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Strive Masiyiwa

Strive Masiyiwa

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Strive Masiyiwa is African Union Special Envoy on COVID-19 and Head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team.

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  1. Bridging Africa's Health-Care Divide
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    Bridging Africa's Health-Care Divide

    Oct 29, 2021 Strive Masiyiwa & Gordon Brown call for immediate measures to deliver vaccines, followed by longer-term investments in health infrastructure.

  2. Funding Africa’s Education Revolution
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    Funding Africa’s Education Revolution

    Oct 11, 2018 Strive Masiyiwa unveils a new facility that will unlock $10 billion to help poor countries strengthen their school systems.

  3. The Power of Mini-Grids
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    The Power of Mini-Grids

    Jun 2, 2017 Strive Masiyiwa & Richard Branson propose a flexible, fast, and low-cost solution to Africa's energy challenge.

  4. Africa’s Farms of the Future
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    Africa’s Farms of the Future

    Jun 23, 2014 Strive Masiyiwa calls for agricultural policies and investments to sustain the continent's economic growth.

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    The Key to Universal Energy Access Is Green

    Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven & Francesco La Camera tout the transformative potential of distributed renewable energy systems.
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    Trumponomics’ Exorbitant Burden

    Raghuram G. Rajan

    According to the incoming chair of US President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, America runs large trade deficits and struggles to compete in manufacturing because foreign demand for US financial assets has made the dollar too strong. It is not a persuasive argument.

    is unpersuaded by the argument made by presidential advisers for unilaterally restructuring global trade.
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    Trump, Bitcoin, and the Future of the Dollar

    Carla Norrlöf

    By launching new trade wars and ordering the creation of a Bitcoin reserve, Donald Trump is assuming that US trade partners will pay any price to maintain access to the American market. But if he is wrong about that, the dominance of the US dollar, and all the advantages it confers, could be lost indefinitely.

    doubts the US administration can preserve the greenback’s status while pursuing its trade and crypto policies.
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    Fear and Loathing in the Oval Office

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees traces of Stalin and Mao in Donald Trump’s penchant for ritual humiliation of foe and friend alike.
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    Future-Proofing Social Protection

    Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
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    Diane Coyle on innovation, AI, economic data, and more

    Diane Coyle suggests ways to account for “free” digital services in economic frameworks, considers how to prevent the emergence of AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tantamount to destroying the US economy’s foundations, and more.
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    Long Weekends Forever

    Juliet B. Schor recognizes the technology's potential to facilitate a four-day workweek, benefiting workers and owners alike.
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    Overcoming the Sectarian Challenge to Democracy

    Tawakkol Karman explains what it will take to forge a sustainable political settlement in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.
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    The World According to the Oligarchs

    Simon Johnson explains how techno-monopolists’ consolidation of political power in the United States will play out.

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