TRUMP, TARIFFS, INVESTMENTS AND URKUS

SUMMARY

As tariffs rise and global markets brace for disruption, investors face a critical choice: retreat or reinvent. In this volatile landscape, URKU emerges as a Social Token rooted in real assets, offering resilient, traceable, and regenerative investment opportunities across the Andes—where nature, culture, and finance converge for a sustainable future.

Roberto F. Salazar-Córdova

For www.adnplus.co.uk

A New Global Realignment

With Donald Trump reasserting his influence on U.S. policy and global trade, the world finds itself on the verge of another protectionist shift. At the heart of this realignment lies a familiar agenda: correcting America’s twin deficits—its fiscal and trade imbalances. This course will likely lead to short-term inflationary pressure and a transitory recession, reshaping capital flows globally.

In such a moment, investors must pivot—not toward isolation, but toward new vehicles that protect capital, generate returns, and build resilience where it matters most. URKU, a Social Token born in the heart of the Andes, offers that path. It is not only a response to economic dislocation, but a call to reshape the purpose of capital itself.

Brexit as Precedent: Painful Headlines, But No Collapse

The economic projections ahead of the Brexit referendum were dire. Major institutions predicted GDP drops of up to 9%, soaring unemployment, and mass capital flight. Yet the actual macroeconomic trajectory tells a different story.

GDP contraction: The UK economy slowed post-2016 but contracted by only 0.5% relative to trend in the first year, and avoided the predicted deep recession.
Trade: UK exports to the EU dropped around 15% in volume post-Brexit, but trade realigned, with increased flows to non-EU markets.
Inflation: The pound’s devaluation caused a one-off spike, with CPI rising to 3% in 2017, but stabilizing thereafter.
Investment: Business investment stagnated briefly, but FDI recovered, particularly in digital, fintech, and green infrastructure.

The lesson? Global systems adapt. Fear often overstates risk. And the capital that retreats from one region seeks alternatives elsewhere—regions with real-world assets, climate relevance, and social returns.

Challenging the Arithmetic of Decline

Economist Paul Diggle has noted:

“Every 1% rise in U.S. weighted-average tariffs adds 0.1% to prices and reduces GDP by 0.05–0.1%. The latest hikes could add 2% to inflation and reduce GDP by up to 2%.”

While statistically sound, this view is narrowly framed. It overlooks capital’s ability to reposition—and undervalues the financial opportunity presented by the Global South. In other words: these shocks do not destroy capital—they redistribute it. The challenge is to provide credible, impactful destinations for this redirected capital.

That is where URKU enters the frame.

URKU: A Social Token for the Andes and Beyond

URKU is a Social Token designed to combat malnutrition, rural income poverty, and social exclusion in the most fragile territories of South America: the Andean Highlands, the Amazon Basin, the Pacific Coasts, and Island Communities of the Andean Eco-Systems.

This token is not merely a digital abstraction—it is grounded in real impact. Every URKU is backed by project-based investment into regenerative agriculture, clean water systems, food sovereignty programs, and climate-positive land use. These efforts are implemented in direct coordination with Indigenous communities, small farmers, women’s cooperatives, and youth networks.

By the end of 2025, URKU will convert itself into a certified socio-environmental asset, with verified data on:

Carbon sequestration,
Improved nutritional outcomes,
Gender equity in productive chains,
Cultural restoration and Indigenous governance.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention

URKU is more than a token—it is a platform for ethical yield. It offers:

High-impact ESG inclusion, ideal for portfolios seeking climate justice and traceable outcomes,
Security and traceability, via blockchain infrastructure and third-party auditing,
Real economic productivity, turning historically excluded populations into partners in sustainability.

And it is being scaled from Ecuador, through Chile, and into Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, and Venezuela—regions with urgent financing needs, and where tariff-based isolation could deepen existing fragilities.

From Defense to Purpose: The Hexagon Dialogue

In this shifting landscape, defending against volatility is no longer enough. Investors must lead with purpose—channeling capital toward systems that not only absorb shocks but regenerate economies, ecosystems, and communities.

To that end, we are opening Hexagon Dialogues: strategic investment sessions hosted by the team behind the URKU token and the Sierra|ANDES Project.

These are private dialogues to explore:

Tailored ESG investment opportunities in the Andes,
Co-design of impact metrics and risk instruments,
Regional expansion models and governance frameworks.

Interested investors are invited to write to:📧 rsc@adnplus.co.uk

Conclusions: A Token for Peace and Resilience

As trade wars escalate and inflation jitters return, the world must think beyond numbers.
The next financial revolution must be human, environmental, and just, through:
1. Liberty
2. Leadership
3. Legality

URKU is a token for peace, for equity, and for the next cycle of global finance.

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Trump’s tariffs spark global shifts—URKU offers a resilient, real-world asset to invest in peace, equity, and climate across the Andes.

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The Andes are ready to lead.

ANNEX:

Mathematical Model: The Hexagon Dialogue Acceleration Algorithm

(Applied -via URKU financing- to Roses/Tariffs)...