In this Silver Sisters Mystery it's trouble at sea when Goldie and Godiva's eighty year old mother and uncle are invied on a relaxing cruise. Magic turns to mayhem for these former vaudeville magicians when a star magician is murdered on board.
Over the years, I have constantly taken on assignments for the Donors in interesting countries and sometimes challenging countries. During this past two years, I was mostly in Cambodia and Vietnam. The previous two years, I was in Ethiopia, Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Turkmenistan; four countries with diverse cultures and living standards. This year (and soon), I will return to Vietnam for another Do
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As a consultant working with the Donor organisations, I travel to many interesting countries and most of those assignments are full of political challenges. The problems that exist within Third World Countries - Bad debts - Money Laundering - Loan Credit Risks, must be resolved to improve the fiscal debt of these troubled economies.
John McCoy has over 40 years’ senior level experience in financial sector reform, including numerous assignments with the National Bank of Cambodia. Through his international work, he has gained a thorough understanding of the implications of developing economies and the need for banking and financial sector reforms in those economies. He has a comprehensive understanding of the banking and financial sectors in South East Asia and Central Asia through his experience working in Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan working on various Technical Assistance projects for Asian Development Bank, EBRD, World Bank and IFC from 1997 to present.
In working with the ADB and World Bank he has covered, among others, the following areas: Central Bank supervision and monitoring requirements; Basel Core Principles; Corporate Governance; Bank Investment Strategies; Strategic Planning - Business Planning – Banks; Privatization and restructuring legal issues; Credit Policies and Procedures; Problem Loans - Bad debt procedures; Anti-Money Laundering regulations and procedures (TA 3467 - Cambodia), Turkmenistan, Lao PDR and Sri Lanka; Bank Secrecy Regulations; Central bank supervision - on-site / off-site; Prudential regulations; Micro-finance mechanisms, monitoring and controls - Small and medium business enterprise financing risks (SME); Financial institutions organizational structures, regulations, delegated authorities and Systems integration risks.
Birth Place
Greenville, SC USA
Accomplishments
Master of Science in International Finance 1972 from University of California. Extensive additional high level courses at various universities and international banks. Member of Australian Sociaty of Authors, Australian Copyright Agency, NSW Writers Centre and Queensland Writers Centre.
Contact Information
John W. McCoy & Associates Pty. Limited
54 Portland Road
Medlow Bath, NSW 2780
Australia