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France Admits Niger Bid to up uranium levy legitimate

Issued on: 06/02/2014 – 10:16

France has admitted that Niger’s demand for more revenue from uranium mining on its soil is legitimate. French-owned energy giant Areva is renegotiating the amount of royalties it should pay Niger for its mining operations there.

By: RFIFollow

Areva operates two mines at Somaïr and Cominak in the north of the country and the uranium is vital for France’s nuclear power program which provides the country’s electricity.

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The company’s contract with Niamey expired at the end of 2013.

Under deals signed in 1961 and 1968, Areva pays royalties of 5.5 percent.

Niger wants to apply a 2006 mining law that ends tax breaks for foreign companies and would raise the tax rate to 12 percent and negotiations between the company and Niger’s government are reported to have been “intense”.

French Development Minister Pascal Canfin, a member of the Green party, EELV, which in principle opposes nuclear power told the French parliament on Wednesday that the two parties have set a deadline for the end of February to sign an agreement and that the French government considers Niger’s requests to be legitimate.

Niger ranks last on the United Nations Human Development Index.

Four Areva employees were freed last October after being captured in Niger and held for three years by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

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Africa Destiny: Niger Today

July 28, 2023, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Version Française: Destin Africa in, Niger: Tensions Extraverties et Richesses Minières Africa Military Coup Niger Niger – Niamey Africa Knocked Out by Coups, Overthrown Regimes, Disrupted Territories, Disputed Borders, Fragmented Spaces. My Africa, Fric is not Chic that erodes Politics like Chicanery and Mockery of Democratic Elections The Problem … Continue reading“

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In the Geopolitical Balance, Enriched Uranium Becomes a Poverty Tare for Orano

Orano cannot sell its Nuclear Power Plants without Guaranteeing a Supply of Uranium for 20 years

In the current global context, it is like selling a car without an engine and the existence of gas stations or electric charging stations.

Or as they say in Africa, Buying the Fish while it is still on the seabed of the Ocean.

This demonstrates the complete lack of consideration of these Western companies and their claims to power and the arrogance of their technological advances, that they allow themselves to consider Africa’s natural resources as acquired for their operational destiny for eternity.

This also reveals the complete lack of consideration for the technological and energy development of the host country and who owns these minerals essential to their downstream sales.

The door to Research and Development is closed and even walled for the House Africa and its need for in-house raised seeds of development.

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Also in the same line of weaknesses and vulnerability of Western companies, is that they do not form local expertise in Africa as they do not transfer technology to make it localized with as foundations the establishment of a complementary partnership alliance of sharing responsibilities such as data and the objectives of adjacent research making the relationship between the foreign company in this case Orano a component of the development strategy of Niger and thus making this country a stakeholder and responsible for the supply of uranium to buyers of nuclear power plants produced jointly and in a complementary way between France and Niger.

The absence of such strategic foundations of alliance and collaboration can only be detrimental to both entities if a conflict arises or a strategic change of direction arises thus putting an end to this fragile relationship guided by the imperatives of immediate profit without return.

Take the money and run without consideration for the possible repercussions and the probable impact of sudden changes in the business relationship.

Africans and new military regimes have learned the lesson that mineral wealth can be a curse since the only interest identified by Western countries in Africa is in natural resources. Ahmed Sékou Touré was one of the first to issue this warning.

Henceforth, notice to amateurs and bounty hunters of mineral resources in Africa:

The conditions and rules of the chess game have become different and are based on the notion of winner – winner and the loser will be like Orano trapped in its bad calculations limited in time and space if not in profitability.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. – Said Cherkaoui Ph.D. – 30 8 24

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In June 2024, Niger’s military government revoked the operating permit for the Imouraren uranium mine in northern Niger, which is operated by the French company Orano. The mine is one of the world’s largest uranium deposits, estimated to contain 200,000 tonnes of the metal. 

The revocation of Orano’s permit is a significant escalation of tensions between Niger and France, the country’s former colonial power. The move comes as Niger continues to cut ties with France and establish closer links with Russia. Niger’s president, who was allied with Paris, was overthrown in a coup last July. 

Orano said it was willing to keep communication open with the military authorities, but that it reserved the right to take legal action against the revocation in a national or international court. 

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For more than 50 years, Niger’s mining companies SOMAÏR and COMINAK have been developing value from the country’s uranium potential by mining déposits located in the northwest of the country in the desert region of the Aïr. Since the 1970s, industrial activity generated by site operations has been a major asset for regional and national economic and societal development.  Following the depletion of its resources, the COMINAK underground mine will cease production on March 31, 2021. However, the site’s redevelopment and environmental monitoring work will continue for at least 20 years. A third site, Imouraren, will begin operations as soon as market conditions permit.

Creating the conditions and carrying out actions for the continuity of uranium mining operations in northern Niger is the cornerstone of Orano’s mutually beneficial relationship with Niger.

• In 2019, 2,982 tons of uranium were produced by the two operating mines.
• More than 50 years of mining activity.
• Average grade: 1.9 kg of uranium per ton of ore at the SOMAÏR mine.
• Average grade: 3.6 kg of uranium per ton of ore at the COMINAK mine.

Three mining sites in the Nigerien desert

Discovered in the late 1950s by the CEA exploration teams, the uranium-bearing zone has enabled an entire uranium mining industry to develop, led by the SOMAÏR and COMINAK mining companies. COMINAK will stop its production on March 2021 following the exhaustion of its resources. Orano is committed to responsible closure, in close collaboration with the other shareholders of the company. The Imouraren project, currently paused, will go into production depending on market conditions.

SOMAÏR, an open-pitmine

SOMAÏR (Société des Mines de l’Aïr) – 63.4% owned by Orano and 36.66% owned by Sopamin (Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger) – operates multiple fields near the city of Arlit. Extracted from an open-pit mine, the ore is treated by heap leaching or dynamic leaching.

• An open-pit horizontal sedimentary deposit, 165-230 feet deep.
• Production capacity of 2000 to 2,500 tons of uranium per year.
• Since the start of operations in 1971, production of more than 70,000 tons. 

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SOMAÏR continues to invest to discover new uranium resources and extend the life of the mine. Numerous initiatives have been launched to ensure that the operation of SOMAÏR continues beyond 2035, through technical optimizations and digitization. They help improve the economy and the quality and safety of operations.

COMINAK, underground uranium mine

COMINAK (Compagnie Minière d’Akouta) is 59% owned by Orano, 31% by SOPAMIN (Niger), and 10% by Enusa (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA, Spain).

Orano Mining has held 59% of the capital in COMINAK since the end of February 2021 after the acquisition of the stake held by one of the historical shareholders, the Japanese company OURD (25%).

COMINAK produced more than 75,000 tons of uranium during 47 years of mining at Akouta, Akola, and Ebba. Following the depletion of resources, the Board of Directors of COMINAK voted in October 2019 to stop production on March 31, 2021.

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In consultation with the Nigerien administrations and its shareholders, COMINAK is leading a project to remediate its industrial site responsibly and communicates continuously and transparently with stakeholders.

Operations to remediate the site are expected to last for at least ten years. Environmental monitoring will continue after completion of the remediation work for at least 5 years, at the end of which a review will be carried out. These works will make it possible to hand back a site that is safe and compliant with national standards, international recommendations, and Orano standards in terms of safety and radiation protection.

• See the “Cominak Remediation Project” website

Imouraren project, the mine of the future

Located about 50 miles south of Arlit and about 100 miles north of Agadez, this deposit, discovered in 1966, contains one of the largest reserves in the world. Following a feasibility study completed at the end of 2007, Orano was awarded an operating permit to mine the deposit in early 2009. However, since 2015, the work to bring the site into production has been suspended and the site has been put “under cocoon”, pending more favorable market conditions. The operating company is 66.65% owned by Orano and 33.35% by Sopamin and the State of Niger.
Today Orano is researching new mining methods to improve the project’s economics. The Group is planning drilling campaigns in certain areas of the field to test the feasibility of these new innovative methods.

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• Site : 193 square miles.
• Reserves of more than 174,000 tons of uranium after recovery.
• Annual production capacity of 5,000 tons and lifespan of 35 years.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Aug 30, 2022

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It all comes down to the sales strategy and this at all levels of training, implementation, management and conduct of organizational and productive operations of your project or start-up or your entrepreneurial concept.

This is still valid even in the context of an interview and interview either to land a position or to attract capital or to assert your proposal in front of another or others, you have a great need to know and to refine and adapt according to the space in which you act and the specific objectives towards which you direct your efforts and that you aim as but of your actions and your entrepreneurial projections.

In this same direction, we offer you the first steps to respect and follow at the level of your sales process and strategy as well as the various forms of approach also accompanied by the strategy of entry into a new market such as that of the United States.

In this summary text, we share with you the first clues and the first solutions that we can make more adapted and tailor-made regarding the particularities of your project and company, for this please take the time to fill out the form included in the text of this article.

We hope that one day we can participate in your success and development.

Until then, we wish you continued and repeated success in your journey as an Entrepreneur.

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Understanding the Differences: RFI, RFP, and RFQ

In the world of procurement and contract management, three acronyms often come up:

RFI, RFP, and RFQ. These stand for Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Quotation (RFQ), respectively.

While they may seem similar, each serves a unique purpose in the procurement process.

Request for Information (RFI)

An RFI is typically the first step in the procurement process. It’s a way for businesses to gather general information about products, services, or suppliers. It’s not necessarily a call to start the bidding process, but rather a way to understand the landscape.

For example, if a company is considering implementing a new software system but isn’t sure what options are available, it might issue an RFI to gather information about potential solutions and vendors.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

An RFP is a more detailed document and is used when a company has a specific project or problem. The company knows what it needs and is asking vendors to propose solutions.

The RFP will typically include information about the project, what services the company is looking for, and evaluation criteria for assessing proposals. Vendors respond with detailed proposals, explaining how they can meet the requirements, the timeline for delivery, and the cost.

