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IMF New Chart of the Week: The Unequal COVID Saving and Wealth Surge

 

Dear maria, We just published a new blog—please find the full text below. The Unequal COVID Saving and Wealth Surge By Cian Allen and Cyril Rebillard Household saving increased sharply during the COVID-19 crisis in many countries. Lower consumption, both as a result of lockdowns or precaution, combined with an increase in disposable income from government transfers allowed households to put more money into their bank accounts, buy shares, a house, or pay back their debt. Along with saving, surging equity and housing prices also made certain households a lot wealthier. In our latest chart of the week, an analysis of US data as part of our recent External Sector Report found the bulk of the increase in saving and wealth occurred at the top of the wealth distribution. Indeed, while recent research has documented that household saving has historically been very unevenly distributed in the United States, very little is known of how the increase in saving or wealth since the beginning of the pandemic was distributed. Our chart, based on data published by the Federal Reserve, tries to answer this by plotting the changes in household net wealth by percentile (expressed as a ratio of total nationwide personal disposable income) during the pandemic and during a period of time before the pandemic we refer to as “normal times.” What we found is the net wealth of the top 1 percent richest households rose by nearly 35 percentage points of the economy’s disposable income compared to a modest 5-percentage-point increase for households in the bottom 50 percent. The chart unveils four key points: The overall increase in net wealth, in percent of disposable income, was considerably larger during the pandemic (between the end of 2019 and the second quarter of 2021) than during normal times (between the end of 2014 and end of 2019). It was driven mainly by valuation changes (due to booming equity and housing prices) as well as, to some extent, by the “COVID saving surge” (with a jump in “other assets,” including bank deposits). This overall increase in net wealth was also unevenly distributed, with much of it accruing to people at the top of the distribution. Indeed, the equity price boom mostly benefitted the rich, while lockdowns more heavily affected spending on dining and travel, which make a larger part of wealthier households’ consumption habits. Additionally, government support, in the form of direct stimulus or support to firms, also benefitted the saving of wealthier households compared to poorer households that were more likely to spend the extra cash. At the same time, the distribution of wealth across groups did not change much, as the increases in net wealth were relatively in line with the pre-pandemic shares in the wealth distribution. ***** Related links: How the Rich Get Richer How COVID-19 Will Increase Inequality in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies When Inequality is High, Pandemics Can Fuel Social Unrest Glenn Gottselig Managing Editor IMF Blog ggottselig@IMF.org

ΙΜF:What climate negotiators need to know – a playbook of pathways to 1.5-2 degrees

 

Dear maria, To keep warming to 1.5-2 degrees, we need to cut global emissions by 30-55 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2030. It’s up to negotiators to agree how cuts should be balanced across countries. Under revised plans, advanced economies have committed to reduce emissions rapidly—with collective pledges of 43 percent below projected 2030 levels (up from 21 percent in 2015 pledges). Higher-income emerging market economies have together pledged a 12 percent cut (up from 3 percent in 2015), and lower-income emerging market economies, 6 percent (up from 4 percent). But everyone needs to do more. Now, the IMF has identified multiple pathways to keep warming contained. These are feasible, affordable and—arguably—fair, since they place a bigger burden of cuts on richer countries. And the costs are manageable. To stay within range of a 2 degrees target would cost 0.2 to 1.2 percent of GDP—again—with the biggest burden of costs on richer countries. And of course these costs pale in significance compared to the huge costs and risks from not acting and allowing temperatures to rise out of control. Want to know more? Download the new IMF Staff Climate Note: “Not Yet on Track to Net Zero: The Urgent Need for Greater Ambition and Policy Action to Achieve Paris Temperature Goals” Further reading: IMF Staff Climate Note series Finance & Development magazine: the Climate Issue          Recent speeches

 

ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΥ ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΟΣ Απολογισμός έργου Δήμου Μαραθώνος 2019-2021 Ο διετής απολογισμός έργου της δημοτικής αρχής "Πορεία Πράξης" και σε ηλεκτρονική μορφή στο : https://poreiapraxis.gr

APEC update

 

Prime Minister Ardern Calls for Cooperation to Achieve Recovery

Issued by the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting Chair
Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 2021  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delivering the keynote address to a global business audience at the 2021 APEC CEO Summit, the largest business conference in the Asia-Pacific region that runs adjacent to APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, Prime Minister Ardern acknowledged the scale of the pandemic’s impacts and the varied challenges economies have faced.

