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UnitedHealth Says Fed Suit Imperils Deal's Many Benefits
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

UnitedHealth Says Fed Suit Imperils Deal's Many Benefits <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2295275?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Bryan Koenig UnitedHealth Group and home health and hospice giant Amedisys Inc. responded to the U.S. Department of Justice's merger challenge Friday by telling a Maryland federal judge that the government is taking quotes out of context, focusing on "artificially narrow geographic markets" and misjudging market realities. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2295275?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2295275?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Fwd: Exclusive: Stripe Considers Employee Share Sale at $85 Billion Valuation or More
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Information <hello(a)theinformation.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 9:54 PM Subject: Exclusive: Stripe Considers Employee Share Sale at $85 Billion Valuation or More To: <g(a)xny.io> Read the latest article from The Information. Subscribe today and save 25% on all of our business, tech and finance reporting. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [image: The Information] [image: The Information] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> February 11, 2025 Stripe is *discussing a sale of employees’ shares at a valuation of at least $85 billion* <https://www.theinformation.com/articles/stripe-considers-employee-share-sal…>, a price that would bring it closer to its 2021 peak Read the full article <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Stripe Considers Employee Share Sale at $85 Billion Valuation or More <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> By Sri Muppidi ------------------------------ Give yourself an advantage with a Pro subscription, granting you access to these exclusive benefits: [image: Icon] *Industry-specific org charts* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> with reporting lines for 3,000+ executives and directors across a growing list of over 60 companies [image: Icon] *Proprietary databases* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> offering previously unreported insights into startup funding, investors, and more. This includes our Cloud, Chip, and AI Databases [image: Icon] *IPO Tracker* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> that maps out startups on the verge of going public and performance of recent IPOs [image: Icon] *Exclusive events & live conversations* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> where you can engage with experts and exchange ideas with peers [image: Icon] *Weekly Pro Newsletter* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> that features the biggest updates to our data to keep you up-to-date on evolving trends [image: Icon] *Subscriber surveys* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> that create transparency for industry sentiment across today’s most relevant topics Subscribe today <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> ------------------------------ Popular articles <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Exclusive JP Morgan’s Greek Tragedy <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> By Michael Roddan <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> AI Agenda Will DeepSeek Hurt Scale AI’s Business Model? <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> By Stephanie Palazzolo <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Exclusive Why Net Retention Rates Are All the Rage for AI Investors <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> By Sri Muppidi <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Exclusive Meta Curbs Privacy Teams’ Sway Over Product Releases <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> By Kalley Huang <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Follow us [image: X] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Facebook] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Threads] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Instagram] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Sent to g(a)xny.io <g@xny.io?utm_campaign=RTSU%3A+Stripe+employe&utm_content=7034&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=4831> | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> | Help <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/251+Rhode+Island+Street,+Suite+107,+San+…> <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>