Request for Quotation (RFQ)

An RFQ is used when a company knows exactly what it needs and is simply looking for a vendor that can supply the product or service at the best price. The RFQ will typically include a detailed description of what’s required, including quantity, specifications, and delivery schedule.

Vendors respond with a quote for the project, detailing the total cost of providing the product or service. The company then compares these quotes and chooses the best one based on price and the vendor’s ability to deliver.

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Sales Strategy and Process Top 10 Ways to Close the Big Deal

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1. A Request for Proposals (RFP) is a publicly released project announcement by an organization indicating that bids are being solicited from contractors to carry out the project.
2. The RFP focuses on the project, for the company issuing it and seeking potential companies responding to it.
3. The request for proposals is a complete description of the project and what are its objectives, introduces the requesting organization, and describes the tendering/bidding process and the terms and conditions of the corresponding contract.

“Pièce Maîtresse” Design et Cornerstone Concept in Any Bid

The cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in constructing a masonry foundation. All other stones will be set about this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.

In research and preparation of responses to proposals or developing reports as well as in building strategy, whatever the domain or the fields of application, beware of the small requests included in the filigree within the text.

What looks to you as a minuscule pill, it can be a fundamental piece for the existence of an entire interrelated and interconnected structure.

One grain of dust can stop an entire robotic mechanism or an artificially intelligent machine

Never underestimate a piece or a stone, it can be the most important one in the edifice and the angular stone on which all is sustained.

Never underestimate a small thorn, it can stop a Lion from walking or running once it is planted under its feet and make the Monkey ridicule the Lion without being caught.

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Market Entry Strategy in the United States

 by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  Jun 8, 2024

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The successful companies are also the ones that have a small but carefully selected team of trusted advisors who understand them well and work exclusively in the company’s interest.

Good collaboration between partners also contributes to a successful outcome. as they avoid knowledge gaps and overlaps.

These professionals are proactive and challenge their clients to get at their real objectives rather than blindly deliver what the clients ask; clients often don’t know what they need.

And finally, the successful ones are those that leverage the cultural differences both in their approach to the market and the U.S. buyer and in the way they work with Americans.

Of course, there are differences, in language, time zones, habits, in expectations, but utilizing these different perspectives to reach more innovative and creative solutions is the secret of working across cultures.

It is a force that can work against you or that can serve you if you learn to understand it and ride it masterfully.

Mastering each of these individually takes years of practice, and combining them is even more ambitious. That’s why companies only gain this experience at a tremendous cost in time, resources, wasted effort, and learning from challenges along the way. Continue reading …

8 27 24 – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Oakland – Bay Area of San Francisco

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1. Focus on the Customer:

Your sales proposal is customer-centered. It defines the business opportunity, current situation, financial impact, and the buyer’s needs and objectives.

2. Practice Consultative Sales:

A compelling proposal results from a consultative sales process. Avoid “boilerplate” proposals or proposals that read like poorly written brochures.

3. Define the Application:

Your sales proposal explains how your product or service will work in the buyer’s business. By defining the application, you answer many questions for the buyer and provide the information needed to make an informed buying decision—a function of consultative selling.

4. Calculate Benefits–Buyer Value:

Your proposal measures how your product or service will make or save money for each buyer—the financial benefits. This provides compelling financial reasons to make a change—another function of consultative selling.

5. Show Non-financial Benefits – Buyer Value:

Your proposal converts your product’s benefits or service’s capabilities into buyer-specific benefits. These benefits are not easily measured in monetary terms—another function of consultative selling.

6. Describe the Implementation:

Be specific by including methodology, schedule, and the staff required to implement the solution. This reduces your buyer’s perceived risk and answers

• How?
• How long?
• and Who?

7. Include Pertinent Seller Information:

Your sales proposal assures the buyer that your organization can deliver on the contract. It includes a company profile that differentiates your company from the competition.

8. Highlight Business Information More Than Technical Information:

Buyers make decisions on business information, so your proposal should not overwhelm readers with the technology. Your sales force understands that the buyer wants to know how the technology will improve his business not why your new widget will make his network run faster.

9. Develop Proposal Standards:

Develop proposal standards and models. Proposals that win the big deal do not read like a hodgepodge of ideas and writing styles. Proposal models reinforce your consultative sales process and help your sales professionals think and write clearly.

10. Represent Your Company’s Quality Standards:

Understand that your sales proposal is a critical customer communication. Spend the time and effort needed on the content, design, and packaging to produce a “benchmark’ proposal for your buyers.

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Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Works on Africa and Morocco

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The following platforms represent the groups and Websites that Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has created and is managing to increase the visibility of Africa and Morocco and to draw interest in matters focusing on the needs of Africans and those that are necessary to build a Model of Development that will be tailored for each country in Africa in a way that set a suite of models that can be complementary in the sense to build an Economic African Space made of clusters and niches that can complete each other for the sake to make Africa self-sufficient and relying on its own regional productive, transformative and operational capacities, and financial and natural resources own by African nations.

Following the presentation of these groups and websites, you will be able to read about what Africa has achieved so far at the level of Technological drive and transformation of the ecosystem. We define the technology here not like a Casino where financiers are betting on the winning numbers or horses, we are focusing on building the real technological foundations that Africa needs to be at its level of change, progress, and development which can master its advances toward interiorizing its abilities to explore, discover and create new forms of technological applications and economic segments necessary not only to sell or transfer value but to form and expand the outreach of its technological creativity to the level of implementing an independent technological strategy and policies to protect its path toward a complete technological independence.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Strategies and Directed Training on Market and Technology to Strengthen China Trade and Business in the United States, Africa, Europe and Middle East.

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Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research, Publications, Consulting and Teaching on China APRIL 29, 2019 – 新年快乐 – Xīnnián Kuàilè ★ In Homage to André Malraux En Hommage a André Malraux ★ Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and China Invited by the Chinese Government to facilitate the international expansion of Chinese companies and to provide training to the leaders of Chinese … Continue reading

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Works on China

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui was invited by the Chinese Government to facilitate the international expansion of Chinese companies and to provide training to the leaders of Chinese companies on the requirements of business internationalization and the development of logistics for market entry including distribution in Western Europe and the United States of America. This invitation followed the organization of a 3-month training course that I had prepared in Oakland and Berkeley within the Center for International Trade Development (CITD) in collaboration with academic and professional institutions located in Oakland and Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay and Northern California. These study and training programs provided to Chinese delegations were composed of businessmen, CEOs, and regional representatives of the authorities of central power and were part of the cooperation agreements between China and the United States. Read more

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Over the past twenty years, however, China has been progressing very rapidly. It is even the country in the world with the strongest economic growth. The GDP thus grew by 8.2% per year between 1975 and 2002 and by 8.6% per year between 1990 and 2002, a multiplication of 2.5 in 12 years, by almost 8 in 27 years! No other country can boast of such economic development which has placed the republic on the path which today makes it the second power in the world.

China: Yesterday Principles – Today Advanced Tech

Over the past two decades, China has become a manufacturing hub and the world’s largest exporter of goods, transforming from an emerging economy to an economic superpower.

According to the latest estimates of the economic outlook for IMF, the country will represent 18.8% of global GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) this year.  A figure up by more than 10 percentage points compared to the early 2000s, when the  United States and the European Union were still far ahead in economic production.

Over the past twenty years, the United States and major European economies have seen their superiority challenged by the emergence of new powers, such as China, India, and other countries. While the United States saw its share of global GDP decline from 19.8% to 15.8% between 2002 and 2022, that of the European Union fell from 19.9% ​​to 14.8% over the same period (keeping in mind that the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU also contributed to this decline).

The gap between China, the United States, and the EU is likely to widen in the coming years, as the outlook is rather bleak for the latter two economies, which are at risk of entering a recession, while the Chinese economy should be able to continue to post single-digit growth rates (close to 5%).

China is working on establishing all these milestones and beyond.

Battling China is the reward given to China as recognition of its outstanding performances realized during just 5 presidents du Developpement Global de la Chine – 4 Leaders Pieds de la Table de Jeu Technologique de la Chine and 50 years of hard work and devotion to national development policies and goals.

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I participated in the first Statewide meeting of the CITD and contributed to drawing the organizational and working strategies of the California CITD.

At this date, only 5 CITDs existed and Dr. Barbara Beno was the President of Vista Community College. I have during the years 1994 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2007, I drafted all the strategies and the planning of the activities of the CITD and the East Bay Center for International Trade Development respectively located in Berkeley, Oakland, and later on in Berkeley again.

Furthermore, I have organized several outbound and inbound trade delegations from many countries including China (several delegations), Egypt, Morocco, Eastern and Western African countries, Vietnam, and Japan along with visits by entrepreneurs.

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Cherkaoui has managed, directed, and provided technical assistance and consulting since 1993. He served as a Consultant for both the East Bay Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Center for International Trade Development (CITD) based in Oakland, serving the Bay Area and Northern California.  Similarly, Cherkaoui has been an adjunct associate professor at Golden Gate University and at many other academic institutions for online and onsite training and educational programs that address entrepreneurship, business functionalities, marketing, global trade, international business, international logistics, and marketing.  Cherkaoui’s work focused on closing the divide between entrepreneurs, businesses, and educational and professional institutions eager to develop their operations and/or enter the international market.  He has also provided training to foreign delegations of executives and senior managers from China, Mexico, France, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, and Spain.

On the side of this, he has also managed his businesses in the fields of ERP and Technology, Consulting, and Food and beverage enterprises.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has created and conducted lectures and studies programs, organized international conferences, training sessions, professional seminars, and business events for several Chinese delegations, and published extensively on China. Dr. Cherkaoui has established professional and friendly relations with China and taught many courses on China’s model of development at several universities in the Bay Area of San Francisco.  He conducted also research on China and presented the corresponding papers while preparing for his doctoral studies in France.

