Junaid Kamal Ahmad @JUNAIDWBG
VP, Operations, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group. Washington DC Joined May 2012-
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Leadership that explains is leadership that works! @Tharman_S youtube.com/watch?v=sELgy9…
Announced at the #G20, the World Bank Group is bringing together its guarantee products and experts under one roof, simplifying access so more #privatesector capital will go to developing economies. Learn more: wrld.bg/kzu950QISzN @WorldBank @IFC_org
LIVE: Heads of IMF and World Bank speak at G20 meeting x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Yamini Aiyar on X: "Bidding farewell to Dr K.P Krishnan, whose tenure at CPR comes to an end..Thank you KP for you’ve made us better scholars and pub policy professionals.” KP’s contribution to public policy has been outstanding. A class by himself. x.com/aiyaryamini/st…
Yamini Aiyar on X: "Bidding farewell to Dr K.P Krishnan, whose tenure at CPR comes to an end..Thank you KP for you’ve made us better scholars and pub policy professionals.” KP’s contribution to public policy has been outstanding. A class by himself. x.com/aiyaryamini/st…
Thank you for the magic, Bob Solow | Brookings brookings.edu/articles/thank…
I have lost my mentor. Robert Solow was my thesis advisor, and being named the Robert Solow professor of economics at MIT was the proudest day of my life. There will be times for elogies. Meanwhile, RIP Bob, with infinite thanks.
youtu.be/fIxQQsUNcpc?si… @sunitanar voice of leadership from the global south. Realism built on optimism that the world can and must continue to advance on addressing climate change @WorldBankSAsia @MIGA
@CarterLibrary Deepest Condolences to the Carter Family. Respect & Gratitude to one of the most remarkable women in American History. 🙏🏼💔✨💐💫
@CarterLibrary Dear President Carter, sending condolences on the loss of your spouse, and to your whole family, former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, her quiet grace, deep faith and dedicated service to the US and to you will be kindly remembered. @elonmusk
@CarterLibrary One of the truly great ladies in American history. A grieving nation joins you in your condolences to Jimmy. 💔🕯️💔
@CarterLibrary Sincerest condolences to President Carter and the entire Carter family on the passing of our beloved First Lady Rosalynn Carter. May God the Almighty embrace her soul with love and mercy.
@WorldBank VP @VictoriaKwakwa clarion call to re-imagine the delivery of water and sanitation. The time has indeed come to ensure universal access to WASH across Africa. Our commitment to eradicating poverty on a livable planet demands this focus on water.
Practical, powerful, and solution oriented — President Ajay Banga’s approach to carbon markets linkedin.com/posts/frosembu…
Profondément attristé par le terrible tremblement de terre qui a frappé le #Maroc. Nous sommes solidaires des victimes et de tout le peuple marocain face à cette tragédie. nytimes.com/2023/09/09/wor… #MoroccoEarthquake #tremblementdeterremaroc
“I have 2 daughters & 1 grandchild. I want to be able to look them in the eyes & say I didn’t sit back as an armchair critic, but worked to make a difference!” Great meeting the @WBGPresident & listen to his firm commitment in solving complex global challenges! @WorldBank @ypfbd
A powerful panel organised by @ypfbd ahead of the Paris Summit on New Global Financing Pact! Let’s hear the expectations for Paris from politicians, civil society, private sector, and development partners. @MarieMasdupuy @WBBangladeshCD @AkhtarM1956 @HCSarahCooke @CWhiteleyEU
A powerful panel organised by @ypfbd ahead of the Paris Summit on New Global Financing Pact! Let’s hear the expectations for Paris from politicians, civil society, private sector, and development partners. @MarieMasdupuy @WBBangladeshCD @AkhtarM1956 @HCSarahCooke @CWhiteleyEU
Dr. Zafarullah Choudhury: one of Bangladesh’s nation builders. Revolutionized B’desh’s health care, it’s pharmaceutical industry, champion of local government. Your dedication has left B’desh standing tall. May the heavens welcome you. @gksavarHQ
My tribute to Professor Nurul Islam tbsnews.net/thoughts/quiet…
Professor Nurul Islam, the doyen of Bangladeshi economists, passed away in Maryland, USA in the early hours of today. I was not born early enough to have the privilege of being taught by him at the University of Dhaka where he was a professor or being guided by him when he was…
The Japan connection - important questions to ask Can Japan's increased presence in South Asia be a blessing for Bangladesh? This question came to the forefront a few weeks ago when the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came on a visit to India and made an important…
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak @mushfiq_econ
36K Followers 1K Following Professor of Economics at Yale University (@YaleEconomics & @YaleSOM) | Director, @YaleRISE | Development Economics 🇧🇩 🇰🇾
World Bank India @WorldBankIndia
153K Followers 486 Following Official account of the World Bank Group in India! Follow us for development news and updates.
