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Income gain for migrants: 3 to 1.
Remittances (I suppose during a short time) equal to their home wages, so =>
Net national per capita income at home goes up.
Win-win. https://t.co/n3FuOhsPIe
Released today by @UNDP: remarkably rich data on 1,970 irregular migrants to Europe from 39 African countries.
Those who make it leap ahead, economically, by a generation.
What could deter them? 41% of respondents: "Nothing".
https://t.co/bpqzzLbHRF
#Ethiopia, take note! over the last 40yrs, >800ml Chinese lifted themselves out of #poverty, contributing to >70% of global #PovertyReduction. In 2018, 13.9ml Chinese raised their incomes over the #PovertyLine. By 2024, #China is forecast to be classified as 'high income' country https://t.co/cdKNxzSX8x
News of the day, the first #freetradeagreement between #China and an #African country was signed yesterday in Beijing. It actually sounds more like a preferential trade agreement in some places - but the big question is... What will it mean in practice?
The @IMFNews says 6/10 of the fastest growing countries will be in #Africa this year, but will that translate to #povertyreduction? On #China's poverty reduction day, my call for a focus on breaking new world records... Africa needs more than #China speed!
https://t.co/vJtG8TOVs6
@hmryder @marcusryder This is a really important article! There are things wrong with the "Chinese model", but many more things right! https://t.co/cQA5t9ymNu
Like #China did, 70 years ago as a poor country, #Africa has both promise and agency. We must capitalize on China's #poverty reduction for the benefit of African development, and like @EliudKipchoge and Kosgei, break world records at a faster-than-China speed, says @hmryder.
2.@hmryder asks what lessons does China hold for Africa's 55 different countries if they want to become richer.
Spoiler alert: Aid is not the answer! Great article https://t.co/CdcBCdUNHS
#China & #Africa are in a race against #poverty. China's pace: 800 mn out of poverty in 40 yrs, 70% of global poverty reduction. None has reached the finish line. How can China inform more rapid poverty reduction at home and in Africa? @hmryder discusses: https://t.co/3q4YAxven6
#Agriculture is not just about food!
Flowers, leather, textiles, cosmetics, soaps, toys, pipes, medicine, electricity, fuel etc.
The restriction to food is holding back #agriculturetransformation in #Africa.
Think products.
@WorldFoodPrize #WorldFoodDay #inclusivegrowth
If the World Bank meetings are a Lollapalooza-type festival for intl devt people where the main stage is a whole lot of usual suspects 😍🥳🤪, CGD's lineup features the people that all the ITK🤨and cool kids😎have their eye🧐on.
Come join us starting tomorrow 👇 https://t.co/nqA8rJYtDP
Today we Celebrate the #NobelPrize2019 and their unstoppable fight against #poverty.
Congratulations #EstherDuflo #AbhijitBanerjee and #MichaelKremer on your work on alleviating Global Poverty.
Take a look back: Ms. Duflo TedTalk: https://t.co/rg26Oc1MOz
#LeaveNoOneBehind https://t.co/1JYXJpsvhd
Duflo & Banerjee's "Poor Economics" is one of my top five recommended reads for anyone working in or looking to work in international #development. Today they get well deserved recognition for their important underlying reminder that "the poor" are not "them" - they are "us".
Kenya, land of champions. Home of record breakers. https://t.co/toaHRiiTng
This sums it up quite well. First, it took #China for the #EU to wake up on #Africa and #CentralAsia. Fair enough. But now, it needs a shift in thinking: development is not about "them", its about "us" (as @hmryder from whom I borrow that sentence put it). /1 https://t.co/F992kYJga0
Within the space of 24 hours. Proud of these two determined humans... Breaking barriers from politics to athletics. This should be just the start. #Africa is rising. #Eliud159 #Nobelprize #Kenya #Ethiopia
2At 87m, #Nigeria has the most number of people living in extreme poverty of any country in the world. Including India and China.
21% of Africans living in extreme poverty are Nigerian.
#DevelopmentReimagined at work with #ChinaFECO and the Ministry of Environment and Ecology, exploring how #povertyalleviation and #greengrowth can work together.
2We are delighted to be supporting @CGDev & @AIIB_Official with the Development Leaders Conference in #China.
We look forward to hearing from the Heads of #developmentcooperation agencies- particularly on the role of #southsouthcooperation!
Stay tuned for updates https://t.co/A5QKl0fimJ