Similarly, Dr. Cherkaoui organized several visits by trade and meetings for business delegations to the Bay Area of San Francisco, including the first of its kind with Mr. Liu, the Vice Mayor of Beijing, and Senior Executives and High Regional Officials from Dalian, Yunnan, and Guiyang. For such involvement, Dr. Cherkaoui was invited by the Central and Provincial Authorities of China where he directed training and strategies on Market Development and Implementation of Technology to develop relations and investments in the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

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★ Well-versed in challenges within high-tech start-ups and IT / Telecom companies with the ability to enact innovative business strategies and market-oriented solutions.
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★ Solide expérience dans la gestion des projets commerciaux aux Etats-Unis, en Afrique, en Asie, en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Amérique Latine, une présentation de certains de ces acquis.
★ Grande compétence dans l’organisation des visites d’affaires internationales et la négociation des contrats pour des sociétés mondiales de haute technologie, de franchisage, les grandes surfaces de vente de produits alimentaires tant aux Etats-Unis qu’en France, Espagne, Italie, Chine, Taïwan, Vietnam, Inde, Japon, Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Égypte, Côte d’Ivoire, Sénégal, Ghana, Cameroun, Nigéria et Afrique du Sud.
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Starbucks One Day, Will Be Creating a Subsidiary Named Starburritos

Leadership Modeling

Brian Niccol the New Electrifying Coffee Maker Jack of the Seven Trades Welch Unlike most of his subordinates, Brian Niccol also gets to work from a remote office in sunny Newport Beach, California. He agreed to commute to the coffee chain’s Seattle headquarters and travel as needed to do his job, the company said in a filing. Niccol’s current employer, Chipotle Mexican Grill, is in Newport Beach, California. That’s where Starbucks will pay for a remote office to be set up about 1,000 miles from Seattle. Niccol will keep hitting Golf balls nearby while White-collar employees at Starbucks were required at the beginning of 2023 to return to the office at least three days a week, a move that sparked backlash from some workers.

Americano is coming to Starbucks, Cinnamon and Chocolate will be at frontpage and some may be down the road, we have a touch of Tequila to perfume the new atmosphere welcoming the New Patron-Boss who will have a very tough job coming into a company furlough, store closings and to lay off half the workforce – First on line Unionized Barista and citifying the Drinks, then jumping out with a golden parachute, not from the Golden Gate but from Rossellini Bridge—Evergreen Point bridge while looking at the Stars along the beautiful view: Bellevue, Washington.

Starbucks has made a huge faulty move already, by having picked the wrong CEO which is going to cost Starbucks dearly. Starbucks is poised to pony up a sum of money for at least $120 million, and perhaps millions more, to swap Laxman Narasimhan for Brian Niccol. Do You Starbucks your Dark Sweet Hot Water Drink with Sirop Named Coughing High Priced Coofeenone Again: Would $163 million be so sickening for you? The sum is roughly 11,000 times more than the median Starbucks employee earns.

Would $163 million be so sickening for you?

Hyperinflated CEO pay is a tertiary symptom of capitalism’s malignancy. The sum is roughly 11,000 times more than the median Starbucks employee earns.

How much is this going to cost the Starbucks customer? The cost of these Special Starbucks drinks is already exorbitant.

We have to keep in mind, that Chipotle is not Mexican Food, it is mesmerizing the competitors of the Taco Truck Chain and Taco Bell who run out of sight and grow like the mushrooms they use in their salads.

So the Taco Truck had to move out of sight and hide near liquor stores and gas stations, or parks, or driving Miss Carlota and Jose Crazy going around the blocks looking for construction sites. Taco Bell could not cross the border anymore, stuck by the flood of immigrants at the Sacred Walled border from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Therefore, Chipotle had empty lands where to grow a culture of middle-class managers still identifying the cultural diversity in food taking. They can eat “Mexican Food with California Touch” and learn and speak Spanglish from the menu.

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Trade-wise, The four years witnessed escalating trade tensions culminating in a trade war and sanctions on Chinese technology companies. Since Biden’s election, political and business stakeholders have been paying close attention to the direction of the new White House administration’s policy toward China.

China Puzzled by U.S. Politics System

China Leaders cannot apprehend the Indirect Debate between Democrats and Republicans and how American People are Navigating between the Waves and Stormy Weather that the Media Stimulates According to their Perception of the Polls.

The Democratic Party gathered from August 19th to 22nd to celebrate the nomination of Kamala Harris as its presidential candidate and her selection of Tim Walz as her running-mate.

Chinese officials and analysts are struggling. A woman who has never visited China and who has only briefly met its leader, Xi Jinping, has suddenly emerged as a serious contender in the race for the White House.

For China’s rulers, the ascent of the Harris-Walz ticket creates difficulties in dealing with:

It has triggered a scramble to assess how a Harris administration might approach China relations. So, Chinese officials and analysts are struggling. A woman who has never visited China and who has only briefly met its leader, Xi Jinping, has suddenly emerged as a serious contender in the race for the White House.

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In recent years, China has publicly criticized the U.S.-led, dollar-based international economic order, calling it to replace the dollar as the premier currency for settlements, invoices, and foreign exchange reserves. China has even promoted a new “multipolar” world order split between itself and the U.S.

Since 2008, the U.S. has talked about decoupling from China. Arguments cite the U.S.’s trade deficit with China and China’s intellectual property theft, currency manipulation, human rights abuses, maritime law violations in the South China Sea, and more.

Financially, however, neither country has seriously moved to decouple.

In possession of $1.05 trillion of low-return U.S. Treasury securities, China’s central bank has tried to diversify its portfolio but must continue buying these securities to create demand for the dollar, which boosts its value relative to the renminbi, making Chinese exports more competitive and preserving the value of its central bank’s dollar-denominated holdings.

Nor has the U.S. begun to decouple financially from China, whose purchases of Treasury securities paper over the U.S. trade deficit.

But whether the U.S. and China are decoupling in trade is more complicated.

The U.S. and China are economically interdependent. The U.S. is China’s largest export market, and China is the U.S.’s largest import market. China relies on the U.S. for roughly $580 billion of exports per year, total foreign direct investments of $124 billion, joint ventures in high-growth industries, and more. The U.S. relies on China for economic growth in investments, people flow, idea flows, and trade in key industries. Estimates suggest that decoupling would cost the American aviation industry up to $875 billion by 2038; the semiconductor industry up to $159 billion and 100,000 jobs; the medical services industry more than $479 billion over the next decade; and more.

However, China is transitioning to a value-added, high-growth, high-tech economic model to replace its cheap manufactured goods export-led model, which is suffering from increasing labor prices. China wants to establish its companies as leaders in sectors like 5G, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and more. They desire the rents of technological leaders and control over strategic sectors that shape the on-ramping and growth of technology.

In response, the U.S. is attempting to stymie the development of Chinese technology, in part by levying export controls against U.S. manufacturers of technologies such as semiconductors and import controls against the purchase of Chinese technology like Huawei smartphones.

Source: https://publicpolicy.psu.edu/faculty-and-research/policy-perspectives/u-s-china-relations-short-and-long-term-implications-for-the-global-economy/

While small businesses in booming, small colleges are closing.  More than 500 private, nonprofit four-year colleges have closed in the past decade, and that pace is expected to pick up if the number of students continues to decline. Small liberal arts colleges are most at risk, and the consequences of closures are stark: Less than 50% of students attending schools that shut down from 2004 to 2020 continued their academic journey. Every business starts small and Small businesses’ impact on the global economy represents over 90% of companies worldwide. However, it’s a sobering fact that approximately 20% of small businesses do not make it past their first year. 

The small business boom shows no signs of abating. So far this year, 3.02 million new business applications have been filed in the USA, which puts entrepreneurship at near record levels. The presence and the business practices of giants like Amazon create insurmountable challenges for smaller businesses underscoring the importance of supporting and sustaining small businesses, which are vital to innovation, job creation, and the diversity of our economy.

The economic recession washing the Western economies has forced to Americans to develop skills for entrepreneurship which has reached near-record levels despite a tough business environment. Americans are turning to entrepreneurship at near record levels despite a tough business environment instead of pursuing an education to pursue a professional and corporate career.  The time of the Job Fairs taking place inside of the Universities to recruit the Cream of the Cream is over.  It is entrepreneurship and self-reliance that is taking place. 

Universities feeling the changing of the wind direction, are creating and promoting new waves of instruction and training in the form of academic certificates and diplomas: Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship to lure new and mature students to increase the enrollment in which tuition is reaching new highs.  The academic department of Admissions and Registration considers that increasing tuition or offering courses with tuition is a sign of quality that positions them among the top prestigious universities.

Un récent article publié par LeMonde.fr confirme l’analyse developee ici en 2016 dans mon article, voir: Ecoles de commerce: jusqu’où ira la stratégie du « toujours plus » ?

Ecoles de commerce : jusqu’où ira la stratégie du « toujours plus » ?

https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2017/11/04/ecoles-de-commerce-jusqu-ou-ira-la-strategie-du-toujours-plus

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Toujours plus d’offres de formations. Plus de chercheurs de haut vol coûtant de plus en plus cher dans un mercato des professeurs devenu mondial. Et des budgets de communication de plus en plus importants pour attirer de plus en plus d’étudiants étrangers et lever des fonds auprès d’anciens élèves ayant réussi leur carrière…

Par le durcissement de la compétition entre écoles, les classements poussent à la convergence de leurs modèles économiques « vers le haut », se rapprochant du modèle des grandes universités américaines, c’est-à-dire vers toujours plus de dépenses. Cette logique de course à la taille, dans un spectaculaire mimétisme stratégique, conduit à l’explosion du coût de la formation : de 2005 à 2017, les frais de scolarité du master de management d’HEC sont passés de 14 860 à 36 000 euros pour 18 mois. A l’ESCP, de 14 800 euros pour 24 mois à 35 800 euros pour 18 mois.