Sonalde Desai @SonaldeDesai
9K Followers 618 Following Data junkie & Prof. of Sociology University of Maryland & NCAER. Living a life consumed by India Human Development Survey fieldwork.
World Bank Water @WorldBankWater
115K Followers 1K Following Official Twitter feed of the World Bank Water team. Committed to Water for People and Planet. #water #sanitation #WRM #irrigation #drainage
Guangzhe Chen @GuangzheChen
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World Bank @WorldBank
3.9M Followers 883 Following The official World Bank account. Our vision is to create a world without poverty on a #LivablePlanet. Check: @BancoMundial, @Banquemondiale & @AlbankAldawli.
Cecile Fruman @cfruman
3K Followers 612 Following Championing regional integration in South Asia @WorldBank #OneSouthAsia. Passionate about #genderequality #climateaction #coaching #yoga & #mindfulness
Yamini Aiyar @AiyarYamini
20K Followers 646 Following State capacity, social policy, federalism, politics. All tweets in personal capacity
Mamta Murthi @MamtaMurthi
10K Followers 586 Following @WorldBank's VP for Human Development. Economist. Mom. Passionate about policy research. Love to read.
Zaeem-Al Ehsan @zaeemal_
2K Followers 4K Following Research Associate @WorldBank Poverty and Equity GP in 🇧🇩 | Research Coordinator @YaleRISE in 🇧🇩 | Working to make the world a better place. Views==my own
Arunabha Ghosh @GhoshArunabha
8K Followers 2K Following CEO @CEEWIndia. Columnist @htTweets @FinancialXpress. 4 books @ClimateCrisisAG @WEF YGL @TEDTalks speaker. Past workex @Princeton @UniofOxford @UNDP @WTO
Dr. Aditi Mukherji @aditimukherji
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World Bank Cities @WBG_Cities
61K Followers 1K Following Urban Development at the @WorldBank: Helping countries face the challenge of rapid urbanization to build inclusive, resilient & sustainable #Cities4All.
Maitreyi Bordia Das @DasMaitreyi
5K Followers 2K Following Director at the World Bank -Trust Funds, Financial Intermediary Funds, Partnerships. Also tweets inclusion & demography. Ex Global Lead. Ex IAS. Views personal.
Shanta Devarajan @Shanta_WB
15K Followers 5K Following Shanta Devarajan is a Professor of the Practice of Development at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Taryn Croney @TCroney76669
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Asad Islam Nayon @la_vue2
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Ravi Gadepalli @ravigadepalli
1K Followers 878 Following Working with the World Bank and ADB: Public transport policy, financing, regulation, service planning and scheduling; Zero emission buses; Paratransit systems
Elina Pradhan @epradhan
1K Followers 1K Following Senior Health Specialist @WorldBank. Feminist Nepali. Interested in roads, education & health. Views personal.
ALR @TofDLaw
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Chetan Bhattacharji @CBhattacharji
6K Followers 2K Following Fmr Senior Managing Editor, NDTV 24x7. RTs ≠ endorsements 😷 #AirPollution #Climate (HPW, https://t.co/Lrl5XBRv5i, CFA, ORF, https://t.co/dnkEMAWRZf)
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Jorge Tudela Pye @JorgeFTudela
633 Followers 2K Following Economist at the @WorldBank | Former Associate at the @HarvardGrwthLab - @Harvard University | Opinions are my own
marasea @cvitano
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Habibullah Salisu @HabibullahSalis
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Liang Wang @liangw1015
223 Followers 729 Following World Bank Resident Representative for Botswana, working on pragmatic solutions to support Botswana’s ambition towards a more inclusive high-income economy.
Our Common Air @ourcommonair
125 Followers 23 Following Our Common Air is an independent Commission that brings together powerful voices to catalyse and accelerate global collective action on air pollution.