“But there is now little doubt that staying on top of the virus provides options when it comes to responding to the economic challenges before us,” Prime Minister Ardern said.

“As we prepare for the post-pandemic era, we need to continue to strengthen the partnership between government and business,” she said. “Together, we need to set the stage for an equitable, inclusive and sustainable recovery that invests in people and planet through fresh ideas and renewed resolve.”

Watch: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s welcome speech at the APEC CEO Summit 2021

There were three areas where political and business leaders could work together to achieve an economic recovery to weather future economic shocks.

“We must unlock efficiency and productivity gains that digital innovation offers. After years of talking about the digital transformation, COVID-19 has accelerated progress by years,” stated Prime Minister Ardern.

“Workplaces and businesses must be inclusive of everyone across our communities, particularly women and indigenous peoples,” she added.

“These groups have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic’s effects but they are an engaged and productive labor force that have much to contribute. In New Zealand alone, the Māori economy is now worth NZD70 billion.”

Environmental sustainability was the third area for increased political and business cooperation, the Prime Minister said.

“I’m proud of the progress APEC has made this year, including in beginning to turn the tide on the adoption of fossil fuel subsidies which have created devastating environmental degradation by masking the true cost of fossil fuels and inhibiting the transition to adoption of renewable alternatives.”

Prime Minister Ardern acknowledged that addressing such systemic issues would demand a new model of political and business cooperation.

“We have been dealt an opportunity to strike an economic reset on a scale we haven’t seen since World War II. Implementing this level of change during such challenging times will require real courage from all of us, political leaders and business leaders alike,” Prime Minister Ardern said. “APEC Leaders stands with the business community to ensure we all pull through the pandemic stronger than we were before.”

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Make Decisions with the Next Generations in Mind, Urges Prime Minister Ardern

Issued by the APEC Secretariat

Wellington, New Zealand, 11 November 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted the APEC Voices of the Future 2021 youth declaration in her role as APEC 2021 Chair on Wednesday. She has acknowledged the work of young people around the region to join together and produce a declaration that projects a vision of hope for our future.

“You have reminded me, reminded us all, that we must always look forward, and make decisions with the next generation in mind,” Prime Minister Ardern said. “As we stand in the face of monumental challenges, young people must be part of the debate about our future.”

Remembering her first APEC experience, not as prime minister but as an 18-year-old youth delegate to an APEC science event in Korea, Prime Minister Ardern said: “I saw firsthand then how vital it is for young people to have a voice on global issues. Today’s declaration to APEC leaders clearly contains many creative and insightful ideas for leaders to consider in order to respond to the concerns of nearly one billion young people around the APEC region.”

The Voices of the Future youth event takes place annually during APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and this year, for the first time, all 21 APEC member economies were represented, with the online event generating the largest turnout in the event’s 23-year history.

The delegates, aged 18 to 24, heard from a wide range of speakers on the event’s four key themes—"International Co-operation to Combat COVID-19,” “The Digital Future,” “A Greener Future,” and “A Future for All”—before presenting their vision in a formal declaration.

“These themes of the declaration align very closely to the overall themes of APEC 2021 and demonstrate clearly that the issues that worry the current generation will also impact greatly on generations to come,” Prime Minister Ardern said.

“Today’s Voices of the Future Declaration shows how much these issues matter to young people, and why they must be involved to help ensure the best outcomes now and for the future.”

Dr Rebecca Sta Maria, the APEC Secretariat’s Executive Director, highlighted the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the youth.

“One of the more concerning consequences of the extended pandemic is its effects on the youth,” Dr Sta Maria said. “Their education and early careers are facing wholesale disruption because of lockdowns.”

“It’s our duty to go the extra mile for them,” she said. “Close the digital divide, nurture their ability to innovate—everything to ensure they are given the means to reach their full and exciting potential.”

