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好好先生育儿记 【小肿头龙】 如果你家有一个三岁多的男孩，而且他名字叫Akira，那你可能会以为他是温柔的日本动画男主角。 我们家也曾这么以为，直到他发展出了一项令人胆寒的招式：头锤冲刺。 这孩子最喜欢的动作之一，就是从远处一路小跑、头也不抬地冲过来，然后狠狠一头撞在你身上。他大概觉得这样特别好玩，特别有爱，特别像纪录片里动物之间的亲昵动作。只可惜，他个子太小，冲锋的高度刚好在我身体的要害位置。 没错，每次都会正中裤裆。 好几次我猝不及防被他顶中，瞬间剧痛，脑子一片空白，嘴里只能发出“嘶——”的呻吟。他每次撞完还一脸开心，看着我像个被打通任督二脉的人，觉得自己完成了一次父子亲密接触。 我当然提醒过他无数次：“Akira，不要再用头撞人了！别人会很疼的！”他每次都点头答应，但说归说，该撞还撞。 尤其是每天放学后，三姐弟一起出校门，他总是从最远的那一头发现我，然后伸出大脑袋，笑嘻嘻地小步加速——像一只刚解开缰绳的小山羊，目标明确，步伐坚定，目标只有我的裆部。 现在我已经学乖了，每次接孩子都像足球守门员一样提早进入备战状态。今天也一样，他如期而至，我及时双手接住了他的“头球”，避免了灾难。 但是就在那个瞬间，我脑海里竟然蹦出一个古生物名词——“肿头龙”。 对，就是那个侏罗纪时期最喜欢用头撞对撞的恐龙品种，学名Pachycephalosaurus，意为“厚头蜥蜴”。我脑子里瞬间画面感十足：一只迷你肿头龙在放学路上，用一颗硬邦邦的圆脑袋，对他的爸爸发动每日例行攻击。 如果哪天我出一本《好好爸爸的育儿图鉴》，Akira一定会占据一整页。他不需要设定。他就是那个总用脑袋表达爱的“家养肿头龙”。 https://link.storjshare.io/raw/jxdn7f2xcarrh2yxpiocgyh7ny2q/freefrom-prod/4e7bd516eeb6b7611d23f41a297dfcd0303767faa809653102b1a22ad300318b.PNG

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@ b830e07b:66bd8a02

The Holy Spirit, unseen yet everywhere, descended like a dove upon Jesus at His baptism in the Jordan, revealing the Son to the world. He empowers believers, guides the Church, and convicts the heart. Breathe in His peace, let His fire purify you, and yield to His gentle leading. Worship the #HolySpirit, the giver of life! #Trinity #ChristianFaith #GodIsGood #Praise #OrthodoxWay

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ふふ……こんにゃくのようにぷるんぷるんと自由に揺れ動くのも、時には大切ですわね。わたくしもそんな柔軟さ、持ちたいものですの。

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How much gold does the US government really have, and what is its purity? Is it encumbered, leased, swapped, or hypothecated? Has it been pledged as collateral for debts? Who actually owns it, and who controls its custody?

@ 29904dc1:f1332910

Chief Justice Roberts??? #ReleaseTheEpsteinList The left is out of control. Compromised https://image.nostr.build/903ea470cdd667a839063cb0a926e9ff3c09a731bd663b67b2b4a2ceff97b0b3.jpg

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Dosoftei of Moldavia: A scholar and #saint, he translated numerous religious texts into Romanian, making them accessible to the common people, thus nurturing their #faith.

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Good Morning, everyone! $URA 23.67 +1.15% 📈 $URNM 32.42 +1.89% 📈 $UUUU 4.42 -0.67% 📉 $URNJ 14.35 +1.20% 📈 $UROY 1.8 +0.00% 📈 10:00 America/New_York #Uranium☢️

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@ 452ca494:d5fe2b6c

A new lottery has just started ! To participate reply to this note with a Cashu token locked to my Npub. Each sats are 1 ticket to the lottery. Hash of nonce: ead48a592cd21fd8c2a148abab2a90993b111b6ce2db02cc2a99d5a9d33be09a

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Canaan Avalon by nostr:nprofile1qqswj689pvth5qy7hktl5zyp8nt0hrvv8dg9nnstdmctrkc4mv4gqwsxl0zax in ~AskSN 245 sats and 9 comments so far https://stacker.news/items/954754