Bhavreen Kandhari @BhavreenMK
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Institute of Economic.. @IEGResearch
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A.A. Harris @geauxames
721 Followers 1K Following External Affairs Officer @WorldBank, using the #PowerofDigital to help lift all boats 🌊⛵
Devansh Kedia @dev_kedia
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Josh Lipsky @joshualipsky
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Christa Hasenkopf @sciencerely
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Tareque Mehdi, Ph.D. @tarequemehdi
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Ankit kumar Jha @This_is_akj
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Tanisha Mittal @TanishaMittal19
78 Followers 711 Following @ESRC funded PhD Economics Candidate @LancasterManage | Accredited Researcher @UKDataService | Interested in Labour, Education, Health Economics, Food Poverty
MoFYDA Technologies P.. @mo_fyda
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Vibhav Mariwala @VibhavMariwala
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Nagendra @nsbhairamadgi
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Dr. Srivatsa Krishna @SrivatsaKrishna
31K Followers 7K Following IAS officer;Harvard MBA; Stanford; IIT-M;Oxford;JNU,SRCC,Modern School;Thinkers50;WEF YGL;TED Speaker;Writer,Singer.Angel Investor;Views personal
HM Rayan Ihsan Emon @emon8503
47 Followers 287 Following Certified Computer Specialist; Licensed Electrician; Renewable Energy Stabilization & Electromagnetic Wave Researcher. Undergraduate Student (EEE)
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak @mushfiq_econ
36K Followers 1K Following Professor of Economics at Yale University (@YaleEconomics & @YaleSOM) | Director, @YaleRISE | Development Economics 🇧🇩 🇰🇾
World Bank India @WorldBankIndia
153K Followers 486 Following Official account of the World Bank Group in India! Follow us for development news and updates.
David Malpass @DavidRMalpass
102K Followers 68 Following Former President of the World Bank Group, Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, and leading Wall Street economist. Advocate for development and growth.
World Bank Water @WorldBankWater
115K Followers 1K Following Official Twitter feed of the World Bank Water team. Committed to Water for People and Planet. #water #sanitation #WRM #irrigation #drainage
Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva
325K Followers 2K Following Managing Director of @IMFnews. Pragmatic optimist working to improve people’s lives, empower women, and create greener & more equitable economies.
rathin roy @EmergingRoy
23K Followers 212 Following Rude/Hate/bigoted tweets reported.Stupid/attention seeking+anonymous tweets blocked. Tweets personal, unrelated to organisations I am affiliated with
Seynabou Sakho @Seynabou_Sakho
29K Followers 986 Following @WorldBank Director of Strategy and Operations, Office of the Managing Director of Operations. Economist tweeting on inclusion & growth.
Yamini Aiyar @AiyarYamini
20K Followers 646 Following State capacity, social policy, federalism, politics. All tweets in personal capacity
Indermit Gill @IndermitGill
11K Followers 172 Following Chief Economist of the @WorldBank Group and Senior Vice President for Development Economics
CPR India @CPR_India
57K Followers 569 Following Centre for Policy Research is a non-partisan, independent think tank with no institutional stance. Retweets-not endorsements. We only share our faculty's work.
Shanta Devarajan @Shanta_WB
15K Followers 5K Following Shanta Devarajan is a Professor of the Practice of Development at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Arvind Subramanian @arvindsubraman
150K Followers 63 Following Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Former Chief Economic Adviser, Govt. of India
Institute of Economic.. @IEGResearch
1K Followers 184 Following Founded in 1952, the Institute of Economic Growth does cutting edge research in Economics, Demography, and Sociology. We're hiring:https://t.co/PY8zbeaMUb
Lawrence H. Summers @LHSummers
327K Followers 706 Following Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard. Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton and Director of NEC for President Obama
Tharman @Tharman_S
30K Followers 802 Following President, Republic of Singapore; Chair, Board of the Group of 30; Co-Chair of: Global Commission on the Economics of Water, UN Human Development Report.
Avinno Faruk @AvinnoFaruk
863 Followers 3K Following MSEC’24 @DukeEcon & @DukeCompSci | RA @DevLabDuke1 | Ex @BIGD_BRACU @poverty_action | UDhaka’18 & ‘19 | Believer in Pragmatism | L/R/Q≠Endorsement | 🇧🇩
Patricia Sierra🎗�.. @PattySierra_R
3K Followers 2K Following Anhelo PAZ y busco JUSTICIA⚖️/♀️Mujer Autónoma / MKT POLÍTICO / DERECHO || •No Brillo En Sociedad• NiUnaMás||Políticamente Incorrecta// #ConLosNiñosNo IZQUIERDA
Ammaday Ahmed @AmmadayAhm7990
17 Followers 163 Following
Naomi Hossain @nomhossain
8K Followers 6K Following @SOASDevelopment Professor. I write and post about accountability, food politics, feminism, aid, & Bangladesh, but don't let that put you off
World Bank South Asia @WorldBankSAsia
353K Followers 524 Following Gateway to the World Bank's activities in South Asia including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, & Sri Lanka. Talk to us!