To read the 2021 Voices of the Future Declaration, visit this link.

For further details, please contact:

Cas Carter +64 21 341 509 at cas.carter@mfat.govt.nz (in New Zealand)
Sidah Russell +64 21 359 235 at sidah.russell@mfat.govt.nz (in New Zealand)
Masyitha Baziad +65 9751 2146 at mb@apec.org
Michael Chapnick +65 9647 4847 atmc@apec.org

ΑΗΕPA:Thank You, Veterans!

 

Thank You, Veterans! Thursday, November 11, 2021 Today is Veterans Day 2021! The Order of AHEPA is grateful to our veterans who have served to protect our freedom and to keep peace. We ask the community, including all of our chapters, to take a moment to observe this very special day. It is a day to express appreciation and gratitude to all those individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces to keep our nation safe and free. This Veterans Day also marks the 103rd anniversary of the Armistice of World War I. Do you know about the courageous story of U.S. Army Private First Class George Dilboy, the first Greek American to receive the Medal of Honor? Dilboy was mortally wounded in battle at Belleau, France, during World War I, July 18, 1918 (read Dilboy's Medal of Honor citation). General John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force, who would be promoted to General of the Armies in 1919, called Dilboy one of the "ten great heroes" of the war. Text Link Read more about Dilboy's story, which included fighting in the First and Second Balkan Wars, how the Turks desecrated his grave prompting an outraged President Harding to send a warship to recover Dilboy's remains, to his final burial at Arlington National Cemetery AHEPA is comprised of many members who served in our Armed Forces. The Order offers its profound and sincere thanks to them for their service to our country. AHEPA's Veterans Committee, chaired by retired U.S. Army Colonel Nicholas P. Vamvakias, is committed to helping AHEPA chapters recognize veterans and active-duty service members. Please visit ahepaveterans.org to register veterans from your community and to order the AHEPA Medal for Military Service. The committee also encourages chapters to submit photographs from events honoring veterans via webmaster@ahepaveterans.org. Moreover, through the "AHEPA Service Dogs for Warriors National Project," AHEPA continues to raise awareness about the consequences of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and the extraordinary efforts to improve the quality of life of veterans made possible through service dogs. To date, AHEPA has raised $750,000 to sponsor 60 service dogs We encourage you to support this worthy program which provides service dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), number of Veterans with PTSD varies by service era (Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF), Gulf War, Vietnam War)   Finally, to our active duty military personnel, or to those serving in harm's way, AHEPA salutes you! Fraternally, Jimmy Kokotas Supreme President

Γιάννη Σαββίδη "Η λίμνη"- Ατομική έκθεση

 

