#Econdev_Wonk

Columbia University has published our study on "A new #FDI methodology for #EDOs". Download the full study here goo.gl/vhmdN8

Its only July, looks like 2026 will be America’s best year in terms of new corporate greenfield projects #econdev

@Nivivacious Remember me Kunal, now don’t forget to invite me for your Fred Again private gig

LinkedIn is a museum of people's pictures with Kunal Shah. We get it, you met him in Indiranagar years back.

Question is not “when will FIIs come back?” but “how long will domestic money keep funding their exit?”

The idea that you need an AI story to outperform is overrated. Plenty of AI‑light markets are doing better than India – helped by cheaper valuations, export cycles and policy tailwinds.

The Lost Art of Reading an Actual Book What happens when people stop reading books? We’re starting to see what a postliterate society looks like—and it’s very lame. esquire.com/entertainment/…

@anieasyy Thalairaj Biryani…i’d highly recommend them

Good people of Bangalore, suggest a good place to order chicken biryani from now that Meghna Biryani gone to shit? Preferably high on spice

@ponnappa Feels like an advisory business combined with a employer of record platform.

keenly watching this

@blueringtail @blrcitytraffic @PriyankKharge We really need to look into this…

reported a guy for parking his bike on the footpath.. and he's got challans worth ₹11,000 pending since 2021 how does @blrcitytraffic actually recover these challans?

Do we have any serious deep tech investors here? The kind who would be interested in a hardware product in the motors space with serious IP and something only the founders of that company can build; no one else? Backed by Z21 and a few others in previous rounds.

#Tanzania has opened a $2.85B pipeline of bankable projects at the Tanzania Investment Summit 2026 around renewables, infrastructure, tourism, agro-processing & more. Curated for #FDI and PPPs with strong government support. Prime time for investors and developers enterpriseviewpoint.com/tanzania-to-ho… #econdev

Adoption of AI across EU Enterprise ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/p…

Recent research on AI adoption across US Enterprise federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/…

An estimate of how many #AI chips China has, between legal imports, smuggling, remote access, and domestic chips - perhaps 15% of the global base? chinatalk.media/p/how-many-chi…

@chandrarsrikant Yaar nataka?

Nataka begins....

Early evidence suggests #AI is making workers more productive, not redundant. But history shows technology’s biggest labour impacts emerge only after firms redesign the system around it eib.org/en/publication…

This can't be true.. right? independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

Will Sarvam be now buying the Offline Network

France Maintains Top Spot as Europe’s #FDI Leader investincotedazur.com/en/france-conf…

Bengaluru: BSWML has launched 'DClutter' mobile app for doorstep collection of bulky waste such as old furniture, mattresses, cupboards, sanitary fittings & discarded clothes in Bengaluru. Such waste was often dumped on roadsides as it was not covered under regular collection. During a pilot drive, BSWML collected nearly 6,000 tonnes of bulky waste. Citizens can use the Android & iOS app to register, select items & schedule pickups for scientific recycling & disposal @BSWML_GBA