public health – Kwame Som-Pimpong

No. 234 – Wednesday Reads

Apr 8, 2020

clearview ai, covid-19, data, insecure, issa rae, Nigeria, Peter Thiel, privacy, public health

Calibrating – “All great investments begin in discomfort.” Issa Rae on the Return of “Insecure” and her Growing Empire – “That craving to tell the stories she’s not seeing anywhere is what’s getting her through this moment of uncertainty.” A Game Plan to Help the Most Vulnerable – “We share the need to look out…

No. 232 – Monday Reads

Apr 6, 2020

Notes

Barbados, black people, covid-19, Economy, finance, public health

A Prime Minister Tries to Storm-Proof Her Island’s Finances – “We wanted to come up with something that was conducive to bolstering resilience to rising climatic risks,” Espinosa says. “Adverse-weather clauses provide vulnerable sovereign debtors with a degree of flexibility by creating built-in buffers that can help them absorb some of the financial impact.” Stakeholder…

No. 38: Sovereign Wealth, IPOs, Cool Jobs, and Cities

Sep 30, 2014

Africa

Africa, African Development Bank, city, Ebola, Gentrification, Germany, IPO, public health, Rocket Internet, Sister City, sovereign wealth fund, Tourism, Urban Development, Urbanization

Cherae and I had a great time on New Rules Africa this week, covering: Zimbabwe established sovereign wealth fund Rocket Internet filed for IPO in Germany African Development Bank opened Young Professionals Program Read the summary below to get up to speed on what we covered, and check out the show. Zimbabwe Establishes Sovereign Wealth…