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ   Γιάννης Σαββίδης   Η λίμνη   Ατομική έκθεση     Η νέα ενότητα έργων του Γιάννη Σαββίδη με τίτλο “Η λίμνη” θα παρουσιαστεί για πρώτη φορά στον εκθεσιακό χώρο της ΔΛ Gallery στο κέντρο της Αθήνας (Ακαδημίας 6) και αποτελείται από 14 οριζόντια σχέδια (Landscape Size).   Η έκθεση αυτή πραγματοποιείται με αφορμή τον εορτασμό των 200 χρόνων από την εξέγερση κυρίως ελληνόφωνων, ορθόδοξων αντιφρονούντων στο οθωμανικό καθεστώς το 1821. Τα σχέδια της έκθεσης είναι ακουαρέλες και μελάνια εμπνευσμένα από ιστορικά πρότυπα τα οποία απεικονίζουν την Ακρόπολη των Αθηνών κι έχουν φτιαχτεί μεταξύ του 1790-1886 από δυτικούς επισκέπτες-ερευνητές. Από τα πρωτότυπα έργα έγινε πιστή αντιγραφή της αρχικής σύνθεσης αλλά στη συνέχεια έγιναν μέρος ενός νέου διευρυμένου τοπίου που εμπλουτίστηκε με καινούρια στοιχεία. Με τις επεκτάσεις που δημιούργησε ο Γιάννης Σαββίδης γύρω από κάθε ένα από τα 14 σχέδια παρεμβαίνει δυναμικά και αλλάζει την οπτική της ξενόφερτης φαντασιακής απεικόνισης και ερμηνείας του τόπου, γεμίζοντάς τα με πλοκές και σενάρια που δεν καταλήγουν πουθενά, ενώ ο χρόνος και ο τόπος στα σχέδια είναι ρευστός και διάχυτος. Η μετατροπή των ιστορικών αυτών εικόνων-ντοκουμέντων σε φαντασμαγορικά παραμυθένια τοπία μεταμορφώνει τα σχέδια σε αυτό που πάντα υπήρξαν: Παραστάσεις επιθυμιών. Η προσπάθεια του Γιάννη Σαββίδη να απεγκλωβιστεί από την μονόπλευρη δυναμική της «μίας ερμηνείας» και να δημιουργήσει μια νέα και ανοιχτή ερμηνευτική ενότητα πραγματοποιήθηκε με μια παιγνιώδη συστηματικότητα ως καλλιτεχνική πρακτική. Σε όλα τα σχέδια επαναλαμβάνεται η Ακρόπολη των Αθηνών, επανεμφανίζεται η ακτή μιας λίμνης, μικρά παιδιά γίνονται οι πρωταγωνιστές σε διάφορες δράσεις ενώ και τα 14 σχέδια μπορούν να ενωθούν στα όρια τους ώστε να συνθέσουν ένα κλειστό κύκλο, ένα περισκοπικό τοπίο. Η ιδέα αυτή παραπέμπει στα γνωστά «πανοράματα*» και «μυριοράματα» που ήταν δημοφιλή στον δυτικό πολιτισμό την εποχή της ελληνικής εξέγερσης. Μια ιδιαίτερη σειρά μάλιστα, λεγόταν «Ελληνικόραμα» (Hellenicorama) με τοπία εμπνευσμένα από την Ρούμελη, της Αττική και τον Μοριά.                                        Τα έργα της έκθεσης πραγματεύονται την ασυμβατότητα μεταξύ της δυτικής αφήγησης μιας εξιδανικευμένης, αρχαιοπρεπούς αλλά και “φαντασιωμένης” Ελλάδας με τις αγνοημένες πολιτισμικές πραγματικότητες που συνέθεταν στις αρχές του 19ου αιώνα ένα πολύμορφο, βαλκανικό και φαντασμαγορικό πεδίο, στο πλαίσιο του οποίου το ένδοξο αρχαίο παρελθόν ήταν σχεδόν αδιάφορο. Η αρχική αυτή σύγκρουση και έλλειψη συνοχής του φαντασιακού με το ιστορικό ως μια από τις κύριες αιτίες της δυσλειτουργίας, της έλλειψης κατανόησης και αποδοχής του πολιτισμού μας ως Έλληνες και τα συμπλέγματα που δημιουργεί μέχρι και σήμερα αποτελεί βασικό προβληματισμό στο σύνολο του έργου του Γιάννη Σαββίδη. («Η λίμνη» θα επανεκτεθεί στον ειδικά διαμορφωμένο χώρο της ENIA GALLERY στον Πειραιά μετά τον Ιανουάριο του 2022)                                                     _______________ * τεχνητός, συνθετικός όρος του 18ου αιώνα, εμφανίστηκε μαζί με την «ανακάλυψη» του τοπίου (landscape) μέσω τουρισμού. Εφευρέτης του πρώτου πανοράματος ήταν ο ιρλανδός Robert Barker Εγκαίνια Έκθεσης: Τρίτη 23 Νοεμβρίου 2021 και ώρα 18:00 έως 22:00     Διάρκεια Έκθεσης: 23 Νοεμβρίου έως 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2021   Ώρες Λειτουργίας: Τρίτη / Πέμπτη / Παρασκευή: 11:00 – 20:00                                  Τετάρτη / Σάββατο: 11:00 – 16:00     Η είσοδος στην έκθεση είναι ελεύθερη για το κοινό. ΔΛ gallery, Ακαδημίας 6, Αθήνα 106 71, +30 2103646818