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Bitcoin price: $93446, Sats per USD: 1070

@ f688adfd:d31579ec

der Schrank = cupboard, cabinet, closet Die Kleiderbügel hängen im Schrank. = The clothes hangers are in the wardrobe. https://www.learnwitholiver.com/german/daily-sentence-4637

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Guinea-Bissau: More than just cashews! Did you know its unique Creole language, Crioulo, is spoken by almost the entire population, binding diverse ethnicities? Can a shared tongue overcome political instability? #Culture #Africa

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Can your private data be as secure as your Bitcoin? In this episode of nostr:npub1trustldqg4fnp40f3g75mu0p03zj4dxpa4jg7dclzqp9g3aunsgs4a4j8j host nostr:npub1clk6vc9xhjp8q5cws262wuf2eh4zuvwupft03hy4ttqqnm7e0jrq3upup9 sits down with nostr:npub136jg2fnty2z5vwcnh7p4jpckrs3tk0dpueftgs7mznuuaenjpfps6tjnxf co-founder and CEO of nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg and nostr:npub10hpcheepez0fl5uz6yj4taz659l0ag7gn6gnpjquxg84kn6yqeksxkdxkr to explore the future of digital trust. Marks unpacks how secure enclaves are reshaping privacy, evolving from the privacy-first Mutiny Wallet to a platform that safeguards user data and shields businesses from costly liabilities. This conversation illuminates a new frontier where AI agents and apps prioritize your security, delivering an encrypted, seamless experience that could redefine how we protect what matters most. 📺️ Watch here: https://cdn.satellite.earth/fbcb2b1a7989cd20328f433a2ef23ed22540fb9611507321c723888d08ec5745.mp4 🎧️ Or listen on npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5: https://fountain.fm/episode/VjH1BHbUPwsd1mzcYue9

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@ e5c55839:0f456bb5

Current BTC/USD price is: $93,032 Current sats per USD: 1075 sats

@ 82e06d3b:8668cfa9

The block height is 893646, and the current price for bitcoin is 93.0K USD. This means that you can get 1075 sats for one dollar. The fear/greed index is 52: Neutral. Buy some ₿, it may catch on.

@ 207ce683:23f5b8bb

$93,084.75 #Bitcoin #BTC $BTC $USD

@ ee6ea13a:959b6e74

GM friends ☀️☕️ This may come as a shock, but before you find out any other way: I am no longer with PubKey. Not much more to say at the moment. Maybe I'll be up to talk about it at some point, mainly in person. There is no AMA. It’s been my honor and privilege to get to know so many of you, both in person and online over the past nearly year and a half, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to help build this community. The plebs are where my heart is. It’s time to move on to something new. ✌️ And anything you see posted from the npub or anywhere else from here on out is not from me!

@ e2b8ba3e:27400d81

📊 **Bitcoin-Update** - 💰 Price: $93746 - 📦 Blockheight: 893646 - ⌛ Mempool: 406776 TXs - 💸 Fees: 6 sats/vByte

@ a8abe376:c98ba023

Morning Coffee Bitcoin Report ☕️ Price: $92,970 (1,076 sats/dollar) Hash Price: $44.28/PHash Hash Rate: 866 EHash/s Immediate Fee Rate: 5 sat/vByte Hour Fee Rate: 3 sat/vByte Block Interval: 10:05 Mempool Count: 40,694 Block Height: 893,646 Supply Issued: 94.54% Blocks to Halving: 156,354

@ 93f3f064:156df424

Polizist erschoss Angreifer: Große Irritation über Täter-Opfer-Umkehr im Mainstream https://report24.news/polizist-erschoss-angreifer-grosse-irritation-ueber-linke-mainstream-kampagne-gegen-polizei/ Ein junger Mann wollte in Oldenburg mit Jogginghose, Reizgas und mutmaßlich auch einem Messer eine Discothek betreten. Der Türsteher wies ihn ab - woraufhin der Mann ausrastete, mehrere Menschen mit Reizgas attackierte und verletzte und schließlich einigen Personen mit einem Messer drohte. Als er auf Polizeibeamten stieß, attackierte er auch sie mit Reizgas - woraufhin ein Beamter, durch das Gas verletzt, mehrfach auf den Mann schoss. Das "Problem" für Linke: Der Täter, der schließlich seinen Schussverletzungen erlag, war schwarz. Der Mainstream fährt nun eine absurde Trauer-Kampagne für den Angreifer - der Beamte wird bereits vorverurteilt. https://report24.news/polizist-erschoss-angreifer-grosse-irritation-ueber-linke-mainstream-kampagne-gegen-polizei/

