I just signed up for the Trade With Africa newsletter...don't want to miss a thing! #tradewithafrica #Africa Nazaru
Awesome news: the victories achieved by nations that have been able to eliminate #NTDs are included among the Devex Biggest Global Health Moments of 2017! #beatNTDs #HealthForAll @RTIfightsNTDs #globalhealth #globaldevelopment …see more
Despite children’s massive online presence – 1 in 3 internet users worldwide is a child – too little is done to protect them from the perils of the digital world and to increase their access to safe online content, according to UNICEF in it's "State of the World's Children" released on Dec. 11th. ---> https://lnkd.in/eYzUtRS On the other had, vast numbers of children have no access to the Internet, causing them to lag far behind in the Information Age. Nations must work harder to ensure that the workforce of the future has the tools and expertise required to improve overall development and economic prosperity. …see more
Can't believe I'll be hitching a ride from Little Rock to Hot Springs for the Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) Fall Camp 2017 with the the named plaintiff in Boylan v. Times, the 1974 federal class-action suit filed on behalf of 550 women at The New York Times over inequities including pay, assignments and advancement. That case literally paved the way for more women to move into leadership positions in American newsrooms. She was the first woman copy editor at the Times, and throughout her distinguished career she has fought continuously for women and people of color to be "in the room where it happens." She's Betsy Wade . And she's still a hoot. Thanks to Betsy, and Roxanne Foster , and Kira Zalan and Glenda Holste for welcoming me back into the #JAWS fold. #JAWSCamp2017 #journalism #women #mentoring …see more
A beautiful, heart-wrenching story highlighting the devastating impact of a maternal death in #Kenya. Kudos to Eunice Kilonzo of Nation Media Group for this critically important coverage. #CelebratingDru
Am looking forward to my conversation next Monday at 3pm EST with Annie Duke . We'll be discussing her fascinating background as a former professional poker player and her new book, HOW TO DECIDE. Please register to join us: https://lnkd.in/dkqypYW …see more
every trend pushed to the extreme ends up producing extreme negative outcomes. extreme deindustrialization extreme globalization extreme financialization so it will be with extreme digitization. …see more
talent alone is a poor proxy. what a society needs to strive for is to render harmless those talented individuals that are highly effective but lack ethics and morals.
woke up from a dream where central banks were helping local governments (municipalities, regions,...) and individuals more than helping capital. then proceeded to think through payment rails implications, CBDC, digital identities, the role of debit cards...
rule 1: the fintech startup can not harm the bank except by going “beep beep” rule 2: no outside force can harm the bank. only its own ineptitude or the failure of the acme products rule 3: the bank could stop anytime - if it were not a fanatic. (a fanatic is one who redoubles his efforts when one has forgotten his aim.) rule 4: no dialogue ever, except “beep beep”. rule 5: the fintech startup must keep innovating, otherwise, logically, it would not be called the fintech startup anymore. rule 6: all action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters - the financial services industry. rule 7: all AI, APIs, blockchains, cloud computing, or other mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the acme corporation. rule 8: whenever possible, make consumer and user needs the bank’s greatest enemy. rule 9: the bank is always more humiliated than harmed by its failures. …see more
sharp analysis. makes me even more bullish on all things fintech (b2b, our themes around how digital assets will be issued going forward). also finserv is one of the few verticals playing catch in digital penetration so we should expect vigorous growth. …see more
bitcoin psychology heuristic God = Proof of Work the Messiah = Satoshi Nakamoto the Elect = Hodlers the Church = Miners & Developers the Second Coming = the next financial crash Hell = Punishment of fiat currency sponsors the Millenium = the Bitcoin commonwealth #blockchain #crypto #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #currencies …see more
hackers specifically targeting entities with cyber insurance coverage. insurers that pay ransomware because it is good for business. that is quite the perverse incentive scheme.
i wonder if those that lived thru the rise of Bretton Woods, the end of the $/gold peg, the rise of the fx rates free floating system realized at the time these were historical moments that ushered new global financial systems? we are certainly living such a moment presently. #centralbanks #fx #currencies #financialservices #banking #fintech …see more
think about this. we are on the road to such dystopian fintech governance in tue west too. we are just too asleep at the we and get fooled by simplistic tech optimization arguments.
Fewer Americans think the country has done a good job with #COVID than other advanced countries; fewer Americans think the country has become more united during the #pandemic
My interview on Wharton Business Daily SiriusXM on #recession2020 #chinatrade #covid19 #supplychains https://bit.ly/3eEVIK3
Want to know what "back to school" might look like post #COVID19 ? Here are the Beijing guidelines being implemented right now
Big congrats to Regina Abrami. Her Lauder Institute course for Wharton and Penn, "Fault Lines and Foresight", has been named an Idea Worth Teaching by the Aspen Institute
Walmart + debuted a little more than a month ago and new PYMNTS data shows that roughly 17 percent of U.S. consumers report having a Walmart+ membership – and already three in 10 of the highly coveted bridge millennials say they have both Amazon Prime and Walmart+. Time will tell whether Walmart+ can keep those younger, higher-spending consumers in the boat. …see more