Africa is developing at a very disappointing rate at the present time. The continent has the potential to accelerate this given its human and material resources. Democracy that is taking root now should make this happen soon enough.

Hopefully, the governments of the various countries of Africa will make the necessary tough choices politically and economically to make things happen. Then, unemployment, diseases, poor infrastructure, unattractive business environment would start to be viewed in the rear view mirror.

All of the present short comings are factors that make the continent the place to attract investment. Africa now needs mass employment; mass production; mass income; mass consumption quite urgently now so the world is spared the almost daily TV catalogue of poverty and want.

PGC thinks that Africa could benefit from the following:

• Surplus production equipment and machinery in the 1st world
• Pre-owned machinery and equipment that abound as a of result down-turns
• Surpluses of raw materials\assembly parts in unsold stocks
• Favorable dollar exchange rate regime of this tim
• Grants, aid, soft loans, leases from 1st world to the 3rd world

All of these and more should enable Africa to acquire necessary capital equipment needed to jump start economies all over the continent.

This is an important period that Africans should seize and any feet dragging in whatever guise must be resisted.

PGC would be eager and ready to assist governments, corporations, and individuals to package productive investments for Africa NOW.

We would love to put in place programs in a Free Enterprise setting the means that ensures 3 decent meals for every African.

Middle East

This is a region awash in petrodollars but whose society is greatly culturally influenced by religious and other cultural biases.

These factors help to swell and replenish the ranks of fundamentalists.

Large unemployment as well as the Palestinian question makes matters a lot worse economically.

PGC is of the opinion that growing the economies of the region reduces frustrations and associated anger of the peoples of the region.

When unemployment is eliminated, people are focused on their lives and they have no time and need to belong to underground terrorist movement[s].

When the people are engaged productively there are no “Idle hands” for the devils use.

In Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Afghanistan, and other parts of the Mid East, there are many local entrepreneurs who are crying to be assisted to develop their businesses, and who are potential employers in each of these countries. Most of the insurgents, terrorists, and suspicious crowd here would reduce considerably if they had gainful well paying jobs or personal businesses. Governments of these countries as well as the western world should change tactics by emphasizing business growth and economic development. PGC thinks that this method is cheaper and easier to administer than the application of the force of arms to suppress the people.

PGC can produce a ‘Hands-on’ program of renewal, economic empowerment, and restitution for the good and benefit of all.