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The US Department of Defense put up tens of
billions
of dollars in contracts for microelectronics, a commitment that both paid down innovators’ risk and created an infrastructure that would support the growth of start-ups.
The former point to economic development; the latter maintain that tens, even hundreds, of
billions
of dollars have been squandered.
In the twentieth century, the US government spent
billions
of dollars to rebuild the European economy.
According to a recent report by Deutsche Bank, for example, borrowers will have difficulty refinancing hundreds of
billions
of dollars of commercial real estate loans that will mature after 2010.
With Spain also requiring
billions
more to recapitalize its banks, the contingent claims on taxpayers in the core countries continue to mount.
Whereas the Internet quickly gave rise to email, the World Wide Web, and millions of viable commercial ventures used by
billions
of people, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin do not even fulfill their own stated purpose.
Re-Thinking Counter-TerrorismGrim-faced border guards and tough security measures at international airports provide powerful reassurance that the developed world is spending hundreds of
billions
of dollars to protect against terrorism.
Since coming to power, the current Ahmedinejad regime has awarded IRGC-affiliated companies
billions
in no-bid contracts, increasing the already great perception among the Iranian public of its corruption.
But Pakistan’s behavior indicates that it is, for now, satisfied with its arrangement with China – a sentiment that is probably reinforced, if unconsciously, by the
billions
of dollars in aid the country receives each year from the US.
More generally, while China spends
billions
of renminbi in efforts to increase its soft power in Asia, its behavior in the South China Sea contradicts its own message.
Even a small reduction in the growth of these programs would save
billions
of dollars.
For example, a decade ago, contracts promising a steady supply of Argentine gas at pre-set prices led Chile to spend
billions
refitting its power stations.
The financial challenges are even greater: analysts speak of tens or even hundreds of
billions
of dollars in required investment.
His meetings with Asian leaders in Manila last November rounded out a year of high-profile travel, in which he has touted China – which has provided
billions
of dollars in foreign assistance and investments around the world in recent years – as a leading global benefactor.
Counting Africa’s Invisible WorkersYAMOUSSOUKRO – The
billions
of dollars in aid delivered to Africa annually may do the continent much good, but it cannot deliver a solution to poverty.
Most notably, China has established new development institutions, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the new Silk Road Fund, to which it will channel tens of
billions
of dollars – clear challenges to the established Western-dominated multilateral institutions.
Precise figures are elusive, but I have no doubt it would have been less than the
billions
of dollars spent on containment.
Emerging-market companies alone have hundreds of
billions
coming due in the next twelve months, far more than their governments’ reserves can cover if credit markets do not normalize.
And China under President Xi Jinping remains a soccer lightweight, despite having invested
billions
of dollars in the sport.
Third, with the regional Sunni-Shia conflict intensifying, the prospect of tens of
billions
of petrodollars backing terrorist extremists has already destabilized the region.
Donor Funds are Needed for Poverty, Not IraqAmerica wants the world to pledge
billions
of dollars to Iraq's reconstruction at a donor's meeting to be held in October in Madrid.
The
billions
of dollars that the US seeks should be directed towards true global emergencies, such as the fight against AIDS and hunger.
The US could save itself tens of
billions
of dollars per year by withdrawing its troops from Iraq.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration has pushed through two important regulatory changes that could free up
billions
of dollars in private capital for social-impact investing, including pay-for-success schemes.
The scale of theft achieved by those who ransacked Enron, Worldcom, and other corporations is in the
billions
of dollars, greater than the GDP of many countries.
The loss of public confidence that may result from not acting may be even higher than the cost of governmental regulation -- indeed, this loss recently resulted in
billions
of dollars of reductions in the value of shares.
Given the trillions of dollars of potential losses from human-induced climate change, and the trillions of dollars invested annually in global energy systems, the world’s governments would be wise to invest tens of
billions
of dollars each year in the research and development needed to achieve a low-carbon energy future.
Billions
of daily Internet activities and mobile phone calls are possible because of shared protocols.
But a reduction in poverty and environmental degradation - such as lack of access to clean drinking water - that affect the lives of
billions
of people in the Third World will always depend chiefly on local policies.
Suitably adapted, such mechanisms could also dramatically expand off-grid renewable-energy solutions across rural economies, providing reliable energy to
billions
of people and triggering a new green revolution in the countryside.
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