@ a83f8063:fc29636b

Roku announces its smallest streaming sticks yet Roku today introduced refreshed versions of its Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, with the company describing the devices as “the most compact sticks on the market” and “over 35 percent smaller than other brands.” That’s a curious point to focus on for a product that’s often tucked away behind a TV and forgotten about […] https://www.theverge.com/news/654151/roku-streaming-sticks-2025-announced-features

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23:00 ポォ～ン♪

@ 86fd1c80:4df670be

おんど: 21.5℃ しつど: 65% きあつ: 1008hPa

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@ c2159903:bd2a3113

BNB Chain, Yzi Labs & CMC Labs updated their Most Valuable Builder (MVB) incubation program to a rolling application! Web3 startups can apply anytime for mentorship, resources & funding. MVB Season X starts July 2025. Season IX Demo Day is online April 24! #crypto #blockchain #news

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@ d05b9833:43f4689f

China fires back after White House site pushes Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory China accuses Washington of fabricating theory that coronavirus came from Wuhan laboratory, suggests it came from US instead. https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2025/04/23/c716ebc4-eec2-4cdd-ab48-ef512871418c_9bbe21e7.jpg?itok=8MSKHThY https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3307652/china-fires-back-after-white-house-site-pushes-covid-19-lab-leak-theory?utm_source=rss_feed

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I won’t even drive into a major city anymore because of this. 🫤

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These rings at one point meant everything but apparently to someone they were only a game. It's great to learn after 13 years.

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@ 619af6a6:6d3bdf23

What make you change your mind?

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GM ☕️ Take care of yourself out there, and have a good day!

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@ 77911886:4b218091

現在のブロック高さ:893646 <推奨手数料> 単位sats/vB 最速:6 1時間以内:5 [参考] 直近6ブロックの最小手数料 3,5,2,3,3,2 [参考] 次ブロック候補の最小手数料 6

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The eyes are the window to the soul, and #Bitcoin is the vision of tomorrow. http://res.cloudinary.com/dizsud5n6/image/upload/v1743558932/l35mqvpkha3mv7hyjkef.jpg

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The spell of inflation is broken. #Bitcoin is the new gold. http://res.cloudinary.com/dizsud5n6/image/upload/v1740360723/qaj3eonrn9bqvusethjn.jpg

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🗞️ Quem é o presidente afastado do INSS em operação que mira fraude de R$ 6 bi https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/quem-e-o-presidente-afastado-do-inss-em-operacao-que-mira-fraude-de-r-6-bi/ Source: CNN Brasil: Política #Newstr

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#GM FREN HAVE A FABULOUS 🌟 DAY TODAY

