Kevin Carey
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Kevin Carey
@kevincareywb.bsky.social
World Bank
Macro / Climate
Opinions are mine and not WB
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I do not think there is a centralized external database of the A4 tables. I recall the correspondence being a big issue 10-15 years ago, with guidance produced (e.g. link below) to ensure that the tables correspond to GFSM, but also hinting at reasons it could fail. www.imf.org/external/np/...
www.imf.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Embrapa’s decentralized structure, in which research labs were spread across many ecological zones instead of in a single hub, explains more than half of these gains." www.nber.org/conferences/...
BREAD/Development Economics Program Meeting, Fall 2025
www.nber.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Can public R&D investment in developing countries drive productivity growth?
"We find that public R&D investment increased national agricultural productivity by 110% with a benefit-cost ratio of 17 ..."
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Thailand: "The Thai government rolled out relief measures for those affected by the flooding, including compensation of up to two million baht ($62,000) for households that lost family members." #monsoon sg.news.yahoo.com/thailand-ind...
Thailand, Indonesia begin clean-up after massive floods kill hundreds
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.Flood...
sg.news.yahoo.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“What concerns me most is not any single crisis. It’s crises cascading together,” he said. “Multiple crises, food, health, infrastructure, migration, energy, extreme weather . . . all hitting at the same time; eroding trust in government by slow or failed responses.” www.ft.com/content/6137...
South-East Asia reels as rare cluster of storms claims more than 400 lives
Large parts of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka suffer worst flooding in decades
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"a centuries-old system that allows users to transfer money from one point to another entirely on the basis of trust, the people said." www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | Iranian Funds for Hezbollah Are Flowing Through Dubai
The Lebanese militia, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, needs funds to rebuild and rearm its militia after its fight with Israel last year, said people familiar with the matter.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"will develop an existing single-lane, 94-kilometre stretch of highway into a six-lane carriageway at a cost of $678.56 million." www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
MSN
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November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"into four- and six-lane dual-carriage roads, the Kenya National Highways Authority said.

In the second phase, Shandong Hi-Speed Road and Bridge International, a subsidiary of China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group, ..."
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"And the IMF believes we cannot guarantee this over the debt sustainability horizon," Diba said. "We, however, believe it is possible." www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM