Gates: 10.000 million dollars for vaccines

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, across his well-known foundation, are always collaborating in many areas how, for example, with the advance of the medicine. Now they have announced that they will destine a sum of money that is about 10.000 million dollars for the creation and distribution of vaccines in ten years. Next, this finance blog will give more details of this interesting millionaire investment to try to keep on saving thousands and thousands of lives.

The Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates created by the founder of the exitosísima company Microsoft, the multimillionaire Bill Gates, keeps on contributing million dollars for the well-being of the world health.

Some weeks ago, it was known that the foundation of Bill Gates will realize an interesting millionaire donation for the vaccines making in the next ten years (until the year 2020). There will be approximately 10.000 million dollars those that Bill Gates and his wife Melinda will pay out, across his foundation.

According to the official web site of the Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates, this money will serve for the investigation, the development and the delivery of vaccines, what will allow to diminish greatly the world infant mortality valuation saving the life of 8 million children in a period of ten years.

This announcement was realized in the frame of the World Economic Forum, which was carried out from Wednesday, the 27th until Sunday, the 31st of January in the city of of Davos, Switzerland.

It is important to add that Bill Gates leads the ranking of the 400 richest persons of the United States that Forbes realizes the prestigious magazine.

Also, the millionaire occupies the place number ten of a ranking realized by the prestigious magazine Forbes who enumerates the 20 most powerful multimillionaires of the world at present. Let's remember that the above mentioned classification LP is led by the person in charge of the company Bloomberg, and current mayor of the city of New York, Michael Bloomberg.

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Uruguay will finance the act of assumption of the new president

There will live through Uruguay next Monday on the 1st of March one of the most important democratic events: the assumption of a new president chosen by the vote of the citizenship. In this date, José “Pepe“ Mujica will be proclaimed officially the president of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, replacing to till now chief Tabaré Vázquez. How much will cost the official act in which the current Uruguayan president will deliver the presidential band to his successor?

At the end of last November of 2009, the Uruguayans should have voted to choose the new president of this country, which will be in the charge until the first day of March, 2015, when it has to deliver the presidential band to his successor.

In this balotage, there was disputing the presidential armchair the candidate of the Wide Front, José Mujica; and the candidate of the National Party, Luis Alberto Lacalle. For decision of most of the citizens, in this occasion victorious Mujica went out, as were announcing the surveys.

A few days stay so that Mujica turns officially into the new Uruguayan president. The fact is that on Monday on the 1st of March there will be realized the official act in which there will be proclaimed José Mujica known popularly like “Pepe“, like president of all the Uruguayans.

In the last hours, one spoke very much about how much it will cost the organization of this official act that, every five years, assembles thousands and thousands of persons who accompany the chief in his assumption.

How much will cost finally the official act of the Transmission of the Presidential Control? This democratic event will be financed by the Uruguayan State, which will have to pay 200.000 dollars out, he published the official web site of Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay.

This important number of money, which will go out of the arks of the State, will serve to finance, for example, the costs of the invitations, the transfers, the accommodations, the visitors' food expenses, as this way also the center of press for those national and foreign journalists who should cover journalistically this event, informed the web.

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How much will cost the reconstruction of Haiti?

To more than one month of happened, they continue the aftereffects for the earthquake in Haiti that caused numerous ravages in the cardinal city of the country, Port-au-Prince, and it provoked the death of thousands and thousands of persons. Although it was already known that the reconstruction of the Caribbean nation would last something like ten years, till now had never been mentioned how much money would be needed to raise the foundations of Haiti. According to the BID, the recovery of this country might go so far as to cost between 8.000 million dollars and 14.000 million dollars.

The earthquake that it affected to the Haitian territory does not stop being a news, although it happened any more than one month ago (last January 12, 2010) and although the international press already does not pay the same attention that earlier.

In the last hours, the Inter-American Bank of Development (known like BID) announced the number of money estimated to the one that can promote the entire reconstruction of Haiti.

According to the BID, up to 14.000 million dollars it might go so far as to cost the reconstruction of the devastated country that, as one has already reported across this finance blog, it would be ready in approximately a decade, they informed the press means.

The BID thought that in Haiti there were damages of between 8.000 million dollars and 14.000 million dollars, reported the web site of the above mentioned international organism. Between other things, one believes that this earthquake is the most destructive natural disaster of the modern age, it expressed the web.

Between the numerous means of press that did to themselves echo of this important news, the prestigious news agency AFP was. The same one informed that to achieve the reconstruction of Haiti one will need many donations, in order to the necessary supreme money millionairess manages so that the Haitian people could return to his normal life.

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Aniston solidariza with Haiti

They continue the echoes after the earthquake that flogged the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, leaving numerous ravages in the buildings and provoking thousands of deaths and hurt. Although this earthquake happened it has been one month since and the international press already does not cover the disaster as earlier, fortunately the humanitarian aid still keeps on coming.

As there it were doing several famous persons of the whole world, the ex-protagonist of the exitosísima television series Friends, the North American actress Jennifer Aniston, also he wanted to join the united action of his companions and decided to help the victims of Haiti.

