Muati-Soto-A wrote:
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In a heavily air conditioned Bank of Yohannes office somewhere in Te Whanganui a Tara CBD
“The maintenance of road assets requires good engineering capacity - institutional and social capital - and a well-funded financial structure, high-quality as well as reliable government management presence. The return is immense: Without a well-funded roading and highway engineering industry projects, a nation cannot have a thriving economy.”
“Everything will be set in a gridlock - businesses cannot deliver their goods and services, resulting in a drop of confidence towards businesses and the government of that nation itself. A good roading must be able to ensure good riding quality for comfortable travel, reliable drainage system, well-maintained reflectivity and line marking presence to ensure safety travel, and most importantly, strategic purpose and benefit towards surrounding communities, businesses, and perhaps the military of a nation.”
“A nation that cannot provide enough investment towards roading will suffer - both internally as its economic growth potential is reduced and externally as visiting foreign dignitaries and officials discover the inability of its government to ensure the most crucial and basic component of its economy. Poor construction, water egress, heavy loads, lack of maintenance, and poor designs are just five of the most common signs of a mismanaged or insufficiently funded highway engineering and roading budget for a nation; that that nation cannot afford to maintain and safeguard the well-being of its own economy.”
“At the Bank of Yohannes, we are well acquainted with providing capital and fund towards such an important component of a nation's economy. As of 2015, according to the World Assembly Security Council #149, the Bank of Yohannes and its international partner institutions have invested over $173 trillion in secondary highway engineering operations - excluding primary operations, which are much harder to estimate - abroad, including but not limited to: Roadway or carriageway construction and maintenance, pavement and related chipsealing operations, bitumen distribution and supply, and most importantly, both surface and sub-surface roading drainage system.”
“Fellow surveywomen and men, how does that sound?” The author of the report stood anxiously, apprehensive perhaps, but more so aware of the fact that that summary would be put on the storefront brochure of the Bank of Yohannes. He needs to provide for his family: A loving wife and first adorable daughter. Whenever he expressed that to his mates – of the expectation, pressure, and fear of failure – he wished that he could justify it with the added word ‘young’ as a prefix before the ‘family.’
But he could not. He is 41, while his wife is 40. They are anything but ‘young.’ And their situation do not resemble the situations of most other new families. He was without purpose until the late twenties, while his wife was just slightly better: A previous smoker, drinker, and equally purposeless. But towards the middle thirties, they slowly changed, and as they by chance met, and got to know one another – from friendship to something just resembling love, and finally love itself – had they discover a new sense of purpose and willingness to ‘enter the race, though late, and try to catch up’ with their more established acquaintances and friends.
After a long road of tertiary education and finally work, they have finally reached their destination: Financial stability (somewhat) and an ideal married life. But his wife has found herself, somewhat unexpectedly for not just her but also him - drawn to motherhood fully, and he by default has assumed the role of breadwinner for their family.
The contract to be awarded by the Bank of Yohannes would be a huge boon, and that is not an understatement. Struggling single professionals have become young millionaires overnight from that prize. He needs such a good fortune more so than those late twenty-something single professionals.
“It's good Narada”, spoke Bob the team leader. “I think it's time for us to enter the room... God forbid those heavy suits are grumpily expecting our presence by now already.”
“At this rate... we are only late by around 3 minutes' time.”
“I think a good preparation and rehearsal would generate a much better outcome than an early, but poorly delivered presentation”, spoke Elisa, the oldest and most experienced of them all. If anyone knows anything about Bank of Yohannes related things, it would be her: Her now stay-at-home partner, devotedly looking after their young daughter, was one of its most important project management division's associates.
As they made their way for the hallway, unbeknown to them was the early approval of their proposal; before even the completion of their third, and last presentation on that day. The acceptance of proposals coming from small contractors such as theirs are heavily depended not on the quality of their final presentation - after all, the first and second presentations tend to give a much better impression of one's potential capabilities - but on the presence of substantial future return and earning potential for the bank to go ahead with the plan. If the government or institution of a foreign nation that project would be carried in cannot guarantee good return or assurance of good business practice and confidence, then the bank bigwigs would not pursue the deal.
And innocent people such as Narada on that day would be thrown under the bus, sacrificed in the name of good business practice. He and his wife, Bob, or even Elisa are just small fish swimming in a huge sea. They are pawns. Though democracy is the name of the game of their nation, small fish like them do not have voices in how the engine of economic growth are daily run in their very own nation. The well-being of the collective is of much higher priority to their elected local and regional leaders, policians, and bigwigs of the financial sector.
Bank of Yohannes I Parenga-Motu
Parliament Square, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
BY9 1008, Alexandria, Yohannes
Contact Us
Customer Service0800 117 7442
From Overseas+585 53381717
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Re: Branch establishment
The Hon Minister, and
Executive Branch or Cabinet of
The Federation of Muati-Soto-A
Customer Service0800 117 7442
From Overseas+585 53381717
__________________________________
Re: Branch establishment
The Hon Minister, and
Executive Branch or Cabinet of
The Federation of Muati-Soto-A
Kia Ora, Te āheitanga katoa, Takawaenga e whakahonoretia ana,
Your Honour, greetings from the Bank of Yohannes to the Government and national Whānau of Muati-Soto-A. I understand from your letter, regarding cross border partnership and contractual relationship, that you are interested in the establishment of an agreement under the following contractual terms:
Your Honour, greetings from the Bank of Yohannes to the Government and national Whānau of Muati-Soto-A. I understand from your letter, regarding cross border partnership and contractual relationship, that you are interested in the establishment of an agreement under the following contractual terms:
- 1. The Bank of Yohannes and the Federation of Muati-Soto-A's officially chosen bank(s) will co-operate commercially.
2. Bank of Yohannes patrons shall be able to use the officially chosen institutional banking branches of the Government of Muati-Soto-A's as they would with BoY branches and vice versa.
3. No fees or penalties shall be incurred during the above transactions except those applicable to laws and regulations of both governments.
4. Twenty eight per cent of all direct financial profit coming from any subsidiaries of our corporate institution and investment group will be registered under the name of the Government of Muati-Soto-A.
5. We will abide by your domestic corporation and business tax rate.
6. Our branches will be established in your preferred registered locations, as discussed privately by both of our representatives in our previous fruitful negotiations.
7. The Bank of Yohannes will be eligible to use your officially accredited institutional services and produce credit cards through these institutions within the boundary of the Federation of Muati-Soto-A.
Yours faithfully,
The Rt Hon Sir Matthew Alexander Gilligan
Member of His Majesty’s Privy Council
Bank of Yohannes I Parenga-Motu
Your Truly Multi-regional Bank
Your Truly Multi-regional Bank
Governor of the Bank of Yohannes
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