Drop the debt:

The Pope announces Jubilee 2025, tells rich countries to “acknowledge the gravity of so many of their past decisions & forgive the debts of countries that will never be able to repay them. More than a question of generosity, this is a matter of justice.”

I can't believe the yellow bagel shop has closed.

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Bidenomics has run into the same problem that Roosevelt's commitment to planning did - the lack of state capacity (now to spend, then to plan).

Pls check out my new blog: Get Shit Done on Universal Health Coverage open.substack.com/pub/singerp/p/… #UHC #globalhealth #multilateralism #governance

RIP Steve Albini

One of the great uncompromising rock producers.

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This Apple ad is what happens when you try to be “edgy” with no consideration for strategy.

Consider first principles:

1) Apple is a brand built on giving people a sense of inspiration and joy (eg, the colorful 2000s iPod ads)

2) Their target audience is consumers who are…

The G-7 (or the G-20) could do a world of good at no budget cost to themselves by providing an IDA funding facility out of their currently trapped SDRs.

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Towards “circular cooperation”. Great talk by Jonathan Glennie at Peking Uni conference on intl development. Christoph Benn Thomas Pogge

Discussions around the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) continue in DC. Zainab Usman and Alexander Csanadi published a policy outlook on how AGOA’s reauthorization could help diversify U.S. critical mineral supplies.
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Since he announced plans to step down from African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) this summer, we’ve received an outpouring of appreciation for K.Y. Amoako’s dedication to #Africa 's transformation, development, & people over 5 decades. Read more & add your voice in the comments 👉 acetforafrica.org/research-and-a…

David Hockney
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011

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That’s a good chart. We aren’t even close to where we need to be. ft.com/content/6873d9…

Junk mail is upping it's game...

But the idea that the IMF would give me $15m is still a bit far fetched...

I spoke with Joseph Burite The Africa Report about the impact of Credit Rating Agencies on African finance.

ONE Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

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A really good run through the structural inequities facing African countries from Carlos Lopes

Thanks for referencing ONE analysis on financial flows.

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli Sara Harcourt

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Isn't it time we found a better solution to high remittance costs?

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How does the African Union work with civil society organisations?

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Which one looks more bored?

How can we hope to support countries who will be most impacted by climate change, when the money they generate is going to service existing debt? A great 🧵from david_mcnair