According to the news agency EFE, Aniston separated of his finance a sum of money near to 500.000 dollars to collaborate with the Caribbean country that, although it has already gone on one month from one of the worst earthquakes from his history, is still queriendo to go out forward (ten years his reconstruction will last).

With this important and disinterested donation, the actress joins a big number of famous persons, like actors, musicians and sportsmen, who have drunk it helps the Haitian people.

As it will be remembered, his ex-husband Brad Pitt also belonged to that there contributed his “granite of sand” for the recovery of the desvastada nation by means of two donations of a million dollars each one, across his foundations “Not On Our Watch” and “Jolie/Pitt Foundation“.

It is important to add that Jennifer Aniston is an actress that, after finished the series Friends (in 2004), could direct his career towards the big screen with big success. Last year can see it in the movies “Love Happens“ and “He's Just Not That Into You”; while soon it will release his last movie, “The Bounty Hunter”, in which he will share cartel with actor Gerard Butler.

As for his next cinematographic projects, it is possible to add that it has in folder the tapes “The Baster“, “The Goree Girls” and “Pretend Wife“, as he informs the web site Imdb.com.

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The crisis of the giant Toyota

The self-propelled company Toyota is in the “eye of the hurricane” for a series of damages in several thousands of his motorcars already located on the market. If there will be complicated the moment through that the monster lives self-propelled that the proper President of the signature had to go out to apologize for the events. Next, this finance blog will give more details about the bad moment along which Toyota goes along and that threatens to cause millionaire losses.

In the middle of 2009, this blog was informing that the company Toyota was leading the category “motorcars“ of the last edition of Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, un ranking prepared by the company Millward Brown Optimor. That is to say that was considered to be the most powerful and successful mark (with a value of mark for 29.907 million dollars) in what self-propelled it refers to the sector.

But since not everything is always “a color of rose”, now Toyota happens for a moment complicated, since it will have to withdraw from the world market a whole of 437.000 units of his hybrid model Prius, according to the international press.

What is the reason of this decision of Toyota? The fact is that the company will check every Prius unit for a possible problem in the brakes, reported the news agency EFE, which he added that they must have realized reviews to eight million vehicles of Toyota. It is important to emphasize that this will cost several million dollars to the arks of self-propelled company.

A few days ago the president of Toyota, the Japanese Akio Toyoda, decided to realize a press conference to apologize for the caused problems.

Toyota has lost 30.000 million dollars, in actions, from the second January two weeks, he published the web site of the newspaper El Pais of Spain.

As regards this topic, and to finish this journalistic article, it is necessary to add that in the last hours the authorities of Toyota decided that they will not accept an important distinction that would be given him by the government of Japan, he reported the web site ElUniverso.com, that he gathered AP informations. The same one there would be related to the energy efficiency of his at present polemic hybrid model Prius, which should be had extracted of the market by serious problems in his brakes.

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The situation of Haiti also worries the BID

One week ago carried out the International Economic Forum Latin America and Caribbean 2010. Although the meeting centred on the topic “Latin America after the thunderstorm: Stages post-crisis”, the moment most emphasized from the day was when one alluded to the serious situation through that one is living in Haiti.

Organized by the Inter-American Bank of Development (BID), last Monday, the 25th of January Latin America carried out the second edition of the International Economic Forum and Caribbean 2010. The same one was carried out during the whole day in the city of Paris, France.

This meeting served to discuss the most important economic topics and financiers linked to Latin America and the Caribbean Sea. The same one had like principal topic “Latin America after the thunderstorm: Stages post-crisis”.

Although the topics treated in the event were different, it was not possible to allow to spend for high the most serious situation through that the Haitian people lives, after the earthquake that last January 12 was on the numerous rampage in the city of Port-au-Prince and caused a big quantity of mortal victims.

The president of the Inter-American Bank of Development, Luis Alberto Moreno, was one of the leaders who, during his exhibition, spoke about this topic that worries to the entire world.

Between other things, the number one of the BID said that it is necessary to provide safety, feeding and refuge to the harmed ones by the earthquake, informed the web page of the international organism, who added that it is not a question only of contributing financial resources to the Caribbean country, but also technical assistance.

The leader emphasized the solidarity showed by the international community that managed to collect several million dollars to help the victims of the earthquake, published the web of the BID.

If you want to read more about this important event, deposit to the official web site of the International Economic Forum Latin America and Caribbean 2010 or it can consult the available special paragraph on the web page of the BID.

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President of the IMF: his vision on the economy of Asia

Some weeks ago the Financial Forum of Asia was carried out in the city of Hong Kong. This important meeting was provided with the presence of out-standing world leaders like, for example, the director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who realized interesting declarations about financial topics of world nature how this way also linked to the Asian continent.

The director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was one of the exhibitors during the last edition of the Financial Forum of Asia. With the motto “Asia in the New Economic Order” (“Asia in the New Economic Order”), it was carried out this event from Wednesday, the 20th until Thursday, the 21st of January in the city of Hong Kong.