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Donald Trump Gives the Greenlight to Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to Return to Bribing Foreign Officials
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2025/02/donald-trump-gives-the-greenlight-to… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: February 11, 2025 ~ President Donald Trump Tells Fox News that Americans Would End Up Poor Without His Brain in the White House President Donald Trump Tells Fox News that Americans Would End Up Poor Without His Brain in the White House The President of the United States appears to be on a mission to Make Corruption Great Again. Just yesterday, Trump’s Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Also, Trump issued a pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 on corruption charges, including an FBI-recorded attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat that was vacated when Barack Obama took the office of the President. Trump had commuted Blagojevich’s sentence during his first term as President. In a further jaw-dropping move yesterday, Trump issued an Executive Order that suspends the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days, giving a greenlight to megabanks on Wall Street and other U.S. corporations to bribe officials in foreign countries to get business deals approved. The order bars federal prosecutors from starting any new FCPA investigations, enforcing new actions and orders a review of existing FCPA investigations to “restore proper bounds” on applying the FCPA law. Two of the megabanks on Wall Street – Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase – had previously been charged with outrageously brazen violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). (See here and here.) The FCPA has been the law of the United States for almost half a century. It was enacted in 1977 and protects the reputations of giant publicly-traded companies in the U.S., the stock of many of which are held to the tune of billions of dollars in public pension funds. It also supports the reputation of the United States as a country that will not allow its largest corporations to engage in predatory practices against vulnerable countries through bribery. Trump’s moves yesterday to normalize corruption are being interpreted by some media outlets as an effort by Trump to normalize his own history of corruption as simply what smart dealmakers do. Trump is, after all, the first convicted felon (a 34-count convicted felon to be precise) to serve as President of the United States in 248 years. Trump’s unprecedented moves since taking office just last month are ringing more and more alarm bells. Trump has stunned the world at large with his announcement last Tuesday that the U.S. would take ownership of Gaza, the homeland of the Palestinian people, and develop it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump expanded on that in an interview with Fox News, portions of which were released yesterday. In that interview, Trump said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return to Gaza. From firing Inspectors General, to shuttering federal agencies, to allowing the unprecedented breaches of U.S. government payment and computer systems, to appointing grossly disqualified individuals to lead critical federal agencies, Trump is increasingly appearing to be destabilizing the U.S. government. Yesterday, five former U.S. Treasury Secretaries (Robert Rubin, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Jack Lew and Janet Yellen) jointly penned an OpEd at the New York Times. In it, they wrote the following about Elon Musk and his band of young techies gaining access to the U.S. Treasury’s $6 trillion payment system: “These political actors have not been subject to the same rigorous ethics rules as civil servants, and one has explicitly retained his role in a private company, creating at best the appearance of financial conflicts of interest. They lack training and experience to handle private, personal data — like Social Security numbers and bank account information. Their power subjects America’s payments system and the highly sensitive data within it to the risk of exposure, potentially to our adversaries. And our critical infrastructure is at risk of failure if the code that underwrites it is not handled with due care. That is why a federal judge this past weekend blocked, at least temporarily, these individuals from the Treasury’s payments system, noting the risk of ‘irreparable harm.’ ” One member of Congress who appears to have sized up the machinations of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his 19-25 year old tech bros running amok in the computer systems of critical federal agencies is Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). When the news of the mass firings of Inspectors General by Trump made their way to Whitehouse, he summed up the Trump agenda with one sentence at X (formerly Twitter): “Corruption 101: Clear out the cops before you send in the thieves.” Over the weekend, another cop has been gutted by the Trump administration in a brazen coup d’état. The building of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been shuttered for at least this week, its government website gives a 404 error notice, and its major operations have been suspended by a Trump appointee, Russell Vought (a key author of Project 2025), who has also been installed as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The CFPB was created in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, duly passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama. It allows average Americans to file complaints directly with the CFPB against financial institutions that have ripped them off. That complaint database is publicly available and allows journalists to mine it, looking for the latest predatory actions against vulnerable Americans. Taking down the CFPB has been on Wall Street’s wish list since its creation. Senate and House Democrats funneled their outrage against the Trump administration’s unlawful actions against the CFPB in a quickly launched protest rally in front of its shuttered building yesterday. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInEmail

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Fwd: Top Posts Today from The Information Subscribers
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

on... JP Morgan’s Greek Tragedy <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> I assume I am older than the median age of the readership here, but holy crow if someone pitched "Greek fintech" to me I would have busted out laughing. Does no one at JPMC remember the glory days of the Germans fighting the Greek Finance Minister in the late oughts? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Information <hello(a)theinformation.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 7:33 PM Subject: Top Posts Today from The Information Subscribers To: <g(a)xny.io> The Information has a simple mission: deliver important, deeply reported stories about the technology business you won’t find elsewhere. [image: The Information] [image: The Information] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Feb 11, 2025 Join high-powered tech and business leaders who read The Information every day. Save 25% on an annual subscription. <https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe/promotion?offer=ti_am_lv&cio_link_…> The Information Forum Digest The top posts from The Information's subscriber only community. Write a post <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Featured posts Coming Soon: ChipGPT <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Posted by Jason Saltzman 4 hours ago OpenAI has DOUBLED its hiring of employees with experience at a top chip and semiconductor company in the last twelve months as it nears the final... Top comments Alexander Calfee on... JP Morgan’s Greek Tragedy <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> I assume I am older than the median age of the readership here, but holy crow if someone pitched "Greek fintech" to me I would have busted out laughing. Does no one at JPMC remember the glory days of the Germans fighting the Greek Finance Minister in the late oughts? Message <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> ------------------------------ Syed Ashrafulla on... How Google Cleaned Up Its Cloud Act <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Always funny to me how tech stories here attribute success solely to sales and marketing. Engineering and product don't get the credit they deserve. I suspect most of GCP's growth is engineering- and product-driven rather than sales-driven. Message <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> ------------------------------ Cheng Xuanda on... ChatGPT Subscribers Nearly Tripled to 15.5 Million in 2024 <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> So add up 4B ChatGPT subscription and 3.2B API revenue, by December 2024, OpenAI is generating 7.2 Billion ARR? That number is quite astonishing. it means OpenAI doubled from the previous discloused 3.5B ARR in less than 6 months. Message <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Follow us [image: X] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Facebook] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Threads] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Instagram] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Sent to g(a)xny.io <g@xny.io?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+Forum+Dige&utm_content=1091&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=122> | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> | Help <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/251+Rhode+Island+Street,+Suite+107,+San+…> <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlDQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>

