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  1. @Ufunuo Thank you for your kind words about my recent HuffPost article ("The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women"). huff.to/L8qGtV
  2. @fredoarts Thank you for your kind words about my recent HuffPost article "The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women". huff.to/L8qGtV
  3. @TheJonzi Thank you for your kind words about my recent HuffPost article ("The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women). huff.to/L8qGtV
  4. Chairing a presentation of global survey of how the poor really cope with crises. Conclusion: it's resilience & ingenuity, not governments.
  5. @depierro Bruno, my email is: mgiugale@worldbank.org . Regards.
  6. Many thanks to those who commented on my new Huffington Post article "The Greatest Generation of Argentine #Women". huff.to/L8qGtV
  7. Friends, I just posted a new article at The Huffington Post. It's called "The Greatest Generation of Argentine Women". huff.to/L8qGtV
  8. @therohitbansal I'd say there're several scenarios, all possible and all difficult. Thus, we need to continue supporting the negotiations.
  9. In case you missed it, our FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK is "Geography of Growth" (why growth happens in cities?). Free at: bit.ly/IR4cee
  10. Friends, here is my choice of FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK: "Geography of Growth" (why larger cities grow faster?). Free at: bit.ly/IR4cee
  11. Friends, tomorrow I'll post my choice of FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK. I'm thinking of the geography of growth (where does prosperity happen? why?)
  12. Friends, our work in #SouthSudan is been quoted in the wires. At the World Bank, we are committed to helping this young nation succeed.
  13. @attwoodch Charlotte, happy to help. Kindly get in touch with my Comm. Adviser (Stevan Jackson at sjackson@worldbank.org). Best regards.
  14. Speaking today in another panel in Washington. This one is about the future agenda for World Bank Economists (over 3,000 of them). Ideas?
  15. From our panel on "Inclusive Growth": in Africa, we should think of "natural resource", "generational", "statistical" & "subsidy" inclusion.
  16. Friends, this afternoon I'm speaking in a public panel on "INCLUSIVE GROWTH". Any ideas? Messages? Policy tools? Applications in Africa?
  17. In case you missed it, our FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK is "New Structural Economics" (do "unorthodox" econ. policies work?). bit.ly/GQ6CF2
  18. Here is my choice of FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK: "New Structural Economics" (can government-led unorthodox policies work?). bit.ly/GQ6CF2
  19. Friends, tomorrow I'll post my choice of FREE BOOK OF THE WEEK. I'm leaning toward "unorthodox economics" (government better than market?).
  20. @followraina Thx! Glad my new article "Why Obvious Reforms Never Happen? The Political Economy Of Things" was useful. huff.to/JsfNNR