Les salaires des jeunes diplômés augmentent, mais moins que le coût des formations

Certes, comme le souligne Eric Cornuel, directeur général de l’accréditeur des business schools européennes, l’EFMD, « les droits des écoles européennes restent inférieurs à ceux demandés par les grandes universités américaines et leur rendement est bien meilleur pour les étudiants ». Quant aux salaires à la sortie du master, ils ont nettement augmenté : pour les diplômés d’HEC, le salaire pondéré est passé de 60 745 dollars par an en 2005 à 99 145 dollars en 2017, soit un bond de 63 %. Et pour ceux de l’ESCP, de 54 854 à 78 215 dollars, soit une hausse de 42 %.

Analyse : Les effets de la course aux classements Ajouter à vos sélections

Cela montre que les salaires à la sortie ont beaucoup moins progressé que les droits de scolarité, se traduisant même par un fort recul du rapport qualité-prix de ces écoles, comme mesuré par le bien cruel « value for money » du Financial Times : HEC est passée de la 14^e à la 34^e place, tandis que l’ESCP a reculé de la 18^e à la 55^e place. Des salaires qui, de surcroît, progressent moins vite que ceux obtenus par les anciens élèves des écoles concurrentes, comme l’a révélé le dernier classement du FT sur les masters en management.

La qualité de l’enseignement, qu’un contexte très concurrentiel pousse toujours plus vers le haut, se répercute sur les frais de scolarité. Mais pas toujours sur les salaires de leurs diplômés…

Par Valérie SegondPublié le 04 novembre 2017 à 18h11, modifié le 04 novembre 2017 à 18h11 

« La qualité de l’enseignement, qu’un contexte très concurrentiel pousse toujours plus vers le haut, se répercute sur les frais de scolarité. Mais pas toujours sur les salaires de leurs diplômés… » *

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Toujours plus d’offres de formations. Plus de chercheurs de haut vol coûtant de plus en plus cher dans un mercato des professeurs devenu mondial. Et des budgets de communication de plus en plus importants pour attirer de plus en plus d’étudiants étrangers et lever des fonds auprès d’anciens élèves ayant réussi leur carrière…

Par le durcissement de la compétition entre écoles, les classements poussent à la convergence de leurs modèles économiques « vers le haut », se rapprochant du modèle des grandes universités américaines, c’est-à-dire vers toujours plus de dépenses. Cette logique de course à la taille, dans un spectaculaire mimétisme stratégique, conduit à l’explosion du coût de la formation : de 2005 à 2017, les frais de scolarité du master de management d’HEC sont passés de 14 860 à 36 000 euros pour 18 mois. A l’ESCP, de 14 800 euros pour 24 mois à 35 800 euros pour 18 mois.

Les salaires des jeunes diplômés augmentent, mais moins que le coût des formations

Certes, comme le souligne Eric Cornuel, directeur général de l’accréditeur des business schools européennes, l’EFMD, « les droits des écoles européennes restent inférieurs à ceux demandés par les grandes universités américaines et leur rendement est bien meilleur pour les étudiants ». Quant aux salaires à la sortie du master, ils ont nettement augmenté : pour les diplômés d’HEC, le salaire pondéré est passé de 60 745 dollars par an en 2005 à 99 145 dollars en 2017, soit un bond de 63 %. Et pour ceux de l’ESCP, de 54 854 à 78 215 dollars, soit une hausse de 42 %.

Analyse : Les effets de la course aux classements Ajouter à vos sélections

Cela montre que les salaires à la sortie ont beaucoup moins progressé que les droits de scolarité, se traduisant même par un fort recul du rapport qualité-prix de ces écoles, comme mesuré par le bien cruel « value for money » du Financial Times : HEC est passée de la 14^e à la 34^e place, tandis que l’ESCP a reculé de la 18^e à la 55^e place. Des salaires qui, de surcroît, progressent moins vite que ceux obtenus par les anciens élèves des écoles concurrentes, comme l’a révélé le dernier classement du FT sur les masters en management.

Cette année, pour la première fois, ce dernier a intégré l’augmentation du salaire sur les trois premières années de carrière. Ce nouveau critère a suscité l’émoi dans les directions des écoles françaises qui, se voyant brutalement rétrogradées de plusieurs places (sur ce seul critère, HEC est 67^e, l’ESCP 50^e), y ont vu l’empreinte des manœuvres anti-européennes marquées du syndrome du Brexit…

Rendements décroissants

Si les salaires suivaient, on pourrait dire que cette course vers l’excellence résulte bien des seuls besoins d’un marché de l’emploi aux exigences de plus en plus élevées et qu’elle est à la hauteur des investissements réalisés par les élèves. Une évolution qui ne serait que vertueuse puisqu’elle traduirait une montée en gamme du marché comme des élites. C’est en partie le cas.

Mais les salaires ne suivent pas tout à fait. Cela signifie donc que ce modèle, qui repose sur des investissements de plus en plus élevés − HEC engage 14 millions par an pour rester numéro un de ces classements − est entré dans la phase des rendements décroissants. « Tant qu’elles sont en tête de liste, les cinq à dix premières peuvent encore augmenter leurs frais de scolarité, estime Loïck Roche, président du Chapitre. Mais, sur les grandes écoles de management françaises, une dizaine ne font plus le plein car elles sont déjà trop chères pour leur classement. » Si les écoles ont monté en qualité, leur course à la taille serait-elle une fuite en avant ?

Valérie Segond

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Utilisant comme référence le système Prussien d’Éducation du citoyen individualisé, l’Education doit donc former le citoyen discipliné, intégré dans la conformité de la logique de la production et de la consommation des choix qui est déjà délimitée par et dans le cadre constitutionnel régulant les relations citoyennes et les lois de l’offre et la demande conditionnant le marché tant local qu’international. Ce Citoyen Modal – Modèle et éduqué ne se rapproche d’aucune appartenance idéologique contraire au cadre institutionnel qui lui fournit les raisons éducationnelles de son émancipation individuelle et sociale dans le cadre du régime, de l’ordre et des loi établis.

Dans cette perspective, le secteur privé de l’éducation dans le reste des pays occidentaux adoptant le libéralisme outrancier cherche a tout prix de privatiser l’enseignement universitaire a l’image des Etats Unis. Ce genre de pays abrite donc une éducation et des institutions qui traversent une de leurs plus graves crise de crédibilité et de légitimité ainsi que de rentabilité. Vu que la multiplication des cours offerts y compris virtuel et la force première de leurs stratégies demeurant l’accroissement de leurs revenus et leurs profits, la qualité des cours s’amenuise et la livraison des diplômes avait connu une inflation et un accroissement des prix d’enregistrement de scolarisation au niveau des Lycées et des universités.

La Boule de Neige de la dette et le Bout de l’Iceberg des Prêts des Étudiants envers l’Éducation Privée et cela en grande partie juste les Frais d’inscriptions dans les Universités aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique.

L’autre effet était la multiplication et l’accroissement continuel de l’endettement des étudiants poursuivant des chimères en dépensant des sommes faramineuses empruntées pour seulement une illusion du savoir et une promesse d’emploi dans les nuages.

Le Poids écrasant l’Étudiant par la Dette Estudiantine Académique

Ce double handicap et ce défi rendaient la monétarisation des diplômes au niveau du marché du travail et de l’acquisition d’emploi une tache très ardue qui dévalorisa les diplômes distribués comme des patates chaudes.

Les « Pauvres Étudiants » enterrés sous le poids du Dollar de la Dette Individuelle pour les prêts Universitaire et de la Dette des Cartes de Crédit et et de la Dette Fédérale des Etats Unis d’Amérique

Reste aussi le côté coût et prix qui s’enflamme et dont l’inflation les rend encore plus Select au niveau de ceux qui peuvent les accéder et peuvent se les permettre au même titre qu’un acte d’achat de ces produits de luxe que la grande consommation n’est point leur but mais plutôt la réputation d’élite qui les rend enviable auprès des masses.

C’est le même reflet de démonstration pour ce qui est ces « Grandes Universités de Renom » qui ne font que fabriquer d’après des Élites et des Tête Pensantes Extraordinaires alors que vraiment si ces Universités [Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Tufts, Hopkins, Columbia, MIT, Stanford] étaient tellement et authentiquement ce qu’elle réclament comme Top Quality education, je me poses les questions suivantes:

– Pourquoi, l’économie des Etats Unis d’Amérique qui malgré la présence de tous ces génies dans la nature universitaire n’arrive pas a sortir de la crise?

– Pourquoi, l’économie des Etats Unis d’Amérique, n’arrive pas ni freiner le vidange des villes de leurs secteurs manufacturier et l’enracinement de l’épidémie a deux contagions du chômage et la violence, ni les guerres extérieures et les crises sociales et culturelles a l’intérieur des foyers américains ainsi que les déséquilibres régionaux et budgétaires et financiers de tous les comptes des balances des Etats et de l’Etat Fédéral?

Par contre aux Etats Unis d’Amérique et selon le quotidien Américain USA Today dont le titre approprié est : “College graduates struggle to repay student loans” indiquent que les étudiants américains s’endettent en moyenne à hauteur de 27 000 $ à 114 000 $ suivant les universités et les études.

Le Poids écrasant l’Etudiant par la Dette Estudiantine Académique

« Il faut compter pour une université publique, 6 585 Dollars en moyenne par année en tant que résident américain, et 25 143 Dollars pour une université privé.

(Je donne la précision des tarifs pour des étudiants américains, car un pour un étudiant étranger, il faut encore multiplier par 3 voire 4 selon l’université).

Sachant, qu’il faut compter en moyenne 4 années d’études supérieures pour obtenir un Bachelor’s Degree (Équivalent d’une maîtrise), ces chiffres doivent donc être encore multipliés par 4.

Donc, il faut compter avec environ 26 000 Dollars dans le public et plus de 100 000 Dollars dans le privé, rien qu’en frais de scolarité.

