Dilip Ratha
@DilipRatha
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Washington D.C.
Joined April 2012
The hidden force in global economics: sending money home (Dilip Ratha | TEDGlobal 2014) https://t.co/oP17zkr8y1 via @TEDTalks
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In 2013, international migrants sent $413 billion home to families and friends — three times more than the total of global foreign aid (about $135 billion). This money, known as remittances, makes a...
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Equity portfolios restricted to countries with < 20 mn people or < 100K sq kms earn +ve alphas alongside low covariances with global-market returns. Small emerging market asset class forms a distinct frontier for international portfolio diversification.
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La presidenta @Claudiashein destacó que el impuesto a las remesas en Estados Unidos que se envían en efectivo quedará en 1%. “Todas las transferencias electrónicas tienen 0% de impuesto”. Además adelantó que para todas las y los migrantes que envían dinero en efectivo, el
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Overjoyed to meet @DilipRatha, Lead Economist at the World Bank and renowned global expert on migration and remittances! Truly inspired by his groundbreaking work and connect to the roots.
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India Is on a Hiring Binge That Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Stop
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An abundance of motivated young professionals is luring American businesses to base their global operations in Indian cities.
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Supporters offered boxes and packing supplies to help fired U.S.A.I.D. workers clean out their desks on Thursday. Credit...Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times
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Participate in the Economic Black Out !! Just 3 more days. DO NOT SHOP: in-person or online for 24 hrs! No purchases on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Let's see how much "good trouble" we can make on 2/28/25! And, definitely share this message because #EnoughIsEnough #GetActive
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Did it recover yet, the IQ?🙂 Air pollution from minting coins in ancient Rome lowered IQs and might have contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire, according to new research
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Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s downfall.
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Good luck trying to making Canada the 51st state, we literally have militarized geese on standby 💪🇨🇦 https://t.co/Vula7GwVMi
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Will this happen more often in 2025?
35% of South Asian adults say they have been stopped at a security checkpoint for a second screening. The share among East Asians is 15%. Asian American Muslims are more likely to say this has happened to them. https://t.co/TDRp6IqP9s
@pewresearch @neil_ruiz @RakeshKochhar
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The World’s Largest Human Gathering Begins in India - a gathering of 400 million people!
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About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe gathered to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity.
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Hiring inmates for fighting fire! Modern day slavery?
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Follow the latest news, updates and containment efforts for the wildfires burning in Los Angeles, including the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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Many businesses around the White House have started boarding up windows and doors ahead of the elections - preparing for a possible political storm
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It sucks. Inside the Secretive Facility Housing Migrants at Guantánamo Bay
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Reports and interviews shed new light on the holding center, where migrants’ calls with lawyers are monitored and some say they’ve been forced to wear blackout goggles.
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"A tightly controlled “optimum” temperature is the thermal equivalent of beige, elevator music or soda crackers." https://t.co/eX9AoK1tFt
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The more time we can spend outside or inside without the air-conditioner blasting, the better prepared we’ll be — both to slow climate change and to adapt to it.
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Stock markets are reeling, but economists say: Don’t panic yet
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Monday’s slide might reflect overvalued stocks more than worries about fundamentals.
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So how many companies can you think of that have so much impact on your life? In addition to Microsoft... See how the massive IT outage snarled travel, stores around the world
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Passengers stood in long lines and relaxed in massage chairs as they waited for delayed flights.
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Something Big Just Happened in Kenya. When their children and grandchildren someday ask where they were during the Kenyan protests in 2024, they don’t want to say they weren’t there.
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The protests and political action of young Kenyans in recent weeks marks a seismic shift for the country.
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Remittances slowed in 2023 – we need to take note https://t.co/DoxlB2YzwG via @WorldBank
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The World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief shows that officially recorded remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) reached an estimated $656 billion in 2023. The true size...
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Discussing guarantees for trade and supply chain finance for public sector banks with @MIGA. With VP @JUNAIDWBG, Lead Economist Dilip Ratha and the MIGA team.
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