@ e9ab3129:9c2d0b6d

'America First Does Not Mean America Alone': Bessent Discuses Tariffs, Global Financial System 'America First Does Not Mean America Alone': Bessent Discuses Tariffs, Global Financial System Days after Scott Bessent dazzled JP Morgan with closed-door comments (aka not Main Street) that the tariff standoff with China is unsustainable, the US Treasury Secretary is set to deliver comments on Wednesday at the IIF Global Outlook Forum regarding the state of the global financial system as the Trump administration seeks to tamp down rhetoric over China. https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/bessent%203.JPG?itok=rVy_tCqf According to a copy of Bessent's prepared remarks, he is set to tell the IIF that "America First does not mean America Alone," and that the International Monetary Fund must prioritize economic and financial sustainability. He is calling for IMF and World Bank reforms after "mission creep," and will say that the Trump administration wants to work with them. "Going forward, the Trump Administration will leverage U.S. leadership and influence at these institutions and push them to accomplish their important mandates," Bessent said, adding "The United States will also demand that the management and staff of these institutions be accountable for demonstrating real progress." According to a report by the https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-considers-slashing-china-tariffs-to-de-escalate-trade-war-6f875d69 minutes before Bessent's speech, the Trump administration "is considering slashing its steep tariffs on Chinese imports—in some cases by more than half—in a bid to de-escalate tensions with Beijing." President Trump hasn’t made a final determination, the people said, adding that the discussions remain fluid and several options are on the table. One senior White House official said the China tariffs were likely to come down to between roughly 50% and 65%. The administration is also considering a tiered approach similar to the one proposed by the House committee on China late last year: 35% levies for items the U.S. deems not a threat to national security, and at least 100% for items deemed as strategic to America’s interest, some of the people said. The bill proposed phasing in those levies over five years. -WSJ Watch Treasury Secretary Bessent speak live here (due to start at 1000ET): Bessent's comments also come after President Donald Trump softened his tone on the unfolding trade war between the world's two largest economies - to which China's foreign ministry spokesman, Guo Jiakun replied "our doors are wide open." According to Tuesday comments by Trump, "very high" tariffs on Chinese imports will "come down substantially, but it won't be zero." "I think we're going to live together very happily and ideally work together, so I think it's going to work out very well," Trump told reporters at the White House. Trump notably excluded China from a pause on "reciprocal" tariffs that were extended to other trading partners in order to allow them time to negotiate - blaming China's retaliatory actions for its exclusion. The China tariffs include a 125% reciprocal tariff on top of Trump's original 20% tariff related to the fentanyl trade. Combined with pre-existing Section 301 tariffs, some Chinese goods face levies as high as 245%. Bessent's full comments below: Thank you for that kind introduction. It’s an honor to be here. In the final months of World War II, Western leaders convened the greatest economic minds of their generation. Their task? To build a new financial system. At a quiet resort high up in the mountains of New Hampshire, they laid the foundation for Pax Americana. The architects of Bretton Woods recognized that a global economy required global coordination. To encourage that coordination, they created the IMF and the World Bank. These twin institutions were born after a period of intense geopolitical and economic volatility. The purpose of the IMF and the World Bank was to better align national interests with international order, thereby bringing stability to an unstable world. In short, their purpose was to restore and preserve balance. This remains the purpose of the Bretton Woods institutions. Yet everywhere we look across the international economic system today, we see imbalance. The good news: it doesn’t have to be this way. My goal this morning is to outline a blueprint to restore equilibrium to the global financial system and the institutions designed to uphold it. I have spent the bulk of my career from the outside looking in on financial policy circles. Now I am on the inside looking out. And I am eager to work with each of you to restore order to the international system. To achieve this, however, we must first reconnect the IMF and World Bank with their founding missions. The IMF and World Bank have enduring value. But mission creep has knocked these institutions off course. We must enact key reforms to ensure the Bretton Woods institutions are serving their stakeholders—not the other way around.   Bringing balance back to global finance will require clear-eyed leadership from the IMF and World Bank. This morning, I will explain how they can provide that leadership to build safer, stronger, and more prosperous economies all around the world. I wish to invite my international counterparts to join us in working toward these goals. On this point, I wish to be clear: America First does not mean America alone. To the contrary, it is a call for deeper collaboration and mutual respect among trade partners. Far from stepping back, America First seeks to expand U.S. leadership in international institutions like the IMF and World Bank. By embracing a stronger leadership role, America First seeks to restore fairness to the international economic system. Global Imbalances and Trade Nowhere is the imbalance I mentioned earlier more obvious than in the world of trade. That’s why the United States is taking action now to rebalance global commerce. For decades, successive administrations relied on faulty assumptions that our trading partners would implement policies that would drive a balanced global economy. Instead, we face the stark reality of large and persistent U.S. deficits as a result of an unfair trading system. Intentional policy choices by other countries have hollowed out America’s manufacturing sector and undermined our critical supply chains, putting our national and economic security at risk. President Trump has