La Boule de Neige de la dette et le Bout de l’Iceberg des Prêts des Etudiants envers l’Education Privée et cela en grande partie juste les Frais s’inscriptions dans les Universités aux Etats-Unis d’Amérique.

Pour ceux qui lorgnent sur un Master’s Degree (Équivalent d’un DESS), il faut alors encore compter une année supplémentaire à un tarif encore supérieur à celui pour un Bachelor’s Degree. » Fin de citation, source le lien ci-dessous.

Avec un tel gain, il est tout a fait clair que le lobby de ces institutions poussent partout a la privatisation de l’enseignement dans lequel ils identifient les nouvelles formes de spéculation et de hauts gains sans aucune perte puisque le gouvernement en reste le garant des prêts accordés aux Etudiants.

Par contre et a titre « [d’] information, à titre de comparaison, je précise que le système éducatif en Finlande, dont le niveau est un des plus élevé en Europe, voire au monde, offre une scolarité à un coût de…0 Euros. Mieux, il y a mise en place gratuite de cantines, de bus de ramassage, de livres et de cours particulier, le tout avec un échec scolaire proche de …0. » Source citée a la fin du texte.

Le Maroc dans le Tourbillon Français du Libéralisme et de la Privatisation de la Dépression Éducative: Le Modèle Prussien-Américain

Au Maroc, le système éducatif d’Élite privée poursuivit demeure Américanisé et Européanisé alors que la structure d’embauche et d’opération des entreprises demeure de prédominance française, créant ainsi un déphasage entre la formation et l’insertion professionnelle.

On assiste des lors a la confection de diplômés par des universités privées anglophones qui ne trouvent des emplois que dans des Call Centers vu leur pratique de l’Anglais et non en concordance avec le reste du programme de leurs études.

Case – Study of Change Management without Changing Position While Getting Much Higher Paychecks, Stock Ownership, and Perks

KNOWLEDGE-BASE, INTELLIGENCE INPUTS, and INFO CORNERSTONE FOR TRI CK USA READERS

Starbucks One Day, Will Be Creating a Subsidiary Named Starburritos

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Change Management and Change of Leadership: Strategic Operational Innovation

Leadership Modeling

After graduating from Miami University in Ohio, Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol began his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble, where he worked for a decade.

In November 2005, he pivoted to food, where he’s been ever since.

Chipotle Mexican Grill tapped Niccol, then 44, for the top job in February 2018, when the brand was in crisis, weathering a lowered stock price, a drop in customers, and an unfortunate handful of foodborne illness outbreaks, which resulted in a $25 million federal fine.

On Tuesday, Starbucks named Niccol as CEO and chairman of the coffee chain, replacing Laxman Narasimhan after just over a year in the role.

Niccol starts his new role on Sept. 9, the company said in a statement.

The move of Brian Niccol from Chipotle to Starbucks without transition speaks loudly about the devotion and the sense of high fidelity of all the speeches made during the tenure of the CEO position in a given company that does not last and translate into staying with the same company for just building a successful enterprise that can be a model of loyalty and model of sincere adhesion to the principles expressed and presented as the beliefs of the leadership.

Leadership in America is similar to expanding a presence in a given market that is driven by the opportunities existing in the new territory, new market, or new opportunity.

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What are your thoughts on this leadership change?

Send your thoughts through email to the author: saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com

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Brian Niccol the New Electrifying Coffee Maker Jack of the Seven Trades Welch Unlike most of his subordinates, Brian Niccol also gets to work from a remote office in sunny Newport Beach, California. He agreed to commute to the coffee chain’s Seattle headquarters and travel as needed to do his job, the company said in a filing.

Niccol’s current employer, Chipotle Mexican Grill, is in Newport Beach, California. That’s where Starbucks will pay for a remote office to be set up about 1,000 miles from Seattle.

Niccol will keep hitting Golf balls nearby while White-collar employees at Starbucks were required at the beginning of 2023 to return to the office at least three days a week, a move that sparked backlash from some workers.

Americano is coming to Starbucks, Cinnamon and Chocolate will be at frontpage and some may be down the road, we have a touch of Tequila to perfume the new atmosphere welcoming the New Patron-Boss who will have a very tough job coming into a company furlough, store closings and to lay off half the workforce – First on line Unionized Barista and citifying the Drinks, then jumping out with a golden parachute, not from the Golden Gate but from Rossellini Bridge—Evergreen Point bridge while looking at the Stars along the beautiful view: Bellevue, Washington.

TRI CK USA – COFFEE BREAK – CASE-STUDY – STARBUCKS

Starbucks has made a huge faulty move already, by having picked the wrong CEO which is going to cost Starbucks dearly. Starbucks is poised to pony up a sum of money for at least $120 million, and perhaps millions more, to swap Laxman Narasimhan for Brian Niccol.

Do You Starbucks your Dark Sweet Hot Water Drink with Sirop Named Coughing High Priced Coofeenone Again:

Hyperinflated CEO pay is a tertiary symptom of capitalism’s malignancy.

Would $163 million that will be given to Brian Niccol be so sickening for you?

The sum is roughly 11,000 times more than the median Starbucks employee earns.

How much is this going to cost the Starbucks customer?

The cost of these Special Starbucks drinks is already exorbitant as is the case at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Very upset with the Chipotle portion size of a burrito $10 for this is just ridiculous

I will consider going elsewhere if they are going to continue with this

GO GET STARBURRITO OR STARBURO AT STARBUCKS

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We have to keep in mind, that Chipotle is not Mexican Food, it is mesmerizing the competitors of the Taco Truck Chain and Taco Bell who run out of sight and grow like the mushrooms they use in their salads.

It is like Disneyland with Aladin is from Saudi Arabia or the Lion King is from the Savanah. And if you believe in that, you should consider Blanche Neige as an American Fable.

Brian Niccol at Chipotle and the Fight of the Salary Increase

Brian Niccol, as CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, has raised prices six times since 2021 and kept them high — even as costs flattened.

Corporate profits hit an all-time high in 2023. Profit margins were at levels not seen in decades. It just so happens that in 75% of US industries, fewer companies control more of the business than 20 years ago. Minimal competition means maximized price-gouging.

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From Chipolte to Starbucks: From Pollo Loco to Cafeco Solo Americano

Starbucks did not hire the CEO of Chipotle for his good management competencies and skills, it was for his squeezing the drive through of the legislation that could increase the power to the workers and their representatives.

The rise in the California minimum wage from $16 to $20, which only affects fast food workers, equates to about a 20% jump for Chipotle labor costs in the state. To counteract lost profit margins, Chipotle raised menu prices by 6% to 7% in its roughly 500 California restaurants, compared to 2023 prices. The uptick affects menu-wide items and does not apply to Chipotle restaurants outside the Golden State.

California labor-cost increases, and subsequent higher menu prices, seem minimally impactful for Chipotle, considering its recent earnings report for the first quarter of 2024. The company revealed increased comparable restaurant sales of 7%, with a total revenue increase of 14.1%. The chain also opened 47 new fast-casual locations in that quarter alone, with plans for up to 315 more by year’s end. Nonetheless, Chipotle didn’t let California Assembly Bill 1228 take effect without a fight.

To counteract lost profit margins, Chipotle raised menu prices by 6% to 7% in its roughly 500 California restaurants, compared to 2023 prices. The uptick affects menu-wide items and does not apply to Chipotle restaurants outside the Golden State. Apr 28, 2024

Chipotle and its fast-food cohorts across the state successfully obtained a ballot referendum for 2024, raising $71.8 million, partially in loans by outside interests. However, an eventual compromise evolved into the new AB 1228 legislation, which includes the $20 minimum fast-food wage and the establishment of the Fast Food Council. The law is now officially in effect, resulting in an estimated overall increase of 10% in menu costs, and counting, across dozens of California fast-casual chains. That comes on the heels of a reported 29% rise in fast food prices nationwide over four years since 2019.

That comes on the heels of a reported 29% rise in fast food prices nationwide over four years since 2019.

So the Taco Truck had to move out of sight and hide near liquor stores and gas stations, or parks, or driving Miss Carlota and Jose Crazy going around the blocks looking for construction sites.

Taco Bell could not cross the border anymore, stuck by the flood of immigrants at the Sacred Walled border from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Therefore, Chipotle had empty lands where to grow a culture of middle-class managers still identifying the cultural diversity in food taking. They can eat “Mexican Food with California Touch” and learn and speak Spanglish from the menu.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Leading United States Trade and Business Mission in Morocco

Glocentra, EBCITD with the U.S. Department of States, U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui employs a multifaceted approach to promote investment in Morocco, combining advocacy, policy influence, sector-specific initiatives, international partnerships, and direct engagement with investors. His efforts contribute to the country’s economic growth and global integration. 

Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco.

Updated on 7/24/2024 to Celebrate 20 years of Commitment and Work by Dr. Said El Mansour working on the relationship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco

2004 – 2024

CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF WORK BY SAID EL MANSOUR CHERKAOUI DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

His Excellency Mr. Arthur Riley U.S. Ambassador in Morocco, Mr. Omar Bouafi a Moroccan Assistant to Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and Dr. Cherkaoui at the Casablanca Café organized in Morocco by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading – Publications by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: USA-Morocco

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Publications by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: USA-Morocco

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui promotes investment in Morocco through several strategic approaches:

Dr. Cherkaoui promotes investment in Morocco through several strategic approaches: Business Advocacy and Networking, Policy Recommendations, Sector-Specific Initiatives, and International Partnerships.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Leading United States Trade and Business Mission in Morocco

Glocentra, EBCITD with the U.S. Department of States, U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

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How does Dr. Cherkaoui collaborate with international partners?

