Stuart Theobald
@stheobald.bsky.social
Research and comment on finance and its impact on society.
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Basel is nudging risks too far onto shareholder shoulders for socially useful bank activities such as financing infrastructure, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-shift-risk-from-shareholders-to-stimulate-infrastructure-lending/ to read more.
STUART THEOBALD: Shift risk from shareholders to stimulate infrastructure lending - Krutham
STUART THEOBALD: Shift risk from shareholders to stimulate infrastructure lending
www.krutham.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Basel is nudging risks too far onto shareholder shoulders for socially useful bank activities such as financing infrastructure, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-shift-risk-from-shareholders-to-stimulate-infrastructure-lending/ to read more.
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Krutham’s executive chairperson, Dr @stheobald.bsky.social, will speak at the #AfricaImpactSummit in Accra, Ghana.
Join the continent’s leading voices working to transform systems and scale capital for real change.
Register: africaimpactsummit.org
#AfricaImpactSummit #ImpactInvesting
Join the continent’s leading voices working to transform systems and scale capital for real change.
Register: africaimpactsummit.org
#AfricaImpactSummit #ImpactInvesting
June 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Krutham’s executive chairperson, Dr @stheobald.bsky.social, will speak at the #AfricaImpactSummit in Accra, Ghana.
Join the continent’s leading voices working to transform systems and scale capital for real change.
Register: africaimpactsummit.org
#AfricaImpactSummit #ImpactInvesting
Join the continent’s leading voices working to transform systems and scale capital for real change.
Register: africaimpactsummit.org
#AfricaImpactSummit #ImpactInvesting
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DELETED: Trump administration deleted a webpage summarizing evidence that “undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.” 1/2
June 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
DELETED: Trump administration deleted a webpage summarizing evidence that “undocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S. citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes.” 1/2
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@stheobald.bsky.social, chair of Krutham and convenor of the Financial Sector Competitiveness Taskforce, addressed the Operation Phumelela Lekgotla with an overview of reform proposals from the workstreams.
To learn more about Operation Phumelela, visit operationphumelela.org.za
To learn more about Operation Phumelela, visit operationphumelela.org.za
June 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
@stheobald.bsky.social, chair of Krutham and convenor of the Financial Sector Competitiveness Taskforce, addressed the Operation Phumelela Lekgotla with an overview of reform proposals from the workstreams.
To learn more about Operation Phumelela, visit operationphumelela.org.za
To learn more about Operation Phumelela, visit operationphumelela.org.za
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Like any reality TV series that has run too long, the Trump administration’s approach is becoming formulaic and predictable, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stu... to read more.
STUART THEOBALD: Life after the reality show: where does SA go from here? - Krutham
STUART THEOBALD: Life after the reality show: where does SA go from here?
www.krutham.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Like any reality TV series that has run too long, the Trump administration’s approach is becoming formulaic and predictable, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Visit www.krutham.com/insights/stu... to read more.
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Banks must be solvent and they must be regulated appropriately, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Read more at www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-the-sorry-saga-of-trying-to-fix-state-owned-banks/
STUART THEOBALD: The sorry saga of trying to fix state-owned banks - Krutham
STUART THEOBALD: The sorry saga of trying to fix state-owned banks
www.krutham.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Banks must be solvent and they must be regulated appropriately, writes @stheobald.bsky.social. Read more at www.krutham.com/insights/stuart-theobald-the-sorry-saga-of-trying-to-fix-state-owned-banks/
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Looking forward to hearing how this is someone else's fault...
April 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Looking forward to hearing how this is someone else's fault...
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NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
Anyone want to explain game theory to the white house?
Trump threatens China with 50 percent retaliatory tariffs amid escalating international trade war.
Trump threatens additional 50 percent tariffs on China
The move escalates ongoing tit-for-tat retaliation with Beijing that followed the president's sweeping import tax rollout last week.
www.politico.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Anyone want to explain game theory to the white house?
Which is worse Trussonomics or Trumponomics?
April 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Which is worse Trussonomics or Trumponomics?
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Trump's 3/27 executive order targets the Smithsonian for advancing "the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct."
Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.
Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.