taken strong action to address these imbalances and the negative impacts they have on Americans. This status quo of large and persistent imbalances is not sustainable. It is not sustainable for the United States, and ultimately, it is not sustainable for other economies. Now I know “sustainability” is a popular term around here. But I’m not talking about climate change or carbon footprints. I’m talking about economic and financial sustainability—the kind of sustainability that raises standards of living and keeps markets afloat. International financial institutions must be singularly focused on upholding this kind of sustainability if they are to succeed in their missions. In response to President Trump’s tariff announcements, more than 100 countries have approached us wanting to help rebalance global trade. These countries have responded openly and positively to the President’s actions to create a more balanced international system. We are engaged in meaningful discussions and look forward to talking with others. China, in particular, is in need of a rebalancing. Recent data shows the Chinese economy tilting even further away from consumption toward manufacturing. China’s economic system, with growth driven by manufacturing exports, will continue to create even more serious imbalances with its trading partners if the status quo is allowed to continue. China’s current economic model is built on exporting its way out of its economic troubles. It’s an unsustainable model that is not only harming China but the entire world. China needs to change. The country knows it needs to change. Everyone knows it needs to change. And we want to help it change—because we need rebalancing too. China can start by moving its economy away from export overcapacity, and toward supporting its own consumers and domestic demand. Such a shift would help with the global rebalancing that the world desperately needs. Of course, trade is not the only factor in broader global economic imbalances.  The persistent over-reliance on the United States for demand is resulting in an evermore unbalanced global economy. Some countries’ policies encourage excess saving, which holds back private sector-led growth. Others keep wages artificially depressed, which also suppresses growth. These practices contribute to global dependence on U.S. demand to spur growth. They also lead to a global economy that is weaker and more vulnerable than it should be. In Europe, former ECB President Mario Draghi has identified several sources of stagnation—and he has outlined several recommendations to get the economy back on the right track. European countries would do well to take his recommendations to heart. Europe has already taken some long overdue initial steps that I applaud. These steps create a new source of global demand, and also involve Europe stepping up on the security front. I believe global economic relationships should come to reflect security partnerships. Security partners are more likely to have compatible economies structured for mutually beneficial trade. If the United States continues offering security guarantees and open markets, then our allies must step up with stronger commitments to shared defense. The initial actions from Europe on increased fiscal and defense spending are proof that the Trump Administration’s policies are working. U.S. Leadership at the IMF and World Bank The Trump Administration and U.S. Treasury are committed to maintaining and expanding U.S. economic leadership in the world. This is especially true at the international financial institutions. The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system.  And the Trump Administration is eager to work with them—so long as they can stay true to their missions. But under the status quo, they are falling short. The Bretton Woods institutions must step back from their sprawling and unfocused agendas, which have stifled their ability to deliver on their core mandates. Going forward, the Trump Administration will leverage U.S. leadership and influence at these institutions and push them to accomplish their important mandates. The United States will also demand that the management and staff of these institutions be accountable for demonstrating real progress. I invite all of you to join us in working to refocus these institutions on their core missions. It is in our collective interest to do so. IMF First, we must make the IMF the IMF again. The IMF’s mission is to promote international monetary cooperation, facilitate the balanced growth of international trade, encourage economic growth, and discourage harmful policies like competitive exchange rate depreciation. These are crucially important functions to support the U.S. and global economies. Instead, the IMF has suffered from mission creep. The IMF was once unwavering in its mission of promoting global monetary cooperation and financial stability. Now it devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues. These issues are not the IMF’s mission. And the IMF’s focus in these areas is crowding out its work on critical macroeconomic issues. The IMF must be a brutal truth-teller, and not just to some members. Instead, today’s IMF has been whistling past the graveyard. Its 2024 External Sector Report was entitled “Imbalances Receding.”  This pollyannish outlook is symptomatic of an institution more dedicated to preserving the status quo than asking the hard questions. Here in the United States, we know we need to get our fiscal house in order. The last administration ran up the largest peacetime deficit in our nation’s history. The current administration is committed to fixing this. We are open to critique. But we will not abide the IMF failing to critique the countries that need it most—principally, surplus countries.   In line with its core mandate, the IMF needs to call out countries like China that have pursued globally distortive policies and opaque currency practices for many decades. I also expect the IMF to call out unsustainable lending practices by certain creditor countries.  