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By / Par Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.:

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic Path

Dr. Said Cherkaoui International Business Planning – Keys to Open New Business Horizons
Teaching practical and field-based strategies that enhance the understanding of local challenges, the awareness on the particular cultural and business approaches of many regions around the world and provide the decision-makers with business intelligence inputs that help to shape the next decisional move and the next operational step as well as the next concerted action.

• Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
• For the first time in the entire history of Golden Gate University’s existence, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts and the World Economy.

• At the School of Business
• Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
• ★ International Marketing and Business Development
• ★ Business Strategy and Policy.

• ★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
• ★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
• ★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
• ★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.

★ School of Public Administration and International Studies:

Skills: Analytical Skills · International Business · Strategy

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• Early two distinctive research topics on the Monetary System and the Creation of the European Economic Community and the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement conducted and published by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at Golden Gate University of San Francisco.
  During the same time, Dr. Cherkaoui created and taught Courses respectively on EEC and Latin American for the first time in the history of the Business School of Golden Gate University at San Francisco.

• Dr. Tony Branch gave me the privilege and the duty to teach courses at the Travis Air Force Base. This “Reconnaissance Letter” was written by Captain Larson one of my “Students-Gentleman Officers”. Beside calling my Name in the air from the Carling of their “Funny Flying Machines,” they also showed me the planes that landed in Morocco during the WWII and later on. This episode of forming Senior U.S. Air Force Pilots is one of the best of my Academic Medals of Honors.

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• Letter written by First Lieutenant Martinez from Travis Air Force Base, California, concerning a course and training programs conducted and provided by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

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• Adjunct Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Subject Matter Expert – Touro University California · Contract · 1998 – 2000 · 2 yrs · San Diego Metropolitan Area · Hybrid ·

★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School.
★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management.
★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management. ★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.

Skills: Analytical Skills · International Business · Strategy

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• Publication by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in London, United Kingdom on the topic of the rise and development of telecom, information technology, internet services, and mobile communications in China
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• – Publication by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in London, United Kingdom on the topic of the rise and development of telecom, information technology, internet services, and mobile communications in China

Scholarly Contributions:

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s scholarly work extends to areas like international business, international development, business strategy, and entrepreneurship 4. Dr. Cherkaoui academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, Paris III, Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, and Paris Sciences Po, Grenoble Tate Yoko Research Institute.

Academic Endeavors: Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include research in the field of economics and politics. His work on “Economie politique du subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930)” delves into the economic dynamics of subcapitalism in Latin America 3.  

Economie Politique du Subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930): Argentine-Brésil-Chili-Pérou Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  1992 – 806 pages

https://books.google.com/books/about/Economie_politique_du_subcapitalisme_en.html?id=GqOPZwEACAAJ

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences

Dr. Cherkaoui organized and presented Multiple International Conferences in Collaboration with the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, the US Small Business Association, the 2 East Bay and Bay Area Centers for International Trade Development, and other local business professional representatives organizations.

and the Chambers of Commerce around the Bay Area of San … Continue reading Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences

International Conferences:

Center for International Trade Development

About Us: The California Center for International Trade Development (CITD), an entity of the State Center Community College District, has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic and job growth, and helps businesses in California expand globally. CITD also plays a role in globalizing colleges.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences – Invited by the Government of China

CITD has a strong track record, having organized over 180 agricultural trade missions for the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services, and the California Governor’s Office. They have trained more than 7,000 companies to market California food and agricultural products in foreign markets.

These efforts have resulted in impressive economic outcomes, with over $100 million in direct export sales and more than $750 million in continuous export sales attributed to CITD’s trade activities since 1990. CITD has also received prestigious awards, including the President’s “E Award” for Export Excellence in 2001 and 2013.

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新年快乐 – Xīnnián Kuàilè

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★ Dr. Cherkaoui facilitated the meeting of High level Executive, Managers and Scientists from China with their American Peers ★

★ Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Invited by the Central and Provincial Governments of China ★

Dr. Cherkaoui Developed Business and Trade Connections Between California and China Since 1994

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BERKELEY – OAKLAND – SAN FRANCISCO – CALIFORNIA – USA

Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program

Some Certified Training Seminars and Workshops Organized and Conducted by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at City College of Berkeley and Center for International Trade Development

Created and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD

Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California

Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco

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International Conference on Africa and AGOA

★ EBCITD & GLOCENTRA ★

International Conference on Africa and AGOA, Berkeley, California, USA

Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists.

I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa.  He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table.  Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.

Here below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.

I initiated and developed a work plan on the organization of The International Conference on Africa took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I and participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, event/photo took place is during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.

Here below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities with the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.

For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity.

The second link below presents “The ADB honors its former president, the late Babacar Ndiaye: https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/the-afdb-pays-tribute-to-late-president-babacar-ndiaye-17363

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The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California. 

GLOCENTRA is a leading executive training firm committed to serving clients in the United States, France, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast regions. Our team is dedicated to helping clients improve their business performance and attain sustainable long-lasting results by introducing/reinforcing new learning and skills. Over and above extensive international exposure with assignments implemented in more than 15 markets, our trainers have wide industry expertise. We put at the disposal of our clients a team with extensive experience in developing and delivering executive training and workshops in many areas ranging from basic hard skills to more complex soft skills including leadership, teamwork, negotiation, and communications skills

The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California. 

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EGYPT

Strengthening California with Egypt Business, Trade, and Investment Relationships

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USA – Testimonials Recognizing the Achievements and Competences of Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

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France and USA: Research and Academia, Letters of Recommendations on Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Publications and Seminars on the Middle East by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

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Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications on Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru

Publication by the Golden Gate University Review, San Francisco and Interview of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Published in France

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Connecting Culture, Politics, Business, and Academia around the World

La Comunidad Hispana – California

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Global Center for Trade – Glocentra

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa

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American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa
Oakland – California – U.S.A
El Jadida – Morocco
Marrakech – Morocco

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Sporting Achievements of Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is not only an intellectual but also a player of the First Division of Football, Volleyball, Handball, and Basketball in Morocco and vice-champion in fencing.  He played professionally Basketball in Montpellier at the ASPTT Club and Handball in Germany with Munster 08.    

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui was also a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 2. 

In Morocco, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is an International Player of Handball with the National Moroccan Team of Handball and was also selected for the National Moroccan Team of BasketBall (Academic and Civil). 

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  January 19, 2024 

Dr. Cherkaoui has a multifaceted background. He has been a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France.

★ A Picture is worth 1000 Words ★★ A Sport Picture is worth 10.000 Games ★

★ ★ Five ★ Stars ★ ★

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Sport and Academia:

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Dr. Cherkaoui has a multifaceted background. He has been a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 3.

His academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, Paris III, Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, and Paris Sciences Po, Grenoble Tate Yoko Research Institute 1.

Academic Endeavors: Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include research in the field of economics and politics. His work on “Economie politique du subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930)” delves into the economic dynamics of subcapitalism in Latin America 3.  

Economie Politique du Subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930): Argentine-Brésil-Chili-Pérou Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  1992 – 806 pages

https://books.google.com/books/about/Economie_politique_du_subcapitalisme_en.html?id=GqOPZwEACAAJ

Global Interactions: As part of TRI Consulting Kyoto and the Tateyoko Research Institute in the USA and Japan, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui engages in international business, development, strategy, and entrepreneurship. His contributions extend beyond borders, fostering connections and collaborations across continents 4.

In summary, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s journey spans investment advocacy, sports leadership, academic exploration, and global engagement. His diverse pursuits exemplify a rich tapestry of experiences and contributions. 🌟

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is a dynamic individual with a diverse range of interests, spanning investment, policy, sports, and academia. His contributions have a global impact, bridging cultures and fostering collaboration.

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Sporting Achievements:

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is not only an intellectual but also a player of the First Division of Football, Volleyball, Handball, and Basketball in Morocco and vice-champion in fencing.  He played professionally Basketball in Montpellier at the ASPTT Club and Handball in Germany with Munster 08.    

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui was also a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 2. 

In Morocco, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is an International Player of Handball with the National Moroccan Team of Handball and was also selected for the National Moroccan Team of BasketBall (Academic and Civil). 

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Forum on China–Africa Cooperation

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The Forum on China–Africa Cooperation – FOCAC – is an official forum between the People’s Republic of China and all African states except for the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Next date: Tue, Sep 3, 2024 – Sun, Sep 8, 2024

FOCAC is a multilateral forum established to promote dialogue and practical cooperation between China and African countries.

China has invested heavily in infrastructure projects in Africa, such as railways, roads, and ports and it has become a major trading partner and investor for many African countries.

China is expected to announce new investments in infrastructure projects in Africa, such as railways, roads, and ports it has also provided loans financing some of these infrastructural projects. The summit will likely address the importance of the digital economy and the need for Africa to develop its digital infrastructure as complementary to the physical one.

For some infrastructural works, China has provided debt relief to several African countries, during this China-Africa meeting, the Chinese government may announce new measures to provide debt relief to African countries which can elevate the burden of servicing the debt and limit the capacity of African States to expand their international trade operations. For this reason, China aims to increase trade with African countries. This China-Africa summit will be the appropriate frame for discussion to increase trade and investment and discuss ways to promote green development and climate change mitigation in Africa.

Overall, the FOCAC Summit is expected to be a major milestone in the relationship between China and Africa. It will allow both sides to strengthen their cooperation, discuss ways to promote people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa and address the continent’s challenges.

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The Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, 2024. The Heads of State, Government, and delegation of China and 53 African countries, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (…) and their ministers of foreign affairs and economic cooperation attended the summit and ministerial conference respectively.

1.2 The two sides speak highly of FOCAC’s achievements over the past 24 years. It has kept pace with the prevailing trend of peace, development, and win-win cooperation, overcome challenges posed by the changing and turbulent international environment, sluggish global economic recovery, and the COVID pandemic, and promoted the comprehensive and in-depth development of friendship and cooperation between China and Africa. It has become an efficient platform for South-South cooperation and a shining example of catalyzing international cooperation with Africa.

