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What's at stake in Britain's post-Brexit trade talks?

https://t.co/trIH6J0les

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Q. What form do you think UK fiscal stimulus will take?

What can Rishi Sunak do to boost the economy?

https://t.co/wZlT6J7vSL

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The importance of primary product exports for LDCs.

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

In Tanzania gold is king. 1/3 of TZ's export $$ comes from minerals. No, not Tanzanite; gold was the big export in 2019. Tobacco was next at 10% of export earnings, and 3rd at 8% was oil seeds (avocado oil, hemp oil, etc.) 🇹🇿⛏️🥑https://t.co/X7yqp7gyAu

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UK begins talks with Australia and New Zealand on free trade deal for post-Brexit era

https://t.co/RzJfON44hT

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Bank of England pumps an extra £100bn into UK economy

https://t.co/7upt357EA0

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BBC News - Amazon v EU: Has the online giant met its match?
https://t.co/hwm38ns4hZ

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Q The consumer to the rescue?

BBC News - Shoppers rush to the High Street as England stores reopen
https://t.co/mH4C8mohrH

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Interventionist SSPs: the power of infrastructure projects to drive long run economic growth.

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

High highway. Work continues on Algeria's US$13billion 1216km East-West Highway, one of the biggest public works projects now in the world. When finished it will run from the Morocco border completely across the country to Tunisia.

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The scale of the downturn!

Britain's GDP falls 20.4% in April as economy is paralysed by lockdown

https://t.co/Y1twe2YDds

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Q The current stock market rally: why? And will this sow the seeds for a bubble?

'It's not capitalism': why are global financial markets zooming up?

https://t.co/7cZ7n65Ect

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Q Should the BofE adopt a more 'growth-friendly' remit? Also v interesting to see some free-market think tanks arguing for massive Keynesian stimulus!

Bank of England faces calls to overhaul 'restrictive' remit

https://t.co/s8cS9XJLwi

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Risks to globalisation and prosperity (see chart).
Q What would you policy proposals be?

[World Economic Forum @wef]

How the world can ‘reset’ itself after #COVID19 – according to these experts https://t.co/LyPzMGG8J3 #coronavirus #TheGreatReset

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(How) do you think our world should be 'reset' post-covid?

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Now is the time for a 'great reset' https://t.co/jXlj8CuIzf #TheGreatReset #wef21

[Statista @StatistaCharts]

The US is on top of the world in overall net wealth, but the picture looks a bit different when sorting countries by their per-capita average wealth. #Switzerland is far out front on these 2 lists showing average and median wealth. https://t.co/GBEN8PgBJn

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Q1. Will the UK housing market bounce back? And, if so, how quickly?
Q2. Implications for wealth effects and economic recovery?

BBC News - House prices see largest monthly fall for 11 years, says Nationwide
https://t.co/WmLP6iP1AJ

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Internet connectivity and economic development.

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Speedier internet. Landing in Somalia, a new 37,000km data cable will encircle Africa, connecting 16 countries to Europe, Asia: Congo-Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa.

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Hello followers. Please do encourage your fellow econ students to join us. Happy half term!

[IMF @IMFNews]

How is #Ethiopia using the $411 million IMF emergency assistance to fight #COVID19? https://t.co/VgsI6bHqbO #IMFAfrica

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Q. COVID helps to correct a market failure?

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As physical distancing guidelines are helping us handle the #covid19 pandemic, people in the US have been searching for alternatives to crowded public transport and the bike industry benefiting. Leisure bike sales have surged 121%. https://t.co/YazLaAkuFt

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BBC News - Coronavirus: World Bank warns 60m at risk of 'extreme poverty'

Key knowledge: the World Bank defines "extreme (absolute) poverty" as living on less than $1.90 (£1.55) per person per day. 

Q. What can be done to limit this?

https://t.co/kKYfouUTh7