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Yodel Denies Handing Investment Bank 10% Of Business
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

Yodel Denies Handing Investment Bank 10% Of Business <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2293935?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Eddie Beaver Yodel has denied in court filings that it agreed to hand an investment bank a 10% stake in the business in return for the bank waiving £2.6 million ($3.2 million) in fees the logistics company allegedly owed for investment and financing services. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2293935?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2293935?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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BREAKING: DOJ Moves To Drop Eric Adams Bribery Case
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '25

12 Feb '25

BREAKING: DOJ Moves To Drop Eric Adams Bribery Case <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2296233?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> By Rachel Scharf The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to drop public corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an extraordinary development in the wake of a public courtship between the embattled mayor and President Donald Trump. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2296233?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2296233?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…>

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Fwd: Don’t pee on my boots & tell me it’s raining.
by Gunnar Larson 11 Feb '25

11 Feb '25

Dome. And New World Dome. -- The American Dream and Fort Knocks are dives. Gunnar has a real good MMF story for Saudi Arabia, and I am bi. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: JD Vance <contact(a)win.donaldjtrump.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 8:10 PM Subject: Don’t pee on my boots & tell me it’s raining. To: Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> This is the top lie I’ve seen from Democrats this week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: MAGA! >] <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kV2PnCAYhX8N3mHgZVb0wottXduk26SbNt…> *MESSAGE FROM JD VANCE* It’s been less than a month since President Trump took office, and the Democrat lie machine has been firing on all cylinders. They’re saying Elon Musk is running a *“shadow government” *by shining light on rampant corruption. They scream, “No one voted for Elon Musk!” at the top of their lungs even though President Trump said hundreds of times he’d task Elon to root out wasteful spending. Then on trade, Democrats went ballistic and claimed the sky was falling because President Trump put maximum pressure on Canada & Mexico. *Guess what happened next?* President Trump gained HISTORIC concessions to keep our country safe. Democrats don’t have any policies. All they have is lies. *Nobody believes their crap. So on behalf of every American who is sick of their lies, I got one thing to say: Don’t pee on my boots & tell me it’s raining.* Democrats can’t stand that we have a President who’s putting the working men & women of America first, AND NOW THEY’RE THREATENING TO IMPEACH TRUMP AGAIN! *WILL YOU STAND WITH TRUMP IF THEY IMPEACH HIM AGAIN? > <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kVGPnCAUhX8NvmHgMhV98GG31jbptummTX…>* SUBMIT RESPONSE <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kcFu3CAURb8G77DgMQP2woukjttFKjVq1E…> *American citizens are finally being sent to the front of the line, and Democrats are going crazy.* Everywhere you turn, the wins for our country are piling up, and we only have one person to thank - YOU! Your participation in our polls and responses to messages like these really make a difference. THANK YOU! So before the end of the day, can you please answer this one question for President Trump: *DO YOU SUPPORT THE HISTORIC EFFORTS TO PUT AMERICA FIRST? > <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kc2SnCAUhZ8Gd1hwscVeuJjEmCwmVZn8VM…>* SUBMIT RESPONSE <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kc1unDAUhZ_G7Izs6xkMCxZpCK3aROq0lZ…> Thank you again for everything. JD Vance [image: MAGA! >] <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kUGPnCAYhn8N3jDwMQoePGxrbQ_bpJttsr…> SUBMIT RESPONSE <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw8kc1unDAUhZ_G7IzsawZ7FizSUtJFKjVqqy…> Contributions to Trump National Committee JFC Inc. are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. All contributions are subject to the limits and prohibitions of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Contributions from corporations, foreign nationals (i.e., without “green cards”), federal government contractors, and other federally impermissible sources are strictly prohibited. Contributions made in the name of, or refunded by, any other person are unlawful. Paid for by Trump National Committee JFC, Inc., P.O. Box 509, Arlington, VA 22216. Not Authorized by any Candidate or Candidate’s Committee. You are receiving this email at g(a)xny.io Trump National Committee JFC Inc., PO Box 509, Arlington, VA 22216 donaldjtrump.com <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJxkkc2OmzAUhZ_G7IKurwHDgsW0DO1iOmrUUW…> If you'd like to change your subscription status follow this link. <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJw80EFvuyAYx_FXg7caeLCCBw79_x3boUvWbE…> Privacy Policy <https://email.win.donaldjtrump.com/c/eJxkkU9vnDAUxD-NuYHs5wWbA4e0lPaQSM0fKd…>