Jamila Husain @Jamz5251
80K Followers 407 Following Editor-In-Chief of Daily Mirror | Views are strictly personal | Personal Account
Wendy Werner @wendywerner4
984 Followers 355 Following Creating opportunity through private sector investment as India Country Head @IFC_org.
Lynne Sherburne-Benz @Lynnesbenz
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Naila Kabeer @N_Kabeer
14K Followers 2K Following Professor, Department of International Development & Faculty of International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics.
Sarvesh Suri @SuriSarvesh
127 Followers 59 Following Regional Industry Director - Infrastructure & Natural Resources, Africa
Anup Malani @anup_malani
7K Followers 2K Following Health & devt economist, law prof @uchicago. Founder, Int'l Innovation Corps. Slums, health policy, inf disease, bioecon & blockchain.
Navita Srikant @NavitaSrikant
8K Followers 4K Following Int’l Development: #PFM #Investigation #AntiCorruption #CounterTerrorism, Former Lead Forensic Specialist @WorldBank, @Novartis, @EY_India Partner, #Nepal #AFG
Hartwig Schafer @HartwigSchafer
103K Followers 953 Following Leader and Development Professional with over three decades of global experience and former South Asia Regional Vice President at the World Bank
Harvard's Growth Lab @HarvardGrwthLab
10K Followers 584 Following Led by @ricardo_hausman, we push the frontiers of economic growth & development policy research. Housed @Kennedy_School, @HarvardCID. Home to @Atlas_Facts.
Akhtar Mahmood @AkhtarM1956
1K Followers 334 Following Economist; formerly with the World Bank Group. Interested in the synergies between four worlds, that of entrepreneurs, markets, policies and ideas.
Adriana Kugler @adriana_kugler
2K Followers 680 Following Colombian-American Economist. Governor @FederalReserve. Fmr U.S. Exec Director @WorldBank @JoeBiden. Prof @Georgetown. Fmr Chief Economist @USDOL @BarackObama.
Andrew Steer @DrAndrewSteer
14K Followers 586 Following President & CEO, @BezosEarthFund. Views are my own.
NCAER @ncaer
8K Followers 117 Following The National Council of Applied Economic Research, India’s largest independent economic think tank, supports policymaking through research and data collection.
Megha Mukim @meghamukim
1K Followers 753 Following Senior Economist @WorldBank. PhD @LSEnews. Ex-@Yale @Cambridge_Uni ex-Prof @WitsUniversity. Views are my own. RTs, likes ≠ endorsements
Dr. Mizanur Rahman @mizanrsharif
4K Followers 1K Following I am a Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission. An EducationUSA Alumni. I talk about money, finance & governance. Views are mine,not of BSEC
Binayak Sen @binayak_sen
2K Followers 501 Following Director General, BIDS; worked at IFPRI & World Bank; interested in economics, social justice, history, & literature. Tweets r personal; RTs r not endorsements.
Sayma Razzaki @sayma_razzaki
3K Followers 2K Following Mom & Diplomat | Serving in Bangladesh Embassy, Manila 🇵🇭. Previously worked in 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇴. Personal views, RTs/Likes not endorsements.
PRERNA DOKANIA @prerna_dokania
299 Followers 819 Following Economics PhD student @gwucolumbian | Former RA @isbedu | Masters from JNU, India | Interested in Education and International Development.
Marcelo Giugale @Marcelo_WB
5K Followers 527 Following Former Director @WorldBank. Professor at Georgetown. Fellow of the Nat. Acad. of Pub. Admin. Author of "Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know" (OUP)
Manuela V Ferro @manuelavferro
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Mahua Acharya @mahuaacharya
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577K Followers 979 Following अलवर लोकसभा प्रत्याशी || Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change; and Labour & Employment
Olivier Blanchard @ojblanchard1
170K Followers 388 Following Robert Solow Professor of economics emeritus, MIT Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Aaditya Dar @AadityaDar
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Suraya Dalil @DalilSuraya
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Mandakini Kaul @mandakinikaul
1K Followers 392 Following Regional Coordinator, South Asia, World Bank @WorldBankSAsia @worldbank Alum @Cambridge_Uni @StStephensClg Views are my own
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Dr. Chris T Pernell @DrChrisMD
8K Followers 2K Following CEO: The Esther Group, preventive medicine & public health physician, @ACPM_HQ board, equity champion, faith leader & justice warrior. Views are proudly my own.
