIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

"25 January Youth Revolution"
Muslim and Christian shoulder-to-shoulder in Tahrir Square
"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) -
(Subjects: Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" (without a manager hierarchy) managed Businesses, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)
"The End of History" – Nov 20, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll)
(Subjects:Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Muhammad, Jesus, God, Jews, Arabs, EU, US, Israel, Iran, Russia, Africa, South America, Global Unity,..... etc.) (Text version)

"If an Arab and a Jew can look at one another and see the Akashic lineage and see the one family, there is hope. If they can see that their differences no longer require that they kill one another, then there is a beginning of a change in history. And that's what is happening now. All of humanity, no matter what the spiritual belief, has been guilty of falling into the historic trap of separating instead of unifying. Now it's starting to change. There's a shift happening."


“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."



African Union (AU)

African Union (AU)
African Heads of State pose for a group photo ahead of the start of the 28th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017 (AFP Photo/ Zacharias ABUBEKER)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Few words can describe Nelson Mandela, so we let him speak for himself. Happy birthday, Madiba.

Friday, August 10, 2012

African central banks included in RMB bond placement

Want China Times, Staff Reporter 2012-08-10

The China Development Bank Tower in Shanghai. (Photo/CFP)

The state-owned China Development Bank has arranged for 500 million yuan (US$78.7 million) of renminbi-denominated bonds issued in Hong Kong to be placed with central banks in Africa, representing another significant step in the internationalization of China's currency, reports the Beijing-based Economic Observer.

On July 26, the China Development Bank issued 2.5 billion yuan (US$392.8 million) of securities in Hong Kong — known as "dim sum bonds" — comprising 1.5 billion yuan (US$235.9 million) of three-year bonds and 1 billion yuan (US$157.3 million) of 20-year bonds.

One-third or 500 million yuan (US$78.6 million) of the three-year bonds will be placed with the central banks of African countries, said to include Nigeria and Tanzania. This marks the first time African central banks have participated in an offshore renminbi bond investment in primary markets.

The remainder of the bonds will be offered to investors in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

"The internationalization of the renminbi is inevitable, and Africa is a fertile soil and important front for this process, with 36 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion) in trade done in the Chinese currency already during 2011, said Jeremy Stevens, a South African economist based in Beijing. Stevens predicts that by 2015, 20% of all foreign currency reserve assets held by African central banks will be renminbi assets.

A spokesperson for the Beijing branch of South Africa's Standard Bank, which acted as sole bookrunner for the African placement, said the deal is a reflection of China Development Bank's performance and the confidence in the credit rating of African investors. African investors have been interested in the dim sum bond market for some time and have been keen to participate, she said.

Bing Fan, the managing director of Standard Bank China, says the deal "bolsters two-way capital flows between China and Africa, which is exciting for both sides as until recently capital has mostly been flowing from China to Africa."

"The bond sale also marks an important step in the renminbi's road to becoming a global reserve currency, which is key to the internationalization of the currency," Bing said.

Meanwhile, in another first, Hong Kong banks have been legally allowed to set up accounts offering renminbi services for non-Hong Kong residents since August 1 this year.

Zhao Xijun, a finance professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing, believes the move symbolizes yet another step in the internationalization of the renminbi. Hong Kong is a significant economy, and offering non-residents renminbi services will attract more businesses, investors and financial institutions to expand their renminbi operations in the territory, he said.

Hu Xiaolian, the vice governor of China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, says renminbi cross-border trade settlements have grown from only four cities and 300 enterprises to become open to the entire country in just three years. From January to May, the growth of renminbi denominated cross-border transactions is 70% faster than the previous corresponding period, Hu said.



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