In the frame of this important financial meeting, Strauss-Kahn realized interesting declarations as regards the international financial situation during 2010, in general, and on how it will be the economic one in the territory of Asia, in particular.

According to an official bulletin of the IMF, the Asian continent will be a modality of the international recovery after one of the worst financial and economic crises of last years, informed the web site of the international organism, that he added that in the later years his role will be even more important.

The leader of the IMF said, in the frame of the Financial Forum of Asia, that this is a good moment so that Asia helps to reorganize the international economic panorama after the crisis through that the world lived in the last months, he published the web.

According to the web site of the International Monetary Fund, for Strauss-Kahn “this might be a historical moment for Asia”, according to declarations spilled during his speech the meeting realized weeks ago in Asian territory.

As regards the world financial situation in 2010, the director of the IMF told that the present year will be crucial to begin to “to raise the look towards the horizon in longer term”, he informed the web. It is important to emphasize that in the last days the IMF published projections that indicate that one waits for a growth of approximately 4 % for 2010.

If he wants to read more about this topic, it can consult the bulletin of the IMF on his web page or enter to the web Asianfinancialforum.com.

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Bloomberg heads the list of more powerful millionaires

The prestigious American magazine Forbes presented a new and interesting ranking linked to the world of the finance. The above mentioned classification centers in ennumerar the 20 most powerful multimillionaires of the world at present that, according to his web site, have a lot of money, industrial power and political skill to gain him a place in this classification. In this occasion, the list is headed by the person in charge of the company Bloomberg LP, and current mayor of the city of New York, Michael Bloomberg.

According to the ranking of the richest and powerful persons of the world, which it is possible to consult entirely on the web page Forbes.com, the wealthiest and powerful person of the actuality is the North American businessman Michael Bloomberg, person in charge of the prestigious company Bloomberg LP.

The Bloomberg fortune is valued for approximately 17.500 millions of dollars, reported Forbes across his web. It is important to add that this 67-year-old American businessman, is a mayor of New York from January, 2002.

It is important to emphasize that between the 20 most powerful multimillionaires of the world, there are two Latin Americans. In the above mentioned classification, they appear the Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú (in the 4th place); and recently elect president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera (in the position number 15).

Next, this finance blog will publish 20 names that integrate this Forbes's new classification.

01 - Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg LP)
02 - Silvio Berlusconi (Prime minister of Italy)
03 - Vagit Alekperov (Lukoil)
04 - Carlos Slim Helú (Mobile America)
05 - Saad Hariri (Prime minister of the Lebanon)

06 - Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway)
07 - Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries Limited)
08 - Li Ka-shing (Real property)
09 - Edward Johnson and Abigail Johnson (Fidelity Investments)
10 - Bill Gates (Microsoft)

11 - The family Walton (Wal-Mart)
12 - Lakshmi Mittal (ArcelorMittal)
13 - Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google)
14 - Carl Icahn (Investments)
15 - Sebastián Piñera (elect President of Chile)

16 - Charles Koch and David Koch (Koch Industries)
17 - William Gross (Pimco)
18 - Steve Jobs (Apple)
19 - Rupert Murdoch (News Corp).
20 - Serge Dassault (Groupe Dassault / Senator of France)

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Bill Clinton spoke on Haiti in the World Economic Forum

In these days there is developing a new edition of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos. As always, this meeting stands out for the presence and the orations of important world leaders. One of them is the current special correspondent of the UNO for Haiti, Bill Clinton, who became present to give his vision about the serious situation through that the Caribbean nation is living.

In these moments there is developing a new edition of the important World Economic Forum (World Economic Forum). Realized in the city of Davos, Switzerland, this event gave beginning last Wednesday, the 27th and it will finish on Sunday, the 31st of January.

In this meeting varied topics will talk each other like, for example, the world growth after one of the most complicated crises of last decades, according to the informed for the official web site of the event.

But it is undoubted that what more stands out, for his importance and his proximity in the time, is the debate realized in this occasion on the problematic situation through that the inhabitants of Haiti live after the strong earthquake suffered more than two weeks ago.

Since it is already known, Haiti suffered last Tuesday, the 12th of January an earthquake of 7,0 grades of magnitude, which caused numerous ravages in the cardinal city of the country, Port-au-Prince, and provoked 150.000 deaths, according to numbers handled by the local government. According to the international press, the reconstruction of Haiti will take at least a decade.

As regards this topic, it is necessary to add that the ex-president of the United States, Bill Clinton, who officiates at present as special correspondent of the UNO for Haiti, became present in the last hours in the World Economic Forum to debate about the actuality of the Caribbean country and through what this earthquake is living to more two weeks of happened.

In this opportunity, Clinton requested that it keeps on helping Haiti and asked that an investment supported in this country should be realized, reported the web site of this important forum, which added that there will realize an alliance between the World Economic Forum, the World Initiative Clinton and the United Nations Organization with the target to help to the recovery of Haiti.

Before finishing this journalistic article, you can enter to the official web site of the World Economic Forum to be informed about the innovations that should be happen.

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