#India tried to decouple from China after 2020. 5 years later, bilateral trade hit $151B, with India importing $7 for every $1 exported.
The paradox: Building domestic factories requires Chinese machinery, APIs, magnets. You can't assemble independence on imported inputs. #BRICS
#DevelopmentFinance
* #Chinese lending to developing world > World Bank.
* For every increase in IDA loans equivalent to 1% of national income, a borrowing country’s GDP per person rises by 0.35% after a year.
* West is interested in #climate funding over #poverty alleviation.
#Wokeism peaked in 2021-22 and has since receded ?
Those who worry a great deal about #race relations climbed from 17% (2014) to 48% (2021), but has since fallen to 35%.
The term “#WhitePrivilege" was used 2.5 times per 1m words written by the NYT in 2020. Last year it was 0.4.
RACE
2. As %, more white men & women voted for #Harris than #Clinton or #Biden (both white).
3. #Trump was beating Biden by 12% among #whites in Feb 24 and beat Harris by 12% in Nov 24.
4. Less % of #Hispanics & #Blacks voted for Harris than Clinton/ Biden (both white).
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It's not just that Trump won. It's that Joe Rogan, Dana White and Brett Favre won. Jailed insurrectionists won. The Alitos and the Thomases won. Vladimir Putin won. Racism won. Misogyny won. Sexism won. Global warming won. Xenophobia won. Most of all: Fear Won. That's what hurts.
Sugar needs insulin to be absorbed. With fat on liver, more insulin needed that hampers pancreatic function (insulin production)➡️ diabetes. Extra sugar and fat will be stored by liver➡️insulin resistance.
Sugar can either be absorbed by liver or muscles. Exercise helps.
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#WorldBank's 3i growth strategy,
Middle income nations (per person income: $1.15k-$14k)- population: 6bn (2/3 in extreme poverty); 40% of global GDP; 2/3 of global emissions.
Since 1990, 34 nations (<250m population) moved from middle to high income (EU integration/ oil).
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Signals that preempt an attack,
* Overall town gets darker, enemy areas get brighter
* ⬆️ metallic reflections from cars
* Temperature> 4°, lunar illumination< 30%, no rain
But humans learn too- Iraqi insurgents burnt tyres to hamper Air Force optics, Vietnamese dug tunnels
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Using #AI to predict terror attacks in violence prone areas.
High temperatures correlated with violence (because people support it in the background of other factors they can't blame).
US AI tool called #RavenSentry achieved 70% accuracy.
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For every $1 (ppp adjusted) created by an Indian 🇮🇳 in a particular time frame,
an American 🇺🇸 creates $8, an Australian 🇦🇺 $7, a Singaporean 🇸🇬 $6, a Japanese 🇯🇵 $5, a Polish 🇵🇱 $4, an Uruguayan 🇺🇾 $3, and a South African 🇿🇦 $2.
#LaborProductivity#SkillsGap#AgingWorkforce
#MarioDraghi on revitalizing European economy,
Productivity 🇪🇺:🇺🇲=0.95 ('95), 0.80 ('24)
Corporate borrowing from banks 🇪🇺 75%; 🇺🇲 25%
#Challenges: 1) World becoming protectionist (led by 🇺🇲🇨🇳), 2) 🇪🇺 trailing on new tech like #AI, 3) 🇪🇺 inability to exploit its own scale
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Study of 72 countries found average #IQ ⬆️ 2.2 points per decade between 1948-2020.
Known as the “Flynn effect" after James Flynn, scientist who first noticed it.
What made it happen? Better nourishment (micro-nutrients) & mental stimulation.
Source: https://t.co/yajLCWwK2t