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How Israeli mercenaries have profited by training the violent private army of Cameroon’s dictator Paul Biya that is… https://t.co/qGKEEPDR6S

54% of French public debt is held outside country, fractionally higher % than German Bunds. AS reported by… https://t.co/9oSL2D99ek

In April 2020 European exports of cars and aircraft to China plunged yoy. But imports to Europe from China of “auto… https://t.co/Z92TXChsOM

After military clashes, nationalist opinion in India is demanding economic uncoupling from China. Trade is grossly… https://t.co/yiELkyQ4LX

COVID-19 has reinforced China’s status as EU’s most important trading partner (sum of imports & exports).… https://t.co/XHstwLZWHx

Great essay by @HelenHet20 on the geopolitical backdrop to COVID-19, its impact and the options for Europe. https://t.co/IqIBDIpcjr

Why did Charles De Gaulle honor Petain’s memory, and on Nov. 11, 1968, send a wreath to his grave in Yeu to mark th… https://t.co/U8TXQZNNlj

It took > 3 months for world to record 1st million COVID cases. Latest 1 million cases have come in just eight day… https://t.co/4qr9WNftEI

Guinée-Bissau one of Africa’s most fragile states is seeing dramatic COVID-19 explosion. Health system failing. Han… https://t.co/HXO0t2a6dP

Asset manager capitalism: AS ALWAYS @BJMbraun offers an indispensable guide to our modern financial system. https://t.co/Xu9SrOlUze

What is asset manager capitalism? (How) does index fund dominance change the political economy of corporate governa… https://t.co/WJPX2jPorh

@MonnetEric is one of the very best young french economic historians and his scholarship on central banking and cr… https://t.co/3pTgVCiIyG

Cacao. Ivory Coast's 'Dallas' Pitches For African Following with lavish multi-generational drama of chocolate dynas… https://t.co/tSK29NvM2N

"At the end of the day, we are going to need some kind of redistribution to solve this problem.” @profsufi talks to… https://t.co/7yZgNDoyXW

How will consumers (and employers) respond to surging COVID cases across many of those parts of US that opened earl… https://t.co/twA3DlPPXZ

Foot traffic to retail establishments, restaurants, shopping malls, hotels, movie theaters, airports, hospitals, an… https://t.co/0MH4CiVndm

Summer books 2020 from ⁦@martinwolf_⁩. V proud to see Angrynomics in such great company ⁦@M_C_Klein⁩ ⁦… https://t.co/uSv4FRgsP4

Since 2013 Xi has progressively tightened his grip: "Approximately 60% (15 members) of the 19th Politburo of the CC… https://t.co/A5IN3yvY4D

"The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the locus of political power in China. It includes t… https://t.co/61N7yaG98p

China financial reconstruction 5: Rural bank in NE China’s Liaoning province penalized for illegal shareholder act… https://t.co/OjrY90UjNG

In high-end smartphone chips, each transistor, or switch, is so small that more than 10,000 of them, end to end, wo… https://t.co/S3CrA2b4HO

Satellite imagery of the high altitude moonscape on which Indian and Chinese armies are engaged in hand to hand com… https://t.co/rNbtv8vbs8

Will Brazil remain open to Huawei for 5G? Will worries about Brazil agri exports to China prevail? Or will US backi… https://t.co/Qy9f86J8HH

China financial reconstruction 3: Beijing will push big banks to sacrifice $211 bn in profit by offering lower rat… https://t.co/dMitfmCc9A

China financial reconstruction 2: China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said it would urge bank… https://t.co/tBzXUcQxEJ

China financial reconstruction 1: Beijing is planning to allow local governments to replenish the capital of certai… https://t.co/ZFKA3tXmny

Since 2013 Xi has progressively tightened his grip: "Approximately 60% (15 members) of the 19th Politburo of the CC… https://t.co/cjByNcnEBj

"The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the locus of political power in China. It includes t… https://t.co/p6uDQxGyww

China financial reconstruction 5: Rural bank in NE China’s Liaoning province penalized for illegal shareholder act… https://t.co/uWXujyTFZD

The Arctic Circle hit 101°F Saturday, its hottest temperature ever: "This dramatic warming of the Arctic up to trip… https://t.co/epwc1BCQ0d

China financial reconstruction 4: Yi Gang of PBoC calls for total social financing $4.2trn in new loans = 17% incre… https://t.co/8c2xBr9Jdd