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African digital economy sees steady but uneven growth

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AFRICA

The number of digital gig workers increased, mainly in relatively low-paid driving jobs involving home deliveries and transportation. There has been a significantly smaller…

Improving 'quality' is crucial for China's development

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CHINA

The country's lingering reputation for unreliable products and infrastructure is increasingly belied by facts, and the government views 'quality' as central to China's next stage…

Raising workers' quality is key to global productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

Total factor productivity.

Lack of digital skills dampens Latin America's outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

Evidence increasingly indicates that the region’s limited progress in the digital economy is caused less by poor connectivity than by the lack of digital skills among its…

Africa's future will hinge on closing skills gap

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AFRICA

Skills development in Africa.

Water security crisis in South Africa will escalate

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for water security in South Africa.

Mexico education quality to remain poor despite reform

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MEXICO

They accuse the government of failing to deliver on promises made regarding contract regularisation, pay increases and benefits. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said…

AI will transform finance but also exacerbate risks

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INTERNATIONAL

AI prospects in the financial sector

Indonesian local content push carries economic risks

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INDONESIA

Local content policies.

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

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INTERNATIONAL

This spending is needed as manufacturers are under pressure to re-engineer their businesses by deploying technologies to enhance productivity and develop and scale new products…