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity
220K Followers 2K Following We study antiviral immunity and viral disease pathogenesis. #COVID19 #longCOVID #vaccines @HHMINEWS @YaleIBIO @YaleMed @YaleCII President of @ImmunologyAAI
Ruchi Bhatia @29_ruchibhatia
9K Followers 723 Following South Asia Economy Editor, Bloomberg News @business Former Deputy News Editor + Anchor @etnowlive Retweets are not endorsements
Kadambari @kadambari_shah
1K Followers 631 Following Gender, urban policy, state capacity | Research @Mercatus | International dev & policy @UChicago | Prev: @IDFCinstitute | Aerial acrobat | Views personalI have lost my mentor. Robert Solow was my thesis advisor, and being named the Robert Solow professor of economics at MIT was the proudest day of my life. There will be times for elogies. Meanwhile, RIP Bob, with infinite thanks.
One of the distinguishing features of YPF is its continuous efforts to avoid a Dhaka-centric approach. Technology has helped young men and women from even remote parts of Bangladesh to participate in YPF’s diverse activities. But, of course, there is something special about…
@ypfbd organised a Policy Masterclass in the port city Chittagong today on “Political Settlement and Economic Transformation” conducted by Dr Pallavi Roy, Associate Professor of @SOAS. YPF’s honorary fellow @mushtaqkhan100 was also present and shared his insights.
The Japan connection - important questions to ask Can Japan's increased presence in South Asia be a blessing for Bangladesh? This question came to the forefront a few weeks ago when the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came on a visit to India and made an important…
Delighted to participate in #Raisina2021 in session "Insecure Jobs: Towards Social Safety for All". Highlighted need for safety nets for gig workers. I see the gig economy as the future of work & employment. This would require regulations for social protection & upskilling .
@Ccesoir @PorcherThomas I do not follow. You want firms to reinvest their profits, whatever the rate of return?
We asked H.E. Ms. Vera Daves, Minister of Finance of #Angola -- Who are the key players in improving Angola’s water access? 💧 Central government 💧 Local government 💧 Multilateral & bilateral institutions 💧 Private sector More at: wrld.bg/Vb8F50NHp4G #ReshapingDevelopment
It’s an honor & privilege to serve the people of #Africa. The @WorldBank will continue to increase its steadfast support to Eastern and Southern Africa in the face of ongoing challenges ranging from #foodsecurity, #COVID, #climatechange, fragility & economic uncertainty. (1/3)
Yesterday one of my dreams came true when I taught my first class. Now on to the next one! #EconTwitter #TeachEcon
Thank you to my sisters Christine Lagarde @Lagarde, Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva for your kind messages & support. Great to be in your company, Janet Yellen @JanetYellen, Chrystia Freeland @cafreeland, Odile Renaud-Basso @OdileRenaud, among other wonderful women in finance.
Great to see the speed & scale of our #COVID19 response in #India. $2.75 billion in emergency lending btwn March and June 2020 has helped address immediate health needs, protect the most vulnerable, and support economic stabilization.
The @WorldBank has supported India’s efforts to protect the poor and vulnerable as a part of its strategy to tackle #covid19. Here is a snapshot: wrld.bg/4mXX50D2cD6 #Video
.@JUNAIDWBG says, "The future of India is in its states, in federalism, making the states capable, and to ultimately take the states closer to the the people". #CPRDialogues2020 #BuildingStateCapacity #HappeningNow
As #Washington and #Tehran step back from the brink, could a strategy of “tougher love” save the US relationship with #Iraq? My @WashInstitute colleague @Mikeknightsiraq cogently outlines the options and what needs to be done. washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi…
If they are really interested in this agenda, they need to just look at our own history of what an inspired and talented leadership could achieve even in a poor country, even if not everything was perfect even then. (19/n) livemint.com/Opinion/aMKJ70…
Today is my first day as Chief Economist for the World Bank. Here are a few initial thoughts on my new job and my immediate priorities. blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttal…
In print tomorrow, Jamal Khashoggi's final column: "What the Arab world needs most is free expression" wapo.st/2CPTUxV
“If you want to solve the obesity problem, you have to solve the inequality problem first” econ.st/2ydQW1A
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