President Xi delivered a speech on Thursday, September 4, 2024, at an international conference called the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation that opened in the Chinese capital Beijing on the previous day.

Leaders from 53 African nations are taking part in the China-Africa summit.

• President Xi proposed in the address that bilateral relations between China and all African countries having diplomatic ties with China should be elevated to a more strategic level.
• President Xi also said the Chinese government will make financial contributions to African nations worth 360 billion yuan, or about 50 billion dollars, over the next three years.

This assistance program covers areas from infrastructure, and agriculture, to trade and includes the military such as joint exercises.

• President Xi said that the Western approach to modernization has “inflicted immense sufferings on developing countries”.
• President Xi added that “China and Africa’s joint pursuit of modernization will set off a wave of modernization in the Global South”.

Africa-China

All 53 African States fully supported the three (3) global initiatives announced by China, which are the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI).

In his keynote address, H.E. President Xi Jinping announced, for the next three years, ten (10) partnership actions for modernization, to deepen China-Africa cooperation and spearhead the Global South modernization. Those actions are for

1) Mutual Learning among Civilizations,

2) Trade Prosperity,

3) Industrial Chain Cooperation,

4) Connectivity,

5) Development Cooperation,

6) Health,

7) Agriculture and Livelihoods,

8) People-to-People Exchanges,

9) Green Development and

10) Common Security.

To implement these ten partnership actions, the Chinese government will provide around 50 billion USD of financial support, including 29 billion USD of credit line, 11 billion USD of assistance in various forms and 10 billion USD of investment in Africa by Chinese companies.

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China’s Energy Tight-Belt Road Initiative

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA © Said El Mansour Cherkaoui © 9/11/2024 Introduction – China-Africa Cooperation – FOCAC This is a presentation of the relationship of China with Africa depicting several years of interactions that had been developed through indirect and direct investments and technical support provided to the African States by Chinese companies and engineers. China has mastered the … Continue reading China’s Energy Tight-Belt Road Initiative

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Reaching Another Level in Sino-African Trade Relations

“China’s cooperation with Africa is targeted at the major bottlenecks to development,”

“Resources for our cooperation are not to be spent on any vanity projects, but in places where they count the most.”

China’s President Xi pledges another $60 billion for Africa

President Xi said, in a possible preview of his speech to the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Africa the week of 7/20/2018 as Beijing moved to further cement its role as one of the continent’s closest economic and diplomatic allies.

On Monday, September 3, 2018, Xi outlined eight major initiatives in Africa over the next three years, including plans to establish a China-Africa trade expo, provide one billion renminbi ($146 million) in food aid, extra imports to China from Africa, and a push for green development.

Xi also invited African business leaders to help his country in building the Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious collection of trade and infrastructure projects involving 68 countries. Leaders of 53 African nations descended on the Chinese capital Monday for the start of the two-day summit, largely seeking financial support for their developing economies.  

The announcement was made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, a triennial meeting between senior Chinese leaders and their counterparts from across Africa.   The financial package is the same amount Beijing pledged at the previous FOCAC summit in 2015, and is in line with analysts’ expectations that Xi would not vastly increase the amount of Chinese money flowing into Africa.   Africa has borrowed about $130 billion from China since 2000, with loans generally used to finance infrastructure projects. 

A report published this month by the Johns Hopkins SAIS China-Africa Research Initiative found that Chinese loans are “not currently a major contributor to debt distress in Africa.”

“We’re emerging into a new phase of a China-centric world order,” says Solange Chatelard, academic and research associate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. “The former hegemonic powers are having a hard time adjusting to their decline.”

Lina Benebdallah, assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University, North Carolina, however, cautions that the China-Africa relationship is “asymmetric.” In 2016, for example, China exported $88 billion in goods to Africa, but only imported $40 billion from the continent.

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Earlier this year, the IMF warned that the African continent is facing a debt crisis, with 40% of low-income countries now in debt distress or at high risk of this.  The pledge in 2015 was three times the figure announced at the 2012 forum.  Over the past nearly two decades, the numbers coming out of FOCAC have generally risen with each event.   Scholars from the China-Africa Research Initiative (CARI) at Johns Hopkins University found that Chinese loans were not yet a major contributor to this debt distress for most nations. Zimbabwe, for example, still owes 77% of its national debt to the Paris Club. In Djibouti, however, China holds 77% of the national debt, while Zambia’s $6.4 billion in Chinese loans represents the lion’s share of its commitments.

The levels of debt owed by African and South Asian nations to China have raised concerns in the West and among citizens – but roads and railways have been built that would not exist otherwise:

It has already funded trains, roads, and ports, with Chinese construction firms given lucrative contracts to connect ports and cities – funded by loans from Chinese banks.

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China’s annual foreign direct investment outflows declined in 2017 for the first time on record, according to a government report released Friday. Beijing would like to stem capital flight, while the Trump administration is citing national security reasons for slowing or preventing Chinese acquisitions of U.S. companies. The drop came as leaders of the world’s two largest economies increased scrutiny on cross-border deals, following a surge of Chinese investments in the U.S. — which included the high-profile purchase of New York’s landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel by Chinese insurer Anbang in 2015.

In 2015, China’s annual outward direct investment dropped 19.3 percent to $158.29 billion, from $196.15 billion in 2016, according to government statistics. That marked the first decline recorded in data going back to 2002, according to the report from China’s Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Figures from 2002 to 2005 include only non-financial outward foreign direct investment, while numbers from 2006 onward include all industries.

Chinese investments in the U.S. was $6.43 billion in 2017 — down 62.1 percent from a year ago, the report showed. In contrast, flows to Europe rose to a record $18.46 billion in 2017, or 72.7 percent higher than a year ago, the report said.

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China Direct Investment in Africa and Decline in Global Chinese Investment

9/29/2018 

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China’s annual foreign direct investment outflows dropped for the first time ever in 2017, per a government report. The decline comes after a “surge” of Chinese investments in the U.S., including the purchase of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 2015, per CNBC. Cross-border deals between both countries have been under more scrutiny; Beijing’s intensified scrutiny of outbound flows wants “to stem capital flight,”  and the Trump administration says “national security [is] slowing or preventing Chinese acquisitions of U.S. companies,” which include tougher US regulatory reviews of inbound Chinese acquisitions through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the primary government body responsible for reviewing foreign acquisitions of US companies for national security risks.

On June 27, the White House released a statement from President Trump announcing his support for bipartisan legislation currently under consideration in Congress to broaden CFIUS’s authority.

“This legislation, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), will enhance our ability to protect the United States from new and evolving threats posed by foreign investment while also sustaining the strong, open investment environment to which our country is committed,” said President Donald Trump in a statement. Both chambers of Congress recently passed different versions of FIRRMA, which means the House and the Senate will need to reconcile their bills before President Trump can sign the legislation into law. Both versions would broaden the scope of investments subject to CFIUS review to include nonpassive investments in “critical technology” or “critical infrastructure” companies. “Should Congress fail to pass strong FIRMMA legislation that better protects the crown jewels of American technology and intellectual property from transfers and acquisitions that threaten our national security—and future economic prosperity—I will direct my administration to deploy new tools, developed under existing authorities, that will do so globally,” Trump said.

The 2016 boom in Chinese FDI was driven by just four Chinese firms seeking to diversify their holdings. As Beijing moves to reduce the leverage of its heavily indebted private conglomerates, many Chinese companies are now being pushed to sell their overseas assets to pay off loans. As a result, Chinese companies are divesting their assets in the United States at an unparalleled pace: in the first five months of 2018, Chinese investors sold $9.6 billion worth of US assets, with another $4 billion of sales pending, making net FDI inflows to the United States negative by some $7.8 billion.   Another report, released in June by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, found that growth in FDI around the globe is on the decline. Global FDI flows fell by 23 percent in 2017, to $1.43 trillion from $1.87 trillion a year earlier. Flows to developed economies dropped by one-third, while investment into the United States fell by 40 percent, to $275 billion from $457 billion in 2016.

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China – Sub-Saharan Africa – Trade – Development – Foreign Aid

➲ In Uganda, Chinese millions built a 50 km (30 mile) road to the international airport

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➲ In Tanzania, a small coastal town may become the continent’s largest port

➲ GHANA_October: The Standard Bank Group, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), signed two agreements which will provide a framework for cooperation in trade and the settlement of netting of precious metals transactions.

➲ DR CONGO_September: Minmetals Resources Ltd. announced it will buy Congo-focused copper miner Anvil Mining Ltd. for $1.29 billion, which will create a platform for Minmetals to expand further into the central African copper belt and southern Africa.

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➲ SOUTH AFRICA_September: China agreed to $2.5 billion in investment projects with South Africa during a three-day trip to China by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. In addition to the agreement between the Development Bank of South Africa and China Development Bank, the two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding on geology and mineral resources.

➲ ETHIOPIA_October: Coal-mining company LontohCoal signed a two-year HK$800-million agreement with China-based Chuanhui Group for the delivery of 480,000 t/y of coal. The company will transport anthracite from its Kwasa Anthracite colliery, in Mpuma- langa, to China Chuanhui Group subsidiaries Huangshan Cement and CH Clinker, in Ethiopia. The first shipment comprising 25,000 t is expected to be delivered in September.

➲ MOZAMBIQUE_September: Prime Minister Aires Ali laid the first stone for the construction of $439 million housing complex in the city of Matola, which will be built by China’s Henan Guoji Industrial and Development company and include 5,000 houses, roads, schools, clinics, and shopping center along with infrastructure for electricity, water and sanitation.