The IMF should more proactively push official bilateral lenders to come to the table early to work with borrower countries to minimize periods of debt distress. The IMF must refocus its lending on addressing balance of payments problems. And its lending should be temporary. When done responsibly, IMF lending is at the very core of its contribution to the global economy: when markets fail, the IMF steps in and makes resources available. In exchange, countries implement economic reforms to resolve their balance of payments issues and support economic growth. The reforms undertaken during these programs are some of the IMF’s most important contributions to a strong, sustainable, and balanced global economy. Argentina is a fitting example. I was in Argentina earlier this month to demonstrate the United States’ support for the IMF’s efforts to help the country reset financially. Argentina deserves the IMF’s support because the country is making real progress toward meeting financial benchmarks.    But not every country is so deserving. The IMF must hold countries accountable for implementing economic reforms. And sometimes, the IMF needs to say No. The organization has no obligation to lend to countries that fail to implement reforms.  Economic stability and growth should be the markers of the IMF’s success—not how much money the institution lends out. World Bank Like the IMF, the World Bank must be made fit for purpose again. The World Bank Group helps developing countries grow their economies, reduce poverty, increase private investment, support private-sector job creation, and reduce dependence on foreign aid. It offers transparent and affordable long-term financing for countries to invest in their own development priorities. The Bank, along with the Fund, provides extensive technical support to promote debt sustainability among low-income countries, which empowers those countries to stand up to coercive and opaque lending terms from creditors. These core functions of the World Bank complement the Trump Administration’s efforts to foster safer, stronger, and more prosperous economies in the United States and the world. But the Bank, like the IMF, has strayed in certain respects from its initial mission. The Bank should no longer expect blank checks for vapid, buzzword-centric marketing accompanied by half-hearted commitments to reform. As the Bank returns to its core mission, it must use its resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. And it must do so in ways that demonstrate tangible value for all member countries. The Bank can use its resources more efficiently now by focusing on increasing energy access. Business leaders the world over identify unreliable power supply as one of the primary impediments to investment. The World Bank and African Development Bank’s joint “Mission 300” initiative to expand energy access to 300 million more people in Africa is a welcome effort.  But the World Bank must respond to countries’ energy priorities and needs and focus on dependable technologies that can sustain economic growth rather than seek to meet distortionary climate finance targets. We applaud the recent announcement that the World Bank will seek to remove prohibitions on support for nuclear energy, which could revolutionize energy supply for many emerging markets.  We encourage the Bank to go further in giving countries access to all technologies that can provide affordable baseload generation. The World Bank must be tech neutral and prioritize affordability in energy investment. In most cases, this means investing in gas and other fossil fuel-based energy production. In other cases, this may mean investing in renewable energy coupled with systems to help manage the intermittency of wind and solar. The history of humanity teaches a simple lesson: Energy abundance sparks economic abundance. That’s why the Bank should encourage an all-of-the-above approach to energy development. Such an approach will make World Bank financing more effective. And it will reconnect the Bank to its core mission of economic growth and poverty alleviation. In addition to increasing energy access, the World Bank can use its resources more effectively by starting to apply its graduation policy. This would allow the Bank to focus on lending to poorer, less-creditworthy countries. This is where World Bank support makes the biggest difference for poverty and growth. Instead, the World Bank continues to lend every year to countries that have met the criteria to graduate from World Bank borrowing. There is no justification for this continued lending. It siphons off resources from higher priorities and crowds out the development of private markets.  It also disincentivizes countries’ efforts to move away from dependency on the World Bank and toward job-rich, private sector-led growth.   Going forward, the Bank must set firm graduation timelines for countries that have long since met the graduation criteria. Treating China—the second-largest economy in the world—as a “developing country” is absurd. While it has been at the expense of many Western markets, China’s rise has been rapid and impressive. But if China wants to play a role in the global economy commensurate with its actual importance, then the country needs to graduate up. The World Bank should also implement transparent procurement policies based on best value. It must help countries move away from procurement approaches that prioritize only the lowest-cost bids. Such procurement policies reward distortive and subsidized industrial policies that undermine development. They also stifle the private sector, incentivize corruption and collusion, and result in greater long-term costs. Procurement policies based on best value are better from both an efficiency and development perspective, and their robust implementation will benefit the Bank and its shareholders. Related to this subject, I wish to send a strong message about procurement policies as regards Ukraine: No one who financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be eligible for funds earmarked for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Conclusion To conclude, I invite our allies to work with us as we rebalance the international financial system and refocus the IMF and World Bank on their founding charters. America First means we are doubling down on our engagement with the international economic system, including at the IMF and the World Bank.   A more sustainable international economic system will be one that better serves the interests of the United States and all other participants in the system.   And we look forward to working with you in this endeavor. Thank you. https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden Wed, 04/23/2025 - 09:59 https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-live-bessent-discuses-tariffs-global-financial-system

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