Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
@yarbatman
I invest in developing economies and study how sanctions policies are reshaping the world. CEO of @boursebazaar.
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23-08-2014 16:28:47
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In the wintry sunlight of morning I will read Invisible Kisses at the funeral for #CamilaBatmanghelidjh . A few years ago a young person close to Camila made a piece of art from a line in Invisible Kisses for her to give it to me.
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I covered the funeral + wake of Camila Batmanghelidjh ITV London
It was joyous. Hundreds of mourners had been helped by CB, saved from prison/life on the streets
Patrick Butler calls her 'one of the most extraordinary public figures of 21st century' in his excellent piece 👇
Thanks for including our work!
For more details on the long-term macroeconomic effects of #ClimateChange based on data for the last 55 years and using cross-country data (174 countries) see here: doi.org/10.1016/j.enec…
Bottomline: we show that that virtually all countries –…
Can the GCC, Iraq, and Iran work together to set a global precedent for effective climate cooperation?
My colleague Mehran Haghirian and Aisha عائشة are cautiously optimistic about the prospects. They make their case in this a piece for Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
mecouncil.org/blog_posts/nec…
1. Economists are engaged in a big debate on the future of growth.
Era Dabla-Norris and I offer our take in this World Economic Forum post.
We argue that to address the challenges of the time, higher growth rates must be seen as a tool, not a target, for policymakers.
weforum.org/agenda/2024/01…