Linkfest: June 15, 2018

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What I am reading today

Figures of the week: African and global FDI inflows weaken in 2017 (Brookings: Economics)
Repeating Themes (Collaborative Fund)


Talk with the Class of 2019 Dakshana Scholars – Feb. 25, 2018 (Chai with Pabrai)
Google's Diversity Stats Are Still Very Dismal (Wired: Business)
Google's Diversity Stats Are Still Very Dismal (Wired)
A Network Map of the World's Air Traffic Connections (Visual Capitalist)
Why Germany's rent brake has failed (Economist Explains)
OnePlus 6 becomes Chinese smartphone maker's fastest-ever seller as people turn on to design (SCMP: China Tech)
France, Germany, Brazil, Spain — who has the best World Cup squad? (FT Magazine)
Bain and #WEF identify the 10 big trends that will define consumption in China in the next 10 years. http://spr.ly/6018DYVSg pic.twitter.com/IddgpvTYAB (Bain Alerts)

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