Simon Naitram

Economist at the IMF plotting to save the world by dinner.

[Simon Naitram @SimonMNaitram]

The history of the world is the history of wars, famine, plague, disaster. Our very existence today is due not to our selfish tendencies, but rather to the inherent kindness that we show to one another.

Today is a good day to love your neighbour.

[Henry Moeran @henrymoeranBBC]

The only possible audio accompaniment to a wicket that tops the pantheon of daftness...

#WhyDidHeDoThat?

[Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva]

A very warm welcome to @NigelClarkeJa as he joins the IMF today as one of my Deputy Managing Directors. Thrilled to have you on board, Nigel!

[Mia Amor Mottley @miaamormottley]

On behalf of the Government and people of Barbados, I extend sincere congratulations to Dr. Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service of Jamaica, on his appointment as Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund - effective October 31, 2024.

[Lee Fang @lhfang]

There are reasonable problems with the tax on unrealized gains ideas but the problem demands a solution: the people in the $10 billion+ range of wealth pay nearly zero income taxes, borrow til death, then heirs get a cost basis reset to pay zero capital gains.

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Stupid question maybe. But if I'm an investor in a hedge fund, do I just pay the performance fees when I cash out?

Or do the hedge fund managers collect their annual 20% take, even if my gains are unrealized?

[Catherine @_pgoat]

Stop opening new hotels - the old ones are empty half the year. Stop giving hotels concessions. Stop allowing companies to come here, to bring in their own people to fill executive positions, and to treat Bajans like an afterthought in our own country.
We are not disposable.

[⚫️🔴🟣⚪️ @shaneeastmond]

And we did it! Happy Crop Over Barbados 🎉

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Lemme 'splain... There's two stories about the economy, and two sets of storytellers. There's the view from Wall Street, and the reality on Main Street. Financial markets tell you about the former, and economists are about the latter. Imma give you the economist's version.

[Simon Naitram @SimonMNaitram]

@lazarakis_s 😍

[Bears @WarwickshireCCC]

The fastest 5️⃣0️⃣ by a Bear, and the third fastest in T20 Blast history!

What an innings. 🤯

🐻#YouBears | #BIRvNOR

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Why do American cities feel less "alive" than their European counterparts?

It's because of something called the "missing middle".

A century ago, American cities looked completely different... (thread) 🧵

[The 12th Kenpachi 🪷 \\🇧🇧 @dkenpachi87]


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Just in case anyone missed it, it's a survey about the retroactive billing suggestion, from the office of the public counsel.

Please fill this out!

[James Morgan @downatfineleg]

I’m not against BazBall. But claims that Root’s fantastic innings today was somehow BazBall personified (because he thought on his feet & adapted to the situation) are really taking the piss. If you lose a specific argument, you can’t just redefine/broaden the concept to suit you

[Cricinfo @cricinfo]

Kraigg Brathwaite calls out Rodney Hogg who had called the West Indies 'pathetic and hopeless' 🤫 #AUSvWI

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?

Institutions must reflect today’s world, not that of 80 years ago.

September’s Summit of the Future will be an opportunity to consider global governance reforms & re-build trust.

[s.lazarakis @lazarakis_s]

The new 54Degress mag by @LancasterManage is great, have a look! and also has an article on the long shadow of pandemics based on our joint work with @RebeccaMancy @maxschr90 and Konstantinos Angelopoulos! 😇

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

Forthcoming in the JEL: "Generative AI for Economic Research: Use Cases and Implications for Economists" by Anton Korinek. https://t.co/8zbh4NlzuJ

[Dalano R. DaSouza @DalanoDRD]

Only UWI graduates/Caribbean people get to (reasonably) bash The UWI. Don’t feel you can come from outside the region and speak against The Light Rising from the West.

Know your place. Ours is an institution that is top ranked and changing lives.

[Thaddeus Sealy @ThaddeusSealy]

Bistro Monet

Ernest & Jen had the South Coast for themselves and dare I say a bit ahead of their time.