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AI's promise and pitfalls will affect key domains

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INT

AI promises to drive economic efficiencies across sectors, improve the delivery of critical services such as healthcare, democratise access to knowledge and skills, and tighten…

Rabat’s maritime sector will help geopolitical aims

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MOROCCO

Existing conditions facilitate this: the country's open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, it enjoys access to Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and ongoing…

Competition in the AI value chain will be fierce

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INT

This follows a similar launch by Databricks, a cloud-based AI data management platform. Companies along the AI value chain are increasingly launching new GenAI models to funnel…

Oman's LNG exports will increase as oil plateaus

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OMAN

Previously, in January, the energy ministry announced it was offering three new oil and gas concessions. Muscat wants to engage private companies in efforts to unearth fresh…

New rules may help consolidate Nigeria's banks

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NIGERIA

The new regulations respond in part to the naira’s recent devaluation and depreciation, which have substantially shrunk domestic banking capital in dollar terms. It is the first…

EU/UK financial trading risks need close monitoring

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EU/UK

Hedge funds are systemically important participants in financial markets and their preference for leverage amplifies their impact, especially when interest rate changes prompt…

Turkey’s defence industry is set for growth

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TURKEY

A major milestone was showcased in February, as KAAN, the country’s first domestically produced fifth-generation combat aircraft, made its maiden flight. The aircraft is equipped…

Ankara will firmly focus on the economy

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TURKEY

In the March 31 municipal elections, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to which Imamoglu belongs, gained 37.8% of the vote nationally, beating the AKP in its…

Opposition will struggle for consensus in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Thirteen candidates made the March 25 deadline. This did not include Corina Yoris, nominated three days previously by Maria Corina Machado, the disqualified candidate of the…

Slow and stuttering rebound for global manufacturing

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INTERNATIONAL

Growth rates are strongest in the Americas, China, India and the Middle East. However, disruptions in the Red Sea and Panama Canal, and now the closure of the port of Baltimore…