Andrew Perrin

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[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

“Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off) we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding.”

Milan Kundera. The Book of Laughter and Forgetting. First published in 1979.

[Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ]

✅ Conflict
✅ Economic uncertainty
✅ Environmental loss

The challenges facing our world are complex. ADB President Masato Kanda joined global leaders in Samarkand to chart a path forward. Here's what we announced today.

#ADBAnnualMeeting

[Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ]

#ADBNews: In a period of global uncertainty, the leaders of the world’s major multilateral development banks emphasized their collective readiness to deploy timely and effective support to help member countries respond to mounting pressures while building resilience for the future.

Read the joint news release here: https://t.co/9ZSZJZh3dz

@AfDB_Group | @AIIB_Official | @COEbanknews | @EBRD | @EIB | @the_IDB | @isdb_group | @NDB_int | @WorldBankGroup | @IMFNews

[Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ]

New ADB research shows that the conflict in the Middle East could reduce GDP in developing Asia and the Pacific by up to 1.3 percentage points over 2026–2027 and raise inflation by 3.2 percentage points if it extends beyond a year.

Our brief outlines three risk scenarios, with impacts depending largely on the length of the conflict.

🔗 News release: https://t.co/Za9wuoN2Lb
🔗 Brief: https://t.co/UAJXkLjYkv

[Middle East & Africa @FTMidEastAfrica]

ADB launches emergency support for countries hit by Iran war fallout https://t.co/Xsbkgcg0bP

[Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ]

#ADBNews: The conflict in the Middle East is adding new layers of uncertainty for Asia and the Pacific.

To help our developing member countries navigate potential risks, we have announced a package of financial support aimed at easing economic and financial impacts across the region: https://t.co/37HmMoZj1U

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@beastieboy07 @StuartBroad8 Broad on comms has been a revelation. Insightful, articulate, balanced and always interesting. And I say that as an Australian. Pleased to hear he’ll be commentating the Ashes. He and Punter are the perfect pairing.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@CraigNorenbergs @kelliunderwood @abcsport Hadn’t heard of her, or heard her commentate, before yesterday (I live overseas). Thought she was very good.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@DScottRacing Yep. This owner is very happy. Wish I could have been there. But I believe 2e and the crew made up for the rest of us. Congrats Donna, Blaike and team.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@Final_Word_Pod Magnificent. Very well deserved.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@Gampa_cricket Absolutely agree with this take. He had a role to play. He played it. But, by golly, the courage to play that risky game. Never seen anything like it in 50 years of watching tests.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@collinsadam 103. Joe Root areas. Well played!

[Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell]

"'We always say that children will inherit the world but what kind of world are they going to inherit if it’s going up in ashes?' said Joy Reyes, a climate justice lawyer from the Philippines."
https://t.co/NxsoFgYZA3

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@cameronponsonby You made me check the score. I’ll give you that.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@GeoffLemonSport Agree, Geoff. But it is nevertheless a test case for a grey area in our anti discrimination laws and codes of conduct in sport. It will begin a long overdue conversation about these grey areas. That is a plus, in my book. The minus is that Sam Kerr will pay a price.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@TraceyLeeHolmes @ConversationEDU @ChelseaFCW Absolutely agree with that last sentence and appreciate your coverage of these issues. It’s a fascinating case study of an issue (and legislation) that has never really been tested before, certainly not for such a high profile case.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@collinsadam Played there in December last year. Bowl first.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@WG_RumblePants Jasprit Bumrah. I, literally, have never seen him bowl a bad spell.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@DalrympleWill @EmpirePodUK @GoalhangerPods @TheRestHistory I began listening a month ago, from the start, and am almost through season 2. Splendid. My next visit to Turkeye, in June, will be the first time I walk through those ancient cities and streets with my eyes wide open and ears tuned to the whispers of ghosts past.

[Andrew Perrin @perrin68]

@Final_Word_Pod @collinsadam @CbusSuperFund Been waiting for the two of you to discuss “that” day. Didn’t disappoint. Thanks.