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Tiffany Agbobu: Internatioanl Speaker & Medical Student
Plus, Spring Weeks and Tourism in the UAE
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July 09, 2024
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1. France faces a hung parliament and difficult government formation talks after the leftist Nouveau Front Populaire bloc unexpectedly won the most seats, surprising pollsters who expected a sweeping win for Marine Le Pen's far-right party.
2. Rachel Reeves, UK's new Labour chancellor, has warned of tough fiscal challenges due to what she describes as the "worst set of circumstances since the second world war," and has instructed a review of past Conservative spending to prepare for potentially difficult budget choices ahead.
3. Europe aims to restore its independent space access with the launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana, following reliance on SpaceX rockets since retiring Ariane 5 last year.
Tiffany Agbobu: International Public Speaker & Medical Student
A Girl Economics Interview
With the fact that you’re not studying a degree grounded in economics, I’d love to know why you decided to study medicine.
I have always had this real drive to help people, and make an impact, which is obviously something every doctor says, but for me, it was more than that. It was the fact that I really love to learn. I really like knowing the root cause – the “why”. As with all of the work I do, I always care the most about the root cause and mechanisms behind what we think is the real picture. Something that really comes into this concept for me, was medicine. I see medicine as a massive puzzle piece: a patient will come to you and they’ll be in pain, but what’s behind that? What’s going on, on a cellular level? What is the blood test telling me? What’s going on structurally in the heart? Medicine is more than just acquiring surface level information, we really have to dig deep to uncover all the layers. And it’s about the uncovering of these layers and addressing the root problem which is what led me to medicine.
While the nature of medicine is to help people, for me it was more the opportunity to better understand, address and advocate for people, and their health, as a whole that drew me to studying the subject. This is the same reason that I do all my advocacy work and the same approach I take to this – it’s more than just identifying a problem – it’s about understanding the wider context and figuring out what’s happening behind the scenes.
There are currently a lot of economic stories about the situation that the NHS finds itself in. And I wonder, as someone who might be looking towards a career or whose peer group is looking towards a career in the NHS, is there anything that particularly worries you about the state of the NHS at the moment?
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How Tourism in the UAE is a $45 billion industry
Written by Dhwani Mehta
The UAE’s tourism industry is booming, with a predicted rise of 17.3 million international visitors between 2024 and 2029. This growth is fueled by factors like increased spending from wealthy tourists, heavy investment in infrastructure, and inclusion for a wider range of travelers.
Opportunities
To learn… | The Economist, and Intro to the new Labour government in the UK |
To experience… | BlackRock Spring Insight Week 2025 |
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