March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump's 3/27 executive order targets the Smithsonian for advancing "the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct."
Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.
Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it.
The similarities to Zuma's destruction of Sars are astounding...
Exclusive: Senior tax officials are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue collected this spring, as an increasing number of individuals and businesses spurn filing their taxes or attempt to skip paying balances owed to the Internal Revenue Service.
Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS
Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.
wapo.st
March 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The similarities to Zuma's destruction of Sars are astounding...
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SHELLEY RECOGNISED HOW TYRANTS COME AND GO IN JUST A FEW WORDS FROM 1817,
March 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
SHELLEY RECOGNISED HOW TYRANTS COME AND GO IN JUST A FEW WORDS FROM 1817,
On which side of this picture do you reckon you'd find more of the refugees Donald Trump is welcoming from South Africa?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...
March 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
On which side of this picture do you reckon you'd find more of the refugees Donald Trump is welcoming from South Africa?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...
Trump's actions don't surprise me as much as the cowardice of universities' response.
The Trump administration’s capricious funding cuts and sham investigations into antisemitism have created uncertainty and anxiety among administrators who are canceling events and students with their grad school offers rescinded.
Universities Scramble to Avoid Being Trump’s Next Target
Amid the DEI backlash and funding threats, universities nationwide are canceling events and rescinding grad school offers.
www.wsj.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump's actions don't surprise me as much as the cowardice of universities' response.
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More of this! We all know this won’t pass but this is a line in the sand and a great talking point.
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/cc @shasti.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
More of this! We all know this won’t pass but this is a line in the sand and a great talking point.
/cc @shasti.bsky.social
/cc @shasti.bsky.social
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As a South African, I can confirm that this is a load of absolute shit.
A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.
A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.
March 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
As a South African, I can confirm that this is a load of absolute shit.
A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.
A right wing South African group went to the US to tell Trump this, and he believed them and passed on the lie.
The one thing despots usually know is don't f*ck with the students. Even Jacob Zuma knew to keep them sweet by signing cheques the state couldn't afford. Angry students can be a big political problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
As Trump Goes After Universities, Students Are Now on the Chopping Block (Gift Article)
Uncertainty about how much money colleges and universities stand to lose has led some schools to reduce the number of doctoral students, in some cases reneging on offers.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The one thing despots usually know is don't f*ck with the students. Even Jacob Zuma knew to keep them sweet by signing cheques the state couldn't afford. Angry students can be a big political problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Look at all this free speech going on here...
March 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Look at all this free speech going on here...
I wonder if GD Vance realises that the two "random countries" of Britain and France respectively have economies that are 67% and 51% bigger than Russia's.
March 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I wonder if GD Vance realises that the two "random countries" of Britain and France respectively have economies that are 67% and 51% bigger than Russia's.
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Krutham’s recent report unpacks the good and bad ideas from Parliament’s banking sector hearings. From financial inclusion to regulatory reforms, we explore what works and what doesn’t. Read the full report: www.krutham.com/insights/tho...
Analysts: @stheobald.bsky.social, Tinashe Kambadza
Analysts: @stheobald.bsky.social, Tinashe Kambadza
March 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Krutham’s recent report unpacks the good and bad ideas from Parliament’s banking sector hearings. From financial inclusion to regulatory reforms, we explore what works and what doesn’t. Read the full report: www.krutham.com/insights/tho...
Analysts: @stheobald.bsky.social, Tinashe Kambadza
Analysts: @stheobald.bsky.social, Tinashe Kambadza
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Among other disasters, a USAID-funded project in South Africa that helped keep orphaned children on their HIV medication has been forced to close.
Trump and Musk are killing people.
groundup.org.za/article/usai...
Trump and Musk are killing people.
groundup.org.za/article/usai...
US funding cut ends vital HIV programme for orphans
In some parts of the country HIV testing was dependent on US money, so testing has just stopped
groundup.org.za
March 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Among other disasters, a USAID-funded project in South Africa that helped keep orphaned children on their HIV medication has been forced to close.
Trump and Musk are killing people.
groundup.org.za/article/usai...
Trump and Musk are killing people.
groundup.org.za/article/usai...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org