WHAT WE ARE INTERESTED IN
I congratulate the new female ministers appointed by Prime Minister #AbyAhmed of #Ethiopia. And Congratulations to the Government of Ethiopia for being the First African country with 50 % female ministers.
“It is impossible until it is done”
Good news: China is growing more affluent and millions of people are lifting themselves out of poverty with more affluent consumption patterns.
Bad news: China now wastes enough food to feed a fifth off all malnourished people in Africa every year.
https://t.co/7sDpffRxif
#womenmakingthedifference
#China's villages can seem relatively rich to many #Africans.. but within China villages are increasingly #leftbehind. Is China closing its urban-rural gap? And why does it matter? Check out my new op-ed on #EndPovertyDay
https://t.co/07mMRSXqoT
No, @DFID_UK - this is important, but it is the easy bit. Leading the world in saving the world would mean major changes in DOMESTIC policy, not just responsible spending of money globally... https://t.co/61MrBeAws0
In fact some African countries have indigenous companies with experience building roads. They should be encouraged and they should also be bidding for business in their subregions. That's the only way to scale up. https://t.co/VVvWga7vgF
Helpful new continent-wide analysis by @dropthedebt - #African countries biggest lender is the #private sector - accounting for approx. 32% of debt & 55% of interest payments (vs #China at 20% of debt & 17% of interest payments)
https://t.co/EgWk8usRnP
New proposal from @DFID_UK
to count profits from aid-supported foreign direct investment would apparently require a change of @OECD rules on #ODA: https://t.co/bcrqoEndzv
Very interesting to see multilateral #Development banks from around the world incl. #AIIB work out rules of operation - this example led by @AfDB_Group is on how they interact with the #private sector: https://t.co/Eux6ys6VCm
Global warming report, an 'ear-splitting wake-up call' warns UN chief https://t.co/pXDuV4Z9We
powerful and beautifully writen piece that reminds us of the need for more open borders and greater equality in migration! https://t.co/2X50qQoR7O
Well that's one answer to my last tweet... Thanks @marcusryder ... Any more examples from other international orgs?
Do any international lawyers or journalists out there know if there is precedent for heads of international organisations to be charged/detained by their country of citizenship while still in office? Would be useful context/background...
https://t.co/B6W65GnhTM
Why did twice as many #African Presidents go to #China for #FOCAC than the @UN for #UNGA? Great research by @Lattif for @qz and a few suggestions of the answer from yours truly:
https://t.co/sAxC4ZoegM
Tune in soon - I'll be discussing what's special about this year's #UNGA, #Trump and #China, and @UN reform on @trtNEXUS with Matthew Moore at 8:30pm GMT (9.30pm London, 4.30pm New York, 4.30am Beijing)
https://t.co/qpXOujPfMR
Take this new statement on "harmful subsidy practices" - and replace references to "Industrial" with "Agricultural"... And there you have the position of scores of developing countries since before the 2001 Doha #WTO round vis-a-vis trade with the #US & #EU... #imbalances
Great new partnership -... although to put the amounts in context, infrastructure for new SEZs can cost €40m and upwards...
https://t.co/18xuVuVKs4
Another bold step that has been in the works for a while - #France will not make trade deals with countries not in the #ParisAgreement on #climatechange - incl. possibly the #US from 2019/2020 onwards...
https://t.co/aqvUFgZYV5
A bold step, and one that I hope many other banks - including Chinese banks - will follow... #aimhigher #standards #climateaction #futuregenerations