➲ MOZAMBIQUE_October: The Mozambican government granted a heavy sands prospecting license to Africa Great Wall in the Angoche district of Nampula province. Africa Great Wall will invest $30 million to achieve the production of 200,000 tons of ilmenite, zircon, and rutile at the Sangage mine, to be used in aviation, manufacturing orthopedic items, paints, plastics, and for other purposes. Source: www.thebeijingaxis.com

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September 2018 China’s Energy Needs

China’s economy, which had averaged an annual growth rate of 10 percent for three decades until 2010, requires substantial levels of energy to sustain its momentum. It has become the world’s largest energy consumer and producer [PDF] in the world. Though China relies on coal for much of its energy needs, its oil consumption is second worldwide. Once the largest oil exporter in Asia, China became a net importer in 1993 and has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest importer of oil in recent years. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2014 [PDF] projected that China will become the world’s largest consumer of oil by the early 2030s.

China’s second-largest source of crude imports after the Middle East is Africa, from which it receives 1.4 million barrels per day, or 22 percent [PDF]. Angola was China’s third-largest oil supplier in 2016. Other African oil suppliers include the Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

Economic ties between China and the African continent have deepened as China’s economy has thrived. China surpassed the United States as Africa’s largest trade partner in 2009. China is a destination for 15 to 16 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports and the source of 14 to 21 percent of the region’s imports, according to estimates from Thomson Reuters and the World Bank. While the majority of Africa’s exports to China are comprised of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials, it also exports iron ore, metals, and other commodities, as well as small amounts of food and agricultural products. China exports a range of machinery, transportation, and communications equipment, as well as manufactured goods to African countries.

China is a significant source of foreign direct investment in Africa; offers development loans to resource-rich nations, like Angola; invests in agriculture; and develops special trade and economic cooperation zones in several states, including Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Zambia. “Chinese banks and companies are offering finance that allows them to secure a greater share of the business deals [PDF] in Africa as part of their move to ‘go global.’ This brings with it risks for African borrowers—but also opportunities,” write Brautigam and Jyhjong Hwang of SAIS-CARI.

Diversification of China’s Interests in Africa

Chinese financing comes often in the form of loans and credits provided by the People’s Bank of China, the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, and the China-Africa Development Fund. Between 2000 and 2014, Chinese banks, contractors, and the government loaned more than $86 billion to Africa, according to SAIS-CARI. Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan were the top recipients. However, these large loans are beginning to raise questions about debt loads in African countries, showing indications of a potential debt crisis.

Beijing has steadily diversified its business interests in Africa. China has participated in energy, mining, and telecommunications industries and financed the construction of roads, railways, ports, airports, hospitals, schools, and stadiums. Investment from a mixture of state and private funds has also set up tobacco, rubber, sugar, and sisal plantations. Domestic economic conditions drove Chinese firms to break into new markets for its consumer goods and excess industrial capacity as part of China’s “going out” or “going global” strategy. Chinese investment in Africa also fits into Chinese President Xi Jinping’s development framework, “One Belt, One Road,” which joins a continental economic belt and a maritime road to promote cooperation and interconnectivity from Eurasia to Africa.

More on:

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The question is why is China spending huge amount of money for projects in Africa?

What diplomatic benefits accrued to Africans by this gesture?

Africa: A Reflection of China?

04/07/2013

When the then recently built African Union (AU) headquarters was unveiled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, earlier this year, the $200 million structure now the capital city’s tallest building caused a splash. But it wasn’t just the mammoth building’s impressive spec sheet that drew comment, it was also the project’s bankroller; China. It is believed that China spent over 200 Million Dollars for the construction of this edifice.

The Chinese government has been leading a construction boom across Africa, setting up huge dams and infrastructure projects, soccer stadiums, and even the world’s third-largest mosque in Algeria. And the lavish new AU headquarters was paid for in its entirety by the Chinese government.

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The Long Road to Reform AU, Beyond Reach

When African leaders established the African Union Institutional Reform Program in 2016 and charged the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, with leading the reform efforts, there were great expectations that the continental body, which has been taking on more than it can handle, would be somewhat reformed. However, as time passes, the arduous goal is … Continue reading

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The towering edifice houses three conference centers, its helipad, and enough office space to accommodate 700 workers. The 20-story high complex, designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tongji University, also features an impressive entrance.

However, it is widely believed that Chinese companies refuse to hire Africans and bring in all their own workers to execute their projects.

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Algeria Tall Minaret Built with China Prayers

In February, the government of Algeria signed a contract with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to build what will be the third-largest mosque in the world and the largest outside Saudi Arabia. The facility which will be stretched across a 49-acre compound, boasts a 900-foot-tall minaret and has room for 120,000 worshippers. This is a means for the Algerian President to leave his mark on the history of Algeria.

Ghana and the Water Dam Engineered by China

Ghana also gave out a project for the construction of the dam by China’s Sinohydro in 2009 which is due to be completed next year. As many as 2,600 people are being relocated for the 300-foot dam, which will flood a significant portion of the Bui National Park, home to two populations of black hippos as well as rare species of monkeys, lions, and leopards. The project will join Sudan’s Merowe dam, whose 174 square kilometer reservoir forced the relocation of 50,000 people, and Ethiopia’s Tekeze Dam, which at over 600 feet is the continent’s tallest, among China’s most ambitious hydroelectric projects in Africa.

Equatorial Guinea and China’s Prowess in Construction

The congress center in Equatorial Guinea, built by CSCEC, was originally commissioned for the purpose of hosting the 2011 African Union Heads of State Summit. The glass-encased avant-garde structure was designed by a Turkish architecture firm and built to filter in external light without overheating, while still providing stunning views of the Malabo oceanfront. The convention center which has been shortlisted for international architecture prizes is part of a new “city” of mansions and construction centers built near Malabo by the notoriously kleptocratic Obiang regime. It’s just one of many Chinese-built projects that recently went up in the capital of the oil-rich but impoverished West African country, including a 15,000-seat stadium built for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Angola Housing Built in China

Even though half of Angola’s population lives on less than $2 a day, a thriving oil sector and a housing shortage have made the capital city of Luanda one of the most expensive places to live in the world. So it is not surprising that the budding petrostate’s government is thinking big in terms of new housing projects. Some 20 miles south of Luanda, Chinese contractors are at work on a new city known, for now, as Kilamba Kiaxi, the first phase of which is due for completion in December 2012, which will provide housing for 120,000 people in 710 apartment buildings, as well as schools, shops, and parks. Incredibly, Kilamba Kiaxi is just the largest of seven new cities the government plans to build throughout the country.

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Kilamba Kiaxi is a new underpopulated city outside Luanda, Angola built by Chinese construction company CITIC and financed by Hong Kong-based China International Fund.  “Even in China, I didn’t see such a big, large-scale project,” said Wu Zhixin, chief engineer for CITIC, the contractor on Kilamba Kiaxi. “In China, 500,000 square meters would be a big project. This one is 3.3 million square meters.”

Kenya Road and Infrastructure with China Know-How

In Kenya, the 31-mile-long road being built by three Chinese firms connecting the capital city of Nairobi to the central Kenyan hub of Thika will be the largest road in East Africa in some places, 16 lanes wide. Apartment buildings are already springing up along the road, which it is hoped will help cut back on the notorious Nairobi traffic and help link the Kenyan economy with Ethiopia to the north. Unlike other countries, where China has launched major road-building projects the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, for instance, Kenya is not resource-rich. But projects like this one may help Chinese businesses set up an early foothold in one of the continent’s main economic centers. Chinese exports to Kenya are already over $800 million per year.

Nigeria and China Tech and Telecom

In Nigeria communications satellite NigComSat 1 was successfully launched in 2007 in China but de-orbited in November 2008 due to malfunction of the solar array deployment assembly. China decided in 2009 to build NigComSat 1-R to replace the defunct one without adding additional costs to Nigeria.

NigComSat-1R, covering Central, Western, and Southern Africa, Central and Eastern parts of Europe, and some areas of Mid-Asia, will be mainly used for communications, broadcasting, tele-education, broadband multimedia service, and navigation service.

Source: http://africanleadership.co.uk/africa-a-reflection-of-china

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Growth and Change in Africa

China Econometer – The Econometer – VOL. 3 November 2011

According to the latest projections from the African Development Bank (ADB), Africa’s middle class will triple to more than 1 billion people in the next half-century as it predicts gross domestic product growth in the continent will exceed 5 percent a year over the same period.

In recent years, Africa has been a somewhat overlooked source of stable growth amidst global economic turmoil which has brought growth in developed markets to a standstill. China’s increased engagement with the continent is well documented, with trade between China and Africa exceeding $110 billion in 2010, a tenfold increase over the past decade.

To accommodate the needs of Africa’s growing middle-class ranks, China will continue on the current path, with a few minor changes.

According to the ADB, Chinese investment in African infrastructure has remained stable at about $5 billion a year. However, much of that is a result of direct engagement with national governments.   China must engage with regional bodies, with investment projects that transcend national boundaries, so that the impact can be greater. Investing in regional projects will require China to work closer with African regional groupings such as the East African Community, the Southern African Development Community, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.

With pressing infrastructural demands in landlocked African countries that need access to the nearest seaports, including Uganda, South Sudan, Zambia, and Malawi, establishing regional transport infrastructures will also significantly reduce the costs of Sino-African trade and improve Chinese exporters’ accessibility to Africa’s growing consumer markets.

Currently, global manufacturers looking to shift production to lower-cost countries complain that African transport prices are too high. Chinese manufacturers to establish manufacturing faculties in Africa itself, to directly serve the African market. Developing industry in Africa will help diversify its economy, commercialize its agricultural sector, and become less dependent on the price of commodities. By 2060, China is projected to receive 60 percent of African exports, up from 5 percent today.

To realize this projection, Africa’s leaders will need to complement Chinese regional engagement by realizing a common vision and moving beyond free-trade agreements to real integration of licensing, border control visas, etc., to better engage with the Chinese government, EPC contractors, and other Chinese entities. Rather than having a few select countries become relevant on the world stage, greater coordination between leaders and regions will help ensure Africa will become a global force. Only then can Africa and China fully take advantage of the opportunities presented in this new era of Sino-African relations?

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Silk Road to China

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