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Digital currencies lag puts crypto investors at risk

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Some 87 countries, accounting for over 90% of global GDP, are exploring the potential of central bank digital currencies

Structural risks dampen ‘big tech’ prospects

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The pandemic-induced spurt in online activity and tech valuations is now normalising

Internet shutdowns raise risks across Global South

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Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control

The pandemic has worsened global cooperation prospects

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Economic stagnation and employment or livelihood crises are most feared by executives surveyed worldwide

Policy and technology are key to full financial access

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INT

Nearly 70% of all over-15s are ‘banked’; at least 76% of them have also made a digital transaction

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

Decline in media freedom imperils democracy

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Media and internet freedoms are declining in major democracies

Data intensity of global internet traffic will rise

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Demand for data-voluminous digital services has risen dramatically, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Prospects for emerging economies in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) face a cocktail of crises and global tensions will curb remedial action