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Fwd: PBS –
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

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Fwd: 2025: A Milestone Year for Development Financing!
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UN SDG Action Campaign <newsletter(a)sdgactioncampaign.org> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 9:57 AM Subject: 2025: A Milestone Year for Development Financing! To: <G(a)xny.io> 2025: A Milestone Year for Development Financing! <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> *2025: A Milestone Year for Development Financing!* Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten In a world of widening inequalities, intensifying climate shocks, ongoing conflicts, and global crisis of trust in institutions, the current international financial system is no longer fit for purpose. This system steers economic policymaking, debt agreements and access to money for development, but its choices still reflect the interests of powerful elites, while many people are not just left behind – but systematically pushed there. Following last year’s pivotal Summit of the Future—where the *UN SDG Action Campaign <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>* proudly supported civil society and youth participation—2025 must be the year of action. Implementing and strengthening the commitments made in the Pact for the Future, including reforming the global financial architecture, is now more urgent than ever. This is why, in 2025, the UN SDG Action Campaign will continue advocating for *economic justice* and the building of an economic system that is fair, inclusive, and capable of rebuilding trust—both between nations and between governments and their citizens. Among the many necessary reforms, the Campaign prioritizes *debt justice* <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>. Today, 3.3 billion people <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>—roughly 40% of the global population—live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on education or healthcare. Addressing this crisis requires strengthening the multilateral debt architecture and ensuring that states can meet their human rights obligations. This year, the *Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>*—taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain—presents a critical opportunity to accelerate the reform of the international financial architecture and make it fit for purpose in a crisis-prone world. As the only inclusive global process dedicated to advancing the systemic reforms needed, the FfD process is a platform where all voices matter. Do not miss your chance to contribute! *Apply <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> for <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>Special Accreditation <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> to participate the Conference before 21 February 2025!* *Third Preparatory Committee Session for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development | 10-14 February 2025, New York* Photo: UN Photo/Loey Philipe The Third Preparatory Committee Session for FfD4 <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> (3rd PrepCom) taking place from 10 to 14 February 2025 at the UN HQ in New York provides a key opportunity to review the zero draft of the FfD4 Outcome Document <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>. Participants can contribute their priorities and recommendations to help shape an ambitious, action-oriented outcome that fosters stronger political commitment and global ownership. More than 50 side events <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> hosted by stakeholders—including Member States, UN agencies, international financial institutions, academia and civil society organizations—will enrich the dialogue with diverse insights and approaches, offering innovative solutions for financing sustainable development. *Watch live the 3rd PrepCom side event "Finance for all: Solutions from Local and Regional Government" | 12 February 2025, New York* The 3rd PrepCom side event “Finance for all: Solutions from local and regional government <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>” organized by the United Cities and Local Governments, Global Taskforce of local and regional governments, UNDESA, UNDP and UNCDF will explore the role of the local financing and discuss concrete solutions that local and regional governments propose ahead of the FFD4. The UN SDG Action Campaign <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> Global Director, *Marina Ponti* joins the event as a panelist alongside distinguished speakers such as *Paul Smoke*, Professor of Public Finance and Planning at NYU, *Caroline Lombardo*, the UN-DESA Chief of International Tax and Development Cooperation, *Navid Hanif*, the UN-DESA Assistant Secretary-General and Marcos Neto, the UNDP Assistant Secretary-General among others. *Watch the event live on UN WebTV <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> on 12 February 2025 from 13.15 EST to 14.30 EST.