#Economy

Dear Govt of Zimbabwe: With the post-Covid19 economic policy changes in #SouthAfrica where Finance Minister @tito_mboweni has announced R300 billion to save the economy & prioritise employment of native South
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The national models project that America might have 100,000 to 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 if everyone social distances. Mississippi represents about 1% of the US population. That means, if it
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Aliko Dangote is the richest African in history. His great-grandfather, Alhassan Dantata was at the time of his death in 1955, the richest man in Africa. Dangote is highly revered
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In Australia we call wild horses Brumbies. Americans call them Mustangs. This Thursday in the land and environment court in NSW a decision will be made on the fate of
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My sources @WhiteHouse say 2 tactics will be used to get America open & #Trump reelected.1.) Cast doubts on all #COVID19 death numbers & try to get Americans to disbelieve
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#COVID-19 would disproportionately impact:-a) people in the informal economy, who doesn’t have social security, job insurance /or guarantee (i.e. Kenya’s informal laborers account for 84% of the total workforce, and I don’t
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1/ Very good piece on what comes next. I want to underscore one point.Josh Marshall: Getting Down to Planning the Next Year and the Interim New Normal https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/getting-down-to-planning-the-next-year-and-the-interim-new-nor
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If you want the asymmetrical upside of the internet, you have to embrace asynchronous communication. As Cal Newport says in 'Deep Work':"The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly
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I've had time to compose myself since George Eustice on #bbcr4today described no deal (or "an Australian style deal") as a good outcome for the UK. To be clear, quite
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Thoughts on a post-Trump US trade policy. 1. Let me start with tariffs. The customs tariff is a tax-and-transfer policy in one. Importers pay the tax at the border; consumers
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It's Not "Crony Capitalism", It's Capitalism.-----------------------------------------A Thread. this is the first of many little threads i'll do on capitalism and its related issues like climate change, corruption, rac
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Most comprehensive statistical study of hyperinflations by Peter Bernholz concluded that once a govt borrows more than 40% what it spends annually, it is statistically significant predictor of hyperinflation. SA
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1. One thing I have been pining about since the onset of this Pandemic is the need for cities, metros and states to develop economic recovery strategies ... to build
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Numbers of confirmed coronavirus case mean very little without context on how many tests are taking place in a given country. In Latin America the scale of testing varies widely
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Doctor on CNN says we’re going to have to keep social distancing and masks in place until a vaccine in ready, possibly as long as 24 months.I personally am sick
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WATCH #LIVE: Gov. Newsom provides daily update on COVID-19 and efforts to curb its spread across Californiahttps://abc7.la/3e1DHVJ  #LIVE: @GavinNewsom says tomorrow he will unveil California's plan to reopen the state's
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