#Worldbank

Elina Ribakova

elinaribakova

1/ Bold and appropriate move. South Africa’s @SAReserveBank cuts 100bps at an emergency meeting. Next meeting on 21 ‘May is still on. Inflation is subdued, real rate still positive at

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ

HaqParastPak

Each and every nation on this planet, get up and revolt against your govts. Come on roads and force your govts to end lockdown/curfew. #COVID19 isn't as dangerous as media

Gayle Smith

GayleSmith

BREAKING: @g20org Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have agreed to suspend debt repayments for the world's poorest countries as they grapple with #COVID19. Here’s why this is HUGE news.

UNICEF Bangladesh

UNICEFBD

Healthcare workers are on the front line, taking enormous risks each day to keep us safe.They continue to ensure newborns are safe & work hard to keep #EveryChildALIVE.Let’s show #healthworkers

AzStudies

AzStudies

Some facts on IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) - #Azerbaijan THREAD. 1. The NKAO (Nagorno-#Karabakh Oblast) had a population of 189,000 inhabitants (of which 40,688 were Azerbaijani residents). 2. Ethnic composition

Nick Dearden

nickdearden75

As Blackrock announce an 18% increase in 2020 revenue, and $7.8 *trillion* in assets, we release figures on how Blackrock and fellow banks are profiting from the #COVID19 debt crisis

Zainab Usman

MssZeeUsman

The global discussion around debt relief for low-income and fragile countries during #COVID19 is gathering momentum. There are various dimensions to the current debt situation, especially for #Africa. Here’s a

Senator Scott Wiener

Scott_Wiener

1/ Lots of takes that density is to blame for #COVID19 spread.Yet some of the densest cities in the world have been effective containing the virus & low density areas

Megnaa Mehtta

MMehtta

#CycloneAmphan cracked Sundarban's lifelines: embankments. Why are these vital? Thread Maybe we need to be more imaginative in how these lifelines and lives on the peripheries are reconstructed @moefcc @MamataOfficial

David Mihalyi

davidmihalyi

Debt data alert @WorldBank published data on lender composition of external debt for all developing countries (not just DSSI) in its IDS 2021. Few summary plots and data download

Ali Al-Saffar

alialsaffar

When it comes to climate change in the MENA region, a lot of focus is put on what future changes could mean to the region's trade, especially of oil and

Hanan Abu-Alqasim

hanan_xciv

A thread on #Libya’s long-term electricity crisisWhen did it start? How it was exacerbated? What are its consequences? What hinders resolving this crisis? When did it start?#Libya’s power sector has

alex 🇹🇹

awastenamealex

Why calling Trinidad & Tobago a "third world country" makes you seem just a little bit dense: A THREAD In modern society the term "third world" is used to

Andrew Tarter

Andrew_Tarter

1/ Five years ago on Earth Day I published a research blog post with a provocative title—‘Haiti is Covered with Trees’.https://www.envirosociety.org/2016/05/haiti-is-covered-with-trees/ 2/ The article would get the attention of author

Gonzalo Varela (stay at home to stay safe)

gonwei

The @brecordernews wrote a good piece about our recent paper on 'slow rockets and fast feathers - #export responses to RER depreciations in #Pakistan. https://www.brecorder.com/news/40011521 A #thread Since I started

Kinley Salmon

kcsalmon

"Even the simplest information is often unavailable. In #Tanzania only about 1 in 8 births is registered; in #Niger only about 3% of deaths are"Me on how scarce #data in