* *Watch live the Civil Society Townhall with the President of the General Assembly at its 79th Session | 12 February 2025, New York* <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> The overarching theme of the 79th General Assembly Session is Unity in Diversity for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for everyone everywhere. The Civil Society Townhall on 12 February 2025 from 11.00 to 13.00 EST, organized by the UN Department for Global Communications will feature a discussion with H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> on his priorities and civil society engagement as well as the implementation of the Pact for the Future <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> and upcoming UN communication priorities. *Watch the Townhall live on UN WebTV. <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>* *2025 IPU Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations | 13-14 February 2025, New York* Following the adoption of the Pact for the Future <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>, the International Parliamentary Union is organizing a Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> on the theme of Scaling up action for the Sustainable Development Goals: Finance, Institutions, and Politics, which will take an in-depth look at ways to reboot the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs. *The UN SDG Action Campaign <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> Global Director Marina Ponti will participate in the panel* on Parliamentary oversight of the SDGs: The unfinished business of institutionalization on 13 February 2025 from 11.45 to 13.00 EST. The discussion will provide space for critical reflections on institutionalizing the SDGs in parliaments as a key step towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. *Watch the Parliamentary Hearing live on UN WebTV <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> from 11.45 EST to 13.00 EST.* *2025 Jubilee Year* Photo: Caritas Internationalis As 2025 has been declared a Jubilee Year, interfaith leaders are calling on the international community to take urgent action to address mounting debt levels and pave the way for hope and renewal. Read the Interfaith Africa Religious Leaders "Heralding a Debt Jubilee in 2025" Statement <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> which advocates for “a new debt Jubilee to bring hope to humankind, and to bring the planet back from the brink of becoming uninhabitable” as Africa spends $90 billion annually servicing public debt. Additionally, Pope Francis has addressed this crisis in his statement, “Addressing the Debt Crisis in the Global South <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…>,” calling for a multinational mechanism to break the cycle of debt financing. His Holiness emphasizes the global nature of the issue and urges a solution that considers its economic, financial, and social implications. Caritas Internationalis, together with faith-based and civil society organizations, invites all people to join their campaign, Turn Debt into Hope <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> . *Seventh Intersessional Meeting on human rights and the 2030 Agenda | 11 February 2025, Geneva* Photo: UN SDG Action Campaign/Mohammed Mostafa This Intersessional Meeting of the Human Rights Council <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> entitled “Leaving no one behind: the role of human rights in reforming the sovereign debt architecture and going beyond GDP” will build on the outcomes of the SDG Summit and Summit of the Future. Discussions will evolve around how human rights norms and standards can guide the global debt architecture review called for in The Pact for the Future, and how human rights and gender equality can support the process of developing a framework for measuring progress that goes beyond gross domestic product. You can register for the event here <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> and watch the Live Webcast on via UN WebTV <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> on 11 February between 10.00 and 17.00 CET. *Oxfam Inequality Report — Takers Not Makers* <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> As 1.1 billion people face multidimensional poverty every day, total billionaire wealth increased by US$2 trillion in 2024. Published on 20 January 2025, Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report, Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> explores systemic inequality which is deeply rooted in historical and structural barriers that perpetuate exclusion across societies. Check the report <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> to learn about the underlying reasons for the two-tier world and ways forward. <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> *ActionAid Briefing: Who Owes Who?* This briefing <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> illuminates the stark injustice built into today’s global economic system. It argues that climate debts and reparations for slavery and colonialism owed by rich countries by far outweigh the total debts low and lower-middle income countries are forced to repay today. In this Jubilee Year, it is therefore particularly important to take steps towards a reform of the international financial architecture, including through a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt. *Global Risks Report 2025* The 2025 Global Risks Report <https://sdgactioncampaign.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9ddf1ac88c00a…> reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape. Pressing issues including inequality, misinformation and polarization are featured in both the two-year and 10-year risk rankings. The report shows the centrality of addressing today’s growing inequality, which experts perceive as the most interconnected risk of all, to regain the declining trust of citizens and restore social stability. 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Gulf of America
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Gulf of America: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3sG7Bp0Xm/?igsh=MTBtZWlhM2d